"She makes a habit of doing that to people, I think. That's more or less what happened with us too. I originally just took her out to dinner but, half a bottle of champagne, countless eyebrow waggles, and one cherry chocolate cake later, that all went out the window." Birkin took another drink - why the hell not? - and cocked an eyebrow. "And I didn't say you were attracted to a lot of people. I was just pointing out that you're two-for-two in that department."
Birkin set his now-empty glass down on the table before grabbing Stein by the shoulders, resisting the urge to shake him. "Are you completely insane? Actually, don't answer that. I... What if something had gone wrong? You never would have been able to help yourself fast enough... You could have really hurt yourself, you know that right?" The scientist immediately assumed that his sudden concern from the well-being of others probably meant he should have stopped drinking about two glasses ago. Compassion. Ugh, just what he didn't need right now.
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Date: 2009-06-19 04:47 am (UTC)Birkin set his now-empty glass down on the table before grabbing Stein by the shoulders, resisting the urge to shake him. "Are you completely insane? Actually, don't answer that. I... What if something had gone wrong? You never would have been able to help yourself fast enough... You could have really hurt yourself, you know that right?" The scientist immediately assumed that his sudden concern from the well-being of others probably meant he should have stopped drinking about two glasses ago. Compassion. Ugh, just what he didn't need right now.