On a recent Luceti event.

[quicktoanger]

Alright. Mun. Buddy.

Now that the dust has settled and I know it's going to work out alright, let's get something really clear, right now.

You. Do not. Use me to hurt Molly.

Period.

I don't give a good god-damn if her mun approved of it. As far as I'm concerned, that just makes her as bad as you.

If this happens again, you and I are gonna have a problem.

Hell's Bells. I thought that dumb angsty crap was what you had Obi-Wan for.

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[redjacketthief]

pffft. At least my Princess avoided the angst, but the shit she pulled this time is as bad as yours.

At least we compromised and she's making it up to me now.

[fleurdesel]

At least you were not made the rough equivalent of the village bicycle.

[thebellthatbinds]

My mun's just waiting for the appropriate time for me to die dramatically...but being forced to hurt someone is never a pleasant thing either.

[quicktoanger]

"Ah, you weren't so bad. You only slept with the one guy, right? You were a flirt, but not... yeah."

I cast another glower over my shoulder.

"Besides, he made me look like Lenny from Of Mice and Men. Any minute I was gonna ask Richard to tell me about the goddamn rabbits."

[quicktoanger]

"Wait, she's what? Are these muns all sociopaths, or...?"

[quicktoanger]

"Lucky you. All I get out of it is... what the hell did he call it? 'CR' with Richard."

Not that Richard wasn't a cool guy or anything.

[fleurdesel]

I can't help but wonder if all these events will end with me sleeping with someone that I would not normally choose to sleep with. So help me, if she makes this a running gag like she does the 'accidental' journal posts. I might hurt her.

[She sighs.]

As if we didn't have enough stuttering, sensitive individuals in the village.

[redjacketthief]

Potential 'CR' with me too, if my memory is correct.

Can you have yours wait a few weeks? I need to commission a replacement.

[quicktoanger]

"... Don't screw with my jacket, Lupin."

[thebellthatbinds]

Either that or they have nothing more interesting to do with their time.

Is...Molly doing okay?

[quicktoanger]

"Oof, yeah, mun just told me about the last one. At least you actually like Lupin?

And I'm not me if I'm not a smartass. Smartass is where I live! My attitude problem has been a dear friend of mine, these many years."

[quicktoanger]

"Far as I know, she's fine. Now that she knows I haven't gone completely 'round the fucking twist."

[redjacketthief]

Why the hell would I fuck your jacket when I fucked a mutual acquaintance last week and need to mend relations with another lady I'd like to fuck?

[quicktoanger]

"... I didn't mean..."

I... That. What?

"What's wrong with you?"

[redjacketthief]

Son. You clearly need to get laid.

[quicktoanger]

"Last time I got laid, it resulted in a kid who's been kidnapped by vampires."

Should I?

... Oh yes. I should.

"Besides, it clearly hasn't done you any favors."

[redjacketthief]

It's done me plenty. My Princess finally agreed with me because of this recent round, and things are gonna be very interesting pretty soon.

[thebellthatbinds]

That's good at least. [Your phrases are odd and unfamiliar to her, Harry.]

I'm glad I wasn't affected by that Shift but it's only a matter of time I suppose.

[quicktoanger]

... Interesting?

"Do I even want to ask?"

[redjacketthief]

Do you want to ruin the surprise?

[fleurdesel]

Not enough to want to sleep with him. I like him. I'm not attracted to him.

That's the other end of the spectrum. Either they are stuttering and solemn screaming 'fix me, fix me, I nee affection' or they are sarcastic and aloof, which. Also screams 'fix me, fix me, I have a bitter past.'

...

My brother's a novelist, I get sick of archetypes.

[quicktoanger]

"... Right. As you were, then."

I was gonna need aspirin. Lots of aspirin.

[quicktoanger]

"People fit into archetypes anyway. I like to think of myself as Peter Parker meets Philip Marlowe, personally."

I grinned.

"Besides, are you gonna tell me you don't have a bitter past?"

[quicktoanger]

"Long as we don't go swapping bodies all through the village, I think I can manage."

[fleurdesel]

...I'm sorry, but I do not see it.

[A shrug.]

Bitter? Perhaps. But all my bitterness and frustrations are products of my own mistakes and poor choices, rather than circumstances forced upon me by fate; not once have i lamented my past and blamed anyone other than myself.

[thebellthatbinds]

...It might be a good idea not to give the muns possible ideas. I can practically hear mine making shifty eyes while she thinks.

[quicktoanger]

"... Wow, yeah, I kinda stepped in it there."

As bad as thinking nothing could possibly go wrong.

It's one of the few comforts in knowing anything could go wrong at any moment, in fact.

[quicktoanger]

"Ah, you're no fun at all."

1/2

[fleurdesel]

I am plenty of fun. You have no idea whatsoever Monsieur Dresden....

[fleurdesel]

And you never will.

[quicktoanger]

"Eh, that's alright. The last European woman I was with was a pretty bad experience."

Mostly because she was under the effects of mind control the whole time.

[fleurdesel]

Was she British?

[quicktoanger]

"Italian. But there was nothing there, really. We're friends, now."

[fleurdesel]

Strange, but. For the better, yes?

[quicktoanger]

"Yeah. There were other factors that tainted the whole thing, so friendship is good."

[fleurdesel]

At least there was something salvageable.

[thebellthatbinds]

If it brings you any comfort my mun would rather know more about you before considering you as a swap for me.