[ He squeezes her hand, once, then for the briefest second, he flashes her one of his regular smiles -- entirely Peter, confident to the point of cocky -- before it slips back into something hesitant as he stands upright again. His voice is still a little distant (because apparently, Peter decided Corbin should be a little flighty, have his head in the clouds). ]
I think we'll be okay here.
The work will be good for us. Ah, and we can save up, I think. We'll be able to go on that trip you always wanted. [ "I promise, we'll take a break after this."
Ahead of them, a family of four is admitted into the registration office; the paperwork, such as it is, seems to be going at a reasonably brisk pace, and by Peter's reckoning, it shouldn't be too long before the Pentecosts should be admitted in turn. He starts and turns to Maya. ]
Oh, sweetie, are we sure I didn't forget anything? [ "We can bail if you don't want to do this." ] Do you think one of us should go and check? [ "I can try this on my own." ]
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I think we'll be okay here.
The work will be good for us. Ah, and we can save up, I think. We'll be able to go on that trip you always wanted. [ "I promise, we'll take a break after this."
Ahead of them, a family of four is admitted into the registration office; the paperwork, such as it is, seems to be going at a reasonably brisk pace, and by Peter's reckoning, it shouldn't be too long before the Pentecosts should be admitted in turn. He starts and turns to Maya. ]
Oh, sweetie, are we sure I didn't forget anything? [ "We can bail if you don't want to do this." ] Do you think one of us should go and check? [ "I can try this on my own." ]