nano snippet: day... uh... 22

Finally, after almost a week without seeing Hannah, he got an email response. Edison was overjoyed that he had finally gotten a response. Admittedly, he had been hoping for a slightly longer, more understanding response than “Stop stalking me.” But he had to start somewhere.

Knowing that the utmost tact and diplomacy was necessary in this situation, Edison took great care in wording his response. After much thought, careful revision, and agony regarding punctuation, he finally sent his reply. “Can't we talk? Please?” It was, he had to admit, not perfect, but he felt that it got his feelings across quite well.

Except with a little less redundancy now.