[Whelk’s mood sours at the interrupting phone call for a few reasons.
[1. Every time Whelk gets a phone call, it’s from a debt collector or a telemarketer, with the exception of once a year when his mother calls him a few days after his birthday because she can’t seem to remember the day her only child was born.
[2. One of his first thoughts is how much a long distance call from Japan affects one’s American phone bill, which makes him feel pathetic in the way that only having to think about money can.
[3. For the first time since last night at the speed dating table, Kunimi’s waking attention is not on him, which he finds very aggravating considering that he doesn’t usually want anyone’s attention on him (unless of course he is in class and his students are whispering during his lecture - bastards).
[4. He’s afraid he might fall asleep if this takes too long, and falling asleep on your back porch makes you look not unlike a 70-year-old man. Whelk idly wishes he never grows to be that old. Even thirty seems like a stretch.
[It is a long conversation, but Kunimi’s hand gesture and associated hints at irritation are enough to rejuvenate him a little. He realizes he left his coffee inside, then gets a little annoyed again.
[He sits there for quite a while, not being subtle about watching the interaction. And then when Kunimi turns his back, he decides he wants the power and attention back, and thereby decides to end the phone call. This is precipitated by Whelk casually and quietly crossing the porch into the small, grubby yard and sneaking up behind Kunimi to put a hand on his hip and a breath in his unoccupied ear. He whispers quietly enough that he’s sure he can’t be heard on the other end of the phone, but makes sure it’s a low sound.]
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[1. Every time Whelk gets a phone call, it’s from a debt collector or a telemarketer, with the exception of once a year when his mother calls him a few days after his birthday because she can’t seem to remember the day her only child was born.
[2. One of his first thoughts is how much a long distance call from Japan affects one’s American phone bill, which makes him feel pathetic in the way that only having to think about money can.
[3. For the first time since last night at the speed dating table, Kunimi’s waking attention is not on him, which he finds very aggravating considering that he doesn’t usually want anyone’s attention on him (unless of course he is in class and his students are whispering during his lecture - bastards).
[4. He’s afraid he might fall asleep if this takes too long, and falling asleep on your back porch makes you look not unlike a 70-year-old man. Whelk idly wishes he never grows to be that old. Even thirty seems like a stretch.
[It is a long conversation, but Kunimi’s hand gesture and associated hints at irritation are enough to rejuvenate him a little. He realizes he left his coffee inside, then gets a little annoyed again.
[He sits there for quite a while, not being subtle about watching the interaction. And then when Kunimi turns his back, he decides he wants the power and attention back, and thereby decides to end the phone call. This is precipitated by Whelk casually and quietly crossing the porch into the small, grubby yard and sneaking up behind Kunimi to put a hand on his hip and a breath in his unoccupied ear. He whispers quietly enough that he’s sure he can’t be heard on the other end of the phone, but makes sure it’s a low sound.]
Long conversation.