[ she notices the hesitation before anything else. she has to admit, she isn't exactly in a rush to run into the snow and slush herself, despite the warmth that's been provided to her.
she recognizes him secondly, and that's what gives belle pause. she doesn't know whether she'd call their conversation an altercation (or a conversation either, really), and with so few that she recognizes on this particular trip, she's tempted to simply not acknowledge him at all.
but they all have to cooperate. she has to be polite. she's good at being polite. and who knows? perhaps she can make amends. between witnessing the same thing occur with an entire town, belle thinks that maybe the participants in this excursion can make it happen. so civility it is. ]
They did send the images to us via satellite. [ yeah, that's totally the best start. ]
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she recognizes him secondly, and that's what gives belle pause. she doesn't know whether she'd call their conversation an altercation (or a conversation either, really), and with so few that she recognizes on this particular trip, she's tempted to simply not acknowledge him at all.
but they all have to cooperate. she has to be polite. she's good at being polite. and who knows? perhaps she can make amends. between witnessing the same thing occur with an entire town, belle thinks that maybe the participants in this excursion can make it happen. so civility it is. ]
They did send the images to us via satellite. [ yeah, that's totally the best start. ]