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[spelleton]

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"Greetings, you've reached Ekkehardt Gehring. If you're listening to this, I'm probably busy. Try again later, or leave a message."

EKKEHARDT GEHRING
UN: HEMLOCK

STATUS: Graduate/TA. School nurse assistant.

ACCOLADES: I graduated from this academy 22 years ago. I've been rather boring otherwise.

BIO: I'm here to help treat whatever injuries you children can't just bounce back from. Try not to get into trouble.

© TESSISAMESS

Comments

[spelleton]

[ The effects are wearing off somewhat, but he's still fairly intoxicated.

This doesn't stop him from feeling mildly annoyed at this whole business, however. ]

Something for you?

[fireindreams]

Something for you, it appears. I heard you spoke to Avery.

Are you both well?

[It may be a weird thing to take seriously...but it's Ekkehardt, Avery, and feelings. Enough said.]

[spelleton]

Nothing is broken, dead or on fire if that's what you mean.

I am fine

I don't know if he is emotionally but he's adequate otherwise

Jail told you didn't she

[fireindreams]

that is not quite what i mean but good to hear none the less.

[Grimm can't say how exactly he expected this would go down, but fire may have been involved. Looks like he was wrong.]

yes she did. [And they promptly got derailed because of Grimm's own terrible adventures in dating.] may I ask how the topic came up?

[He can't quite picture Ekkehardt just coming out with it, drunk or not.]

[spelleton]

[ just stares at his phone...how did he get to this point ]

i thought it would be funny to bother him?

i don't exactly know how we got from teasing to that but

he did ask me why i kept coming back so i answered

perhaps a little too honestly

in hindsight

i'd forgotten how loose-tongued alcohol made me

[ He was never much of a drinker, regardless. So it had slipped his mind. ]

[spelleton]

wait what did you mean then

[fireindreams]

i suppose that is one way to confess.

quite bold of you, my friend.

[okay, now he's just teasing.]

do you intend to continue this?

i understand that avery will need time to process his own feelings.

however long he needs.

but if he says yes, will you accept?

[fireindreams]

also don't worry about it.

[That's not cryptic at all.]

[spelleton]

That is not reassuring at all you realise

[spelleton]

[ the pause between the first and second messages is very obvious. ]

I don't say things I don't mean when it comes to things like this

If he can give me a strong yes then

of course i will

[fireindreams]

¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[fireindreams]

but in all seriousness i know you mean what you say.

i do hope things work out one way or another.

as friends or more.

will you tell me how it turns out? but of course if you do not wish to, you do not have to.

[spelleton]

Given how quickly word seems to spread around here you'll probably know before i tell you how everything went

[fireindreams]

True.

But perhaps this is something I would like hearing from the source if he is willing.

[spelleton]

[ Aughhh he really does have to say it directly, doesn't he. ]

I'm

I trust you enough to

I'll tell you if anything happens.

[fireindreams]

Thank you, my friend.

And I wish you luck in your romantic endeavours. Have fun.