Pepper cringed at the mention of Roger's father. In her humble opinion, that man had effectively turned Roger into the semi-anal, horribly neurotic person he was, she was sure of it. She felt certain he could have been a looser, more spontanteous guy if he hadn't always been worried about his family as a child, and completely job-obssessed. A steady job was the only thing that Roger really cared about, something to keep the future secure. He would rather do something he hated for the rest of his life than risk stability and find a little adventure. It scared her, that.
"I'm not blowing it off," she said defensively, unsure as to why she was letting his neurocies rub off on her in that moment. He had a funny effect that way. "I need the year to help with... things around here. There's stuff goin' on that I need to be around for is all. At home. Nothin' to do with uni, just is. It's not a problem, I'll be back," she lied, as she really wasn't certain it was true. "But..." Here came the hard part. "That-it still doesn't change what I said to you 'bout us, you know."
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Date: 2006-11-11 01:17 pm (UTC)"I'm not blowing it off," she said defensively, unsure as to why she was letting his neurocies rub off on her in that moment. He had a funny effect that way. "I need the year to help with... things around here. There's stuff goin' on that I need to be around for is all. At home. Nothin' to do with uni, just is. It's not a problem, I'll be back," she lied, as she really wasn't certain it was true. "But..." Here came the hard part. "That-it still doesn't change what I said to you 'bout us, you know."