[Oh, god, how badly had she misunderstood? Edgeworth had meant - there and back, a half minute and no more. Enough time that he could gather himself and still beat everyone to the elevator, so that he needn't ride with anyone or speak with anyone. An hour - being trapped down here for a full hour, having to talk to people, having to hear inquiries, having to deal with the crowd - he's already claustrophobic, already tense, just wants to go to his room and hide - ]
Yes. That would be ideal.
[But he just can't bring himself to discourage her. Not when Pess had clearly made her so happy.]
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[Oh, god, how badly had she misunderstood? Edgeworth had meant - there and back, a half minute and no more. Enough time that he could gather himself and still beat everyone to the elevator, so that he needn't ride with anyone or speak with anyone. An hour - being trapped down here for a full hour, having to talk to people, having to hear inquiries, having to deal with the crowd - he's already claustrophobic, already tense, just wants to go to his room and hide - ]
Yes. That would be ideal.
[But he just can't bring himself to discourage her. Not when Pess had clearly made her so happy.]