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[Screened calls go straight to voicemail, where an impatient recording answers]

You've reached Dr. Hermann Gottlieb. Leave your name, number, and business if you expect a return call. Thank you.

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Well intimate I'd say would be eyes, certainly. Of course considering the drift, I could say brain really, but I assume you mean in general.

As for attractiveness, aside from the obvious.. hm.

What did you say this was for again?

Ha ha, like I'm giving you the purpose of this THAT easily.

But eyes? Really?Duly noted, but can you maybe pick something a little more, uh...external?

Particularly in your case, they're very expressive.

[And he might have gained a weakness for green eyes in particular.

But external. Hm.]

Well, I do love the way military uniforms accent the shoulder line. I suppose that would be my next choice.

Shoulders. Okay. Okay, I can work with shoulders.

And I'll have you know, dude, should PADS do like...70% of the heavy lifting there. 80, maybe. They can't all be that board, right?

Yes, yes.

[No. Pentecost, Captain Rogers, Joaquin. They probably are that well defined.

Sigh.]

Now are you going to tell me what you're up to?

...um. maybe? Later. After I've done the thing.

Well do inform me whenever that is. I don't lightly offer data you know.

Oh yeah, really had to twist your arm for this data, right.

For the record, there's no way you won't know, once I do it.

And when do you anticipate that will be precisely?

Uhhh.
It depends on the options available. I haven't inquired...yet. But I will!

Look, if you're worried, I promise there's nothing to worry about. Probably.

Wonderful. If you manage to hurt yourself in the process, I promise to be less charmed.

It might hurt a little, Hermann.

No, I guarantee it will hurt. But that's the nature of the beast.

Yes, which you're being deliberately vague about, so you'll forgive me if I'm concerned.

So long as you don't hospitalize yourself, I suppose.

God, Hermann! It's a tattoo, okay? I want to get another tattoo!

Seriously, you're the worst. [Affectionately]

[He suspected as much, except for one thing]

Isn't that difficult.. for you?

...Yeah.

So how are you managing that exactly?

Well, that's what I don't know yet. I mean, I got to thinking, after our talk the other day, about power suppressors. And I don't know if I could make a targeted one, but either way, it'd be like...a month...3-4 weeks for a tattoo to heal and I KNOW you don't want to do that to our Drift, but maybe if I keep the tattoo small and it heals quickly...?

[Ah.

Well.

Hm.]

..About how long do you expect a small one to take to fully heal? Assuming of course, we could manage it.

Probably still anywhere from 10 days to 4 weeks. It depends. The whole thing is--and not to be gross, because I know you're not into this kind of discussion--it kind of has to scab over. It has to heal and I'd want it to heal completely so that there's nothing left to really actively heal? once I go back to being powered.

Lovely.

[Gross]

Is it so important to you?

[Yes.

A long silence and a deep breath.]

Well, you see, I--

[Pause.] Ah.

Is it going to bother you if I don't tell you, because if I tell you it kind of ruins the surprise, but if the surprise is going to make you anxious then I guess I'd RATHER tell you what it is so you can understand maybe WHY I was thinking about doing this--and it's not really romantic per se, but it's kind of...idk...traditional and is it too early? It's too early, isn't it? Forget I said it. I can wait. Or I can not. I can totally not because god, yeah, that's kind of intense and...this is only like the four-month anniversary, huh. Why do I keep doing this?

But it was your name. Or your initials. I hadn't decided yet. And I'm glad you didn't say 'ass' because I was not ready to commit to a tramp-stamp even for you or some other kind of ass tattoo or whatever. I was thinking, like, nape of neck or behind the ear or inside of wrist, so shoulder is good.

...Yeah.

Newton.

[He's a whirl of sudden and complex emotions.

That's.. it is kind of intense, yeah. He's a bit stunned, flattered, and concerned all at once. Tattoos are semi-permanant, with removal being painful at the least, costly and generally more trouble than they're worth.

But then they've already sort of agreed to be married, so it's not. It's just. It's a ring in another form, essentially, and one that spells out a deeper level of belonging in ink.

Newton dedicated his body to the Kaiju, and now there's a part of him that he wants dedicated to him. He's honored, in a strange sort of way and doesn't have any clear thoughts on the matter other than yes, he can see why that's important]

Well, ah.. I figured that was included in 'the obvious'. And no, I'd rather not have my name or initials there regardless.

That's.. something you really want then?

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And. Uh.

...you've got to be careful complimenting a guy's eyes, Herm. He might have to come kiss you for it.

Oh yes, how awful. Not sure I could possibly survive.

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