No, stop thinking.

[strategic_guile]

I know that last post gave you 'ideas' and now you want to update my 'canon' but you're being remarkably cruel about it.

We've worked well together these past few years and I'd hate to see our relationship turning for the worst now. Especially since neither of us have any idea how to work out 'cross-canon pairings into an original story without breaking the world dynamics' or whatever bullshit you just thought.

How about I direct your attention back to your inbox and those tags? It's a much better use of your energies than whatever angst you want to write. Or you can hit up that guy from before, if you really insist on procrastinating.

That's a good girl.

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[ohhdeer]

It does sound rather complicated. The-- The cross-canon bit, I mean.

[shiftylyingbardwholies]

What is it he calls it? [Handwaving as he tries to remember the term used by another one of the voices he lives with.]

Ah! Yes. Alternate reality? I think that's it.

[vaudevil]

What a frustrating set of circumstances, yes? I had the same problem once though it will take another year now for anything to come of any updates that may occur. My trouble would be a certain little secret that had been now over twenty years brewing leaking to a certain someone with my life in her sights as her target.

Do you honestly expect your headspace manager to listen?

[strategic_guile]

Yeah, I'm not sure how that would work. Cybil in the future is a funny thought though.

[strategic_guile]

Well, she likes to throw me into all sorts of alternative realities so I guess this wouldn't be too different.

[ohhdeer]

She's your.. ah, your.. girlfriend?

[strategic_guile]

...so your secret made some lady want to kill you? Mine isn't nearly so life threatening.

[Bark of laughter] Headspace manager. Manager implies I could fire her if she did a bad job.

[strategic_guile]

Hng... [Grunts] Domestic life partner... maybe.

[shiftylyingbardwholies]

Yeah. Just think of it like that.

[ohhdeer]

You.. don't seem very convinced..

[strategic_guile]

There could definitely be worse things. It looks like I'm going to become a father after all.

[So weird.]

[strategic_guile]

It's a complicated relationship that I haven't found the words for.

[shiftylyingbardwholies]

I'm sorry.

[Is genuinely apologetic.]

You can't fob the child off on someone else?

[ohhdeer]

That makes sense, I suppose.

[strategic_guile]

You only suppose? [Grins]

[strategic_guile]

[Your genuine apology just makes Blaine smile a bit]

No, I won't do that.

[ohhdeer]

W-Well, if it's-- complicated.. I have complicated relationships with my family, so I-- I get it.

[shiftylyingbardwholies]

[Well, he does feel sorry. He doesn't think anyone should be burdened with kids. They're irritating.]

Really?

[vaudevil]

True, and she can also evict you should she deem you anything other than useful.

[He smirks and winks then says nothing more about his own troubles. It's bad enough he has to put up with it.]

Remarkably, I managed to survive. What would be the fun of killing someone that would result in the end of their purpose? It would be a rather dull retirement.

[strategic_guile]

Really. I guess even I can get sentimental.

[strategic_guile]

Well, don't want to get on her bad side. Not on any woman's bad side, to be honest.

[vaudevil]

Oh, yes, they can be scorned easily. Every precaution must be taken when handling a rose. As beautiful and delicate as they appear, they are resilient and thorny by nature. To clip the thorns would be a crime against their charm.

[heatedup]

[Don't mind the scorned ex enjoying your pain over here.]

[shiftylyingbardwholies]

I'm surprised.

I don't think I could.

[cybil]

They're not necessarily thoughts I approve of, either.