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I will explain who I am, and if he has a problem speaking with a shop clerk, then that will close the dialogue and help me to make up my mind more easily.

Dad..?

-Charlie

Charlie?

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I do want you to understand that I am not angry at you for any of this. You are not the one at fault.

I am just writing to him as a means of opening a dialogue and perhaps metaphorically shaking some sense into him.

Dad..?

-Charlie

Charlie?

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I can understand being busy in the moment, but to always be too busy to pay attention to your child is deliberate. I really do think I will be writing to your father if you will permit me.

He has the gall to write to you in anger over your success in a business he could not be bothered to teach you when he has willfully removed himself from your education and any chance at a relationship with you, honestly, what a cad.

Dad..?

-Charlie

Charlie?

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Busy with what?

Dad..?

-Charlie

Charlie?

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He is a tailor no? And he wants you to take on the family business, does he not? It would make more sense for him to take time out of his day to teach you how to select proper fabrics and go with you into town to continue building his business relations and show you how to do the same.

He neglects both your bond and your education.

I find it strange for a tailor who is as supposedly successful as he is.

Dad..?

-Charlie

Charlie?

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Your father has made some very strange choices in his raising you.

Dad..?

-Charlie

Charlie?

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Not at all. I'm happy to make time for you.

Dad..?

-Charlie

Charlie?

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I would be delighted to do that with you.

Dad..?

-Charlie

Charlie?

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Perhaps it proves I am a dedicated and responsible man?

So uh, Vater, I may or may not have made it a competition to [looks at the poster they made] "win your heart over".

-🌎⚙️

Herschel, how did we go from you finding some nice ladies to introduce me to, to me being hunted for sport?

(he pinches the bridge of his nose with a chuckle)

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You really are quite the schemer. I'll allow it.

So uh, Vater, I may or may not have made it a competition to [looks at the poster they made] "win your heart over".

-🌎⚙️

Herschel, how did we go from you finding some nice ladies to introduce me to, to me being hunted for sport?

(he pinches the bridge of his nose with a chuckle)

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So uh, Vater, I may or may not have made it a competition to [looks at the poster they made] "win your heart over".

-🌎⚙️

Herschel, how did we go from you finding some nice ladies to introduce me to, to me being hunted for sport?

(he pinches the bridge of his nose with a chuckle)

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It has been good. The rain has been nice and the shop has been a bit quiet so I had time to practice some of my music. Has your day been good besides the length?

Dad..?

-Charlie

Charlie?

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Hi you. Long day?

Dad..?

-Charlie

Charlie?

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Dad..?

-Charlie

Charlie?

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(he startles a bit at being called 'dad' and hugs him, tears forming in the corners of his eyes)

You're welcome, my son.

Aubade…?

-Charlie

Yes, my boy?

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You are a kind and talented young man. You are a child who needs loving, and you are easy to love. I choose to love you because I can.

Aubade…?

-Charlie

Yes, my boy?

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Yes, I do.

Aubade…?

-Charlie

Yes, my boy?