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[deterrence]

[passersby on the fifth floor may notice Shizuru standing outside a room that is, according to the nameplate at 524, very obviously not her own. She's been here for some time now, it would seem, not knowing that the room's owner hardly comes by.

After the fruitless wait has gone on for quite enough, she fetches a chair from her room, and settles down to pen a filtered message...]

[Prince Charming]

Hello. This is your next-door neighbour.

I apologize for the suddenness of this, [a momentary pause. Okay, she's going to delay the bad news] but I would like to meet at your nearest convenience.

Comments

Prince Charming; np, take your time \o

[deterrence]

[yeah, it does explain a lot]

It's 524. I don't wish to be a bother, your wife takes precedence. This doesn't need immediate attention.

This person

[willalwaysfindyou]

Oh no, I... my wife is gone. It's no bother, I'll be there in a few minutes.

[And, true to his word, he shows up a few minutes later. He holds out his hand.]

Hello. I'm Charming, or James, if you prefer.

[deterrence]

[stands to greet him properly, shaking his hand]

Shizuru; a pleasure. Sorry to hear about your wife, though. [especially because it'd make what is to come even more awkward]

[willalwaysfindyou]

Thank you.

You wanted to speak with me?

[deterrence]

Yes. I thought it would be rude to not do this in person.

[she gestures behind herself] May I ask you to open the door?