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Oh - that's extremely flattering of you. Very kind. Really.

[how does he take a compliment like this!!]

I'm awfully sorry if I missed you at breakfast. I'm - well I guess you know already, but I'm Hawkins Fuller. I'm Rosie Balfour's godfather, as a matter of fact.

[and the proudest there ever was!! shut up hawk.]

Tell me about you?

[nishtha]

Rosie's the one who gave me your number. 😉 I owe her one. Or maybe more if this leads to more than just texting. 😜

My name is Armand Kamali. I'm here to appraise some of the Balfour artworks and so my sister can get over her ex-husband.

[homosexuals]

Well, any friend of Rosie's is absolutely a friend of mine. It's lovely to meet you, Armand.

I'm not much of an art connoisseur, but I do know their collection is full of some truly terrific stuff. What's your favorite piece? If it isn't too personal.

And it's sweet of you to support your sister during a difficult time - you two must be close. I was an only child...sometimes I wonder if I missed out.

[nishtha]

There's a particularly fine Gainsborough in the library. I enjoy the dark promise in the landscape. It feels as though it's waiting for something.

And yes, Parisa and I are very close. We share almost everything.

So you're here to visit Rosie?

[homosexuals]

There's a few around here you can really get lost in. Some of 'em - I'm surprised they were allowed to be painted back then, if you catch my drift.

[very risqué, oh boy.]

What do you think it's waiting for, then? In your expert opinion. I'm all ears. :)

It must be nice - having someone always in your corner.

Yeah. They've been inviting me for awhile but...well, I lost my partner about a year and a half ago. Took an injury that kept me pretty isolated. But enough of them asking and my therapist telling me to stop wallowing and I finally decided to take everyone's advice - so here I am. It's a little more crowded than I expected, but everyone's terribly charming.

[nishtha]

I read about that. It must be difficult to be somewhere new without him. Wanting to talk to him and unable to do it.

[homosexuals]

...Yeah. It's beautiful here - and I wish he'd been able to see it. I keep thinking if there was ever a moment that could have made things different, you know? If we hadn't gone to that play, or if we went out this night instead of staying in - would he have been exposed to...whatever the hell contributes to that kind of cancer.

Anyway, sorry. Don't meant to bore you with depressing details.

This is the first time I've been optimistic in a long while. Maybe we can have a coffee sometime together, Armand.