He obediently takes the tea service to the table and sets it up, nudging the tray aside. He'll have a seat to wait for her, but if he hears something worrying he'll probably head back into the kitchen anyway.]
[She does indeed sit, and rests her hands on the table to give him a very impassive stare before reaching to pick up the teapot.]
Well, that's quite an interesting question, and I'd rather be inclined to think it very out of the blue had I not seen what I saw last night.
I think most birds do signify something, don't you? I mean, besides all that poppycock about being free and flying and blather blather. What sort was the little red one, I wonder?
[Alice taps her finger delicately against her chin.]
A cardinal. Interesting - how did he get out here in the middle of the ocean, I wonder? It seems that we are rather in the dark about so many things here. I dislike being in the dark, don't you? I much prefer being able to see, as opposed to bumbling around aimlessly and running into walls and that sort of thing. Can you imagine stubbing your foot on an oversized chair? I can tell you that it very much hurts.
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He obediently takes the tea service to the table and sets it up, nudging the tray aside. He'll have a seat to wait for her, but if he hears something worrying he'll probably head back into the kitchen anyway.]
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There! Now, that wasn't so bad...
[She'll set them down on the table, looking pleased.]
Shall we?
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He'll wait for her to sit down first before he takes a seat, though he doesn't make a move to serve himself just yet.]
...Alice, what do you think of birds?
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Well, that's quite an interesting question, and I'd rather be inclined to think it very out of the blue had I not seen what I saw last night.
I think most birds do signify something, don't you? I mean, besides all that poppycock about being free and flying and blather blather. What sort was the little red one, I wonder?
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A cardinal. Interesting - how did he get out here in the middle of the ocean, I wonder? It seems that we are rather in the dark about so many things here. I dislike being in the dark, don't you? I much prefer being able to see, as opposed to bumbling around aimlessly and running into walls and that sort of thing. Can you imagine stubbing your foot on an oversized chair? I can tell you that it very much hurts.