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text; un: b.blake (post-dualcam event)

[skaikrudad]

Hey. This is Bellamy. We met on the ship.

I feel like I need to be honest with you if I ever want to be able to look you in the eye again... I spoke to your clone on camera and watched her touch herself. Yourself?

[ This is why guilt is his worst negative trait - he feels so guilty about it. ]

I'm really sorry. If you feel like slapping me the next time you see me, I wouldn't blame you.

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[ well, that's —

she doesn't know what to make of this. doesn't want to make anything of this, doesn't really want to know about it. and yet she does. it's the kind of apology johnny would make if he did something stupid like that. ]

did you get off?

[ if this were a voice conversation, her tone would be a little mean ]

[skaikrudad]

[ He wishes she hadn't asked him that, but she has the right to know. ]

I did. Not while we were talking. Later. I ended the conversation first. Which doesn't make it any better, I know.

I shouldn't have done it. This place brings out the worst in me.

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[ it's not the fact that he got off or that her clone turned him on. that's kind of a compliment, isn't it? dutch knows what she looks like.

it's that the clone wasn't her, that it did things looking like her that she had no control over. at least with aneela, it's most of the time possible to tell them apart. aneela doesn't claim to be her (anymore, most of the time —and back when she did, they were still trying to kill each other, so that's hardly an argument in the clone's favour.) ]

you owe me so many drinks

gift;

[collectsfeathers]

[Whenever Dutch happens to return to her room on the night of the 23rd, she'll notice a box carefully resting upon one of the tables, where it'll be noticed right away.

Once opened, it'll reveal a gift box of sorts, filled with different wines. Taped to the box will be a card, complete with a winter scene on the front, and Ezio's small, neat script on the other:]

Enjoy, Bella.

- Ezio

text » a few hours later

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thanks for the wine
was that a just because kind of thing
or is it because of this whole christmas thing?

[ someone told her about it. ]

[collectsfeathers]

[Oh Dutch.]

Both.

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[ don't you oh dutch her!! ]

no christmas where i'm from

[collectsfeathers]

[Already did.]

Then it is for putting up with me.

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[ hmph. ]

'cause that's such a hardship

you know, you're right
you should definitely buy me wine to thank me for that always

[collectsfeathers]

Your wish is my command

[He may or may not set up a weekly wine delivery for her.]

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[ she'll like it for a week or two, then she'll tell him to stop —it's too much, in some ways, and for all that she can be demanding and act like it's her due, she doesn't want to be in anyone's debt.

this place makes that difficult. ]

promises, promises

[collectsfeathers]

[Fine. Fine.

He'll change it to some fancy monthly wine subscription and she can't stop him.]

Have I not proven that I always keep my promises?

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[ ... better. it's a deal, then. ]

so far

[collectsfeathers]

How many more will it take?

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i'll tell you when it's happened

[collectsfeathers]

Fsir enough.

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gonna drink these with me?

[collectsfeathers]

Some other time. They are yours to enjoy, bella.

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i'll let you know which one i like best

( text | un: quill )

[vrituom]

text; misfire

[collectsfeathers]

[Suddenly and for utterly no reason, Dutch is going to receive an extremely random text.]

There is nothing I like more than having you on top of me. Except perhaps your mouth.

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what the hells?

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[ random —but not obviously misplaced. ]

thinking about me? how sweet
gonna tell me where you like my mouth best? [ like she can't guess ]

[vrituom]

What?

( and then she sees it.

fuck )