"Rather intimate, what?" he couldn't help but add, and then, mortified, went limp and noodled straight down out of Jacobi's arms to puddle onto the floor. "This is ridiculous," Aaliyah announced. "Thank you for the outing, Alphonse, but I'm going to leave now. I'll get a ride back into the city from someone else, and call round tomorrow to see that you've survived." "Aaliyah?" Alphonse called mournfully from Jacobi's ankles. "Aaliyah, I think I'm in trouble." "You are a bit, and I'm sorry for it, but I'm sure it'll all work out. Bye for now." "Toodles," he said sadly, watching her boots go
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