It is over. With that mutual admission of defeat, Cyrus is ready to let it go.
He laughs, and shoots a grin in Stephen's direction. "Wonderful. We'll compare schedules later. I know they keep you busier than they used to here."
"Now-- if you'll excuse me." And finally he steps back, with a polite nod to Porrim and one last squeeze of Stephen's shoulder. "I haven't toured District Ten yet, and I believe I just saw Senator Augustinus step in there-- so I'll stop interrupting." Because he knows he's been interrupting. He just doesn't care.
He'll step away, if no one calls him back-- offer Stephen one last "This is really a great party" as he goes. But otherwise, he's finished here. If they feel like getting so close again-- well, they'll be watching for him.
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He laughs, and shoots a grin in Stephen's direction. "Wonderful. We'll compare schedules later. I know they keep you busier than they used to here."
"Now-- if you'll excuse me." And finally he steps back, with a polite nod to Porrim and one last squeeze of Stephen's shoulder. "I haven't toured District Ten yet, and I believe I just saw Senator Augustinus step in there-- so I'll stop interrupting." Because he knows he's been interrupting. He just doesn't care.
He'll step away, if no one calls him back-- offer Stephen one last "This is really a great party" as he goes. But otherwise, he's finished here. If they feel like getting so close again-- well, they'll be watching for him.