#earthrunes

"No, but It'd be a nice gift. No what about you? Want me to arrange a trip to the vatican for you? trip to Italy and then hop on in fo a tour? "

"For me? No, not that's not... I mean, sure, if you'd like to." He slowly dips his head to kiss her again. "Just... something where we could spend some time together."

"I'd like that too, but ta'ts not a gift oty ou, that's a date so.. no worries. " A smile . YUp. this Yule stuff was out of the blue.

He offers her a small smile. "We'll go on more dates, then, too." August holds her in his arms, a sincere look in his eyes. "Thank you, Leonora."

"You're welcome, stud" A hot kiss "And August. Even the people who think you need to improve? they don't want you to suffer, so ..none of that weird slapping yourself on the back with a whip or anthing okay? " A pause "or at the very least, ask Corradel to get those tough to reach places"

Another faint smile. "Her, or maybe you?"

A kiss, "She gets first dibs, always, as it should be. But who knows?" a stroke to his face, "August, Bachdion is right. we don't always undersand you, but soemtimes we can bully you too when we don't realize it. Let's not worry about making it right, ok? Just...each of us getting better with the other."

He starts to shake his head, then stops and slowly nods. "Ok. A... a different approach to the same goal?"

"I guess' She admits "I've tried reading philosphy, I think much of it is over my head. I do like the road to excess being the path to wisdom, but then, Fiona"

He grins a little, a healthier smile than so far. "Yes." Fondly. "Have you tried the Empiricists?"

"Locke, Hume?"

"Locke was the one who influeened Jefferson, right? I think so"

He nods. "He did. In some ways. Some Empiricists believed that anything outside direct experience is a false experience."

"Because it would be tainted by someone else's view? Tell me more"

"Because it's not direct experience." He looks at her a moment. "Would you... like to discuss this further? Privately?"

He pushes a lock of brunette-and-gold hair back behind her ear.

"I would..like that" She answers and allows him to take her away

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