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-Calvin smiles softly. It stings a little to think she didn’t actually have the intention of calling him, but… He missed the sound of her voice regardless.-
Me? I, um.
-Honesty doesn’t seem like the best policy in this case. Hesitating, he clicks his tongue lightly.-
I’ve been a’ight, I guess. Um, yanno. Gettin’ used t’ da cold n’ all. How’ve you been? It’s, uh… been a while since we talked.
I’ve been….fine, I suppose. Nothing really changes around here, you know.
-She smiles to herself, she certainly missed talking to him. He sounds almost like he’s not telling her the whole truth, but she can hardly hold it against him. She’s aware that the fact that he’s stayed on the phone with her this long is miracle in and of itself.-
It has been a while, and I apologize for that. I wanted to call you or write you back but… -she sighs deeply- it was hard. I didn’t know if you’d want anything to do with me after all this time.
-Calvin squeezes the receiver a little, frowning.-
Why wouldn’t I want anythin’ t’ do with ya? Miss P, I… well, I’m sorry. Maybe I should’ve written ya again. Given ya a call. I didn’t wanna seem, um, weird, though, I guess? I dunno. I just thought…
-He swallows, shifting uncomfortably. His voice ends up coming out a lot softer, a little more hurt, than he intended.-
I though ya fergot about me, yanno?
-She can’t help but smile a little a that. There was a time when he would have been relentless in his attempt to get a response from her. It occurs to her exactly how much Calvin’s changed in the short time that they’ve known each other. He’s grown up considerably. When he speaks next she can feel her heart breaking.-
Calvin, I- I never forgot about you. If we’re being honest, I spend more time thinking about you than I should. I…I still care about you. I probably shouldn’t, I know that much. I-
-She sinks back into her chair and lets out a sigh.-
…I’m sorry, I shouldn’t have called you.
-Calvin smiles softly. It stings a little to think she didn’t actually have the intention of calling him, but… He missed the sound of her voice regardless.-
Me? I, um.
-Honesty doesn’t seem like the best policy in this case. Hesitating, he clicks his tongue lightly.-
I’ve been a’ight, I guess. Um, yanno. Gettin’ used t’ da cold n’ all. How’ve you been? It’s, uh… been a while since we talked.
I’ve been….fine, I suppose. Nothing really changes around here, you know.
-She smiles to herself, she certainly missed talking to him. He sounds almost like he’s not telling her the whole truth, but she can hardly hold it against him. She’s aware that the fact that he’s stayed on the phone with her this long is miracle in and of itself.-
It has been a while, and I apologize for that. I wanted to call you or write you back but… -she sighs deeply- it was hard. I didn’t know if you’d want anything to do with me after all this time.
misspauling replied to your post: -ring ring-
…Calvin?…
-cue stunned silence-
I-
-Damn, did she get the wrong number? She double checks the number hastily written down on a scrap of paper and frowns. She was fairly certain this was the right number.-
Hello?
Oh! Sorry, sorry. Sorry. I just… hi.
-He clears his throat awkwardly. Well, this was certainly unexpected.-
Um.
Hi.
Hello. I um, I didn’t expect you to answer, honestly. It’s been so long I just thought- I wouldn’t blame you, of course. But..
-She takes a deep breath, trying to stop her rambling in its tracks. Goodness, this is not going the way she imagined it in her mind.-
How- how are you?
…Calvin?…
-cue stunned silence-
I-
-Damn, did she get the wrong number? She double checks the number hastily written down on a scrap of paper and frowns. She was fairly certain this was the right number.-
Hello?
Made in China,
From the 1930’s up to 1950 the Chinese Republic was in great need of arms, fighting various wars against rogue warlords, communist rebels, and Japanese invaders. The problem was, Chinese industry could not meet all of the demands of the Chinese military. So many commoners with metallurgical and machining skills created small workshops to produce weapons by cottage industry.
This .32 caliber semiautomatic pistol is an example of this. While it is of incredibly good quality for a handmade gun, there are some various curiosities about it. The pistol has no serial numbers or identification markings. On the left side of the pistol “BROWNINGS” is stamped three times in a row on the slide. Below the slide, the Mauser logo is stamped. The Mauser logo is again stampted onto the right hand side of the slide. On both grips “BROWNINGS” and the Mauser logo are stampted upside down. Obviously the gunsmith who made this pistol wanted to show of his copy Mauser stamp and his Roman Alphabet stamps. The sight are fixed, but a faux decorative tangent sight is machined into the slide with gibberish numbers and markings on it.
