Especially as it was sort of made in that Muppet style, or like Pacman
Hee! Oh, perfect description. Repulsive, since Pacman brings to mind a mole that, er, runs around trying to eat things (oh god that's vile imagery, I'll stop). But apt.
Or maybe a desperate effort to believe in the case, any case, b/c he usually doesn't and maybe if he does this time Paul will like it.
Ah ha, I like that possibility. I didn't even think of it, so distracted was I by jealous!Paul and the subtle territory marking between Alva and Poppi at the beginning. But it certainly fits, since Alva knows Paul wants to believe, and that he's burned out on disappointment before. Mulder and Scully each did that a couple of times back in the day (I keep bringing up X-Files as a comparison, tsk, so lazy)- after some trauma, Mulder would try to be skeptical for Scully or vice versa. It never went well or lasted long, but the thought was kind of sweet, like when your cats bring you dead things. I could definitely see Alva, with his dubious social skills, trying that to keep Paul with him. Aw. I just want to give him a hug.
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Date: 2004-03-04 11:18 pm (UTC)Hee! Oh, perfect description. Repulsive, since Pacman brings to mind a mole that, er, runs around trying to eat things (oh god that's vile imagery, I'll stop). But apt.
Or maybe a desperate effort to believe in the case, any case, b/c he usually doesn't and maybe if he does this time Paul will like it.
Ah ha, I like that possibility. I didn't even think of it, so distracted was I by jealous!Paul and the subtle territory marking between Alva and Poppi at the beginning. But it certainly fits, since Alva knows Paul wants to believe, and that he's burned out on disappointment before. Mulder and Scully each did that a couple of times back in the day (I keep bringing up X-Files as a comparison, tsk, so lazy)- after some trauma, Mulder would try to be skeptical for Scully or vice versa. It never went well or lasted long, but the thought was kind of sweet, like when your cats bring you dead things. I could definitely see Alva, with his dubious social skills, trying that to keep Paul with him. Aw. I just want to give him a hug.
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