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[uptake]

So what, it's between me and Ivashkov? You're serious?

Look, let me spell it out for you since you're clearly having a hard time with it: I'm not going. Not without Lissa, not with Lissa. You might be able to bribe Ivashkov into it, but this? This is a dead end. Nice try, though.

See? Look how charitable I am. I didn't even set you on fire. [ but he considered it, for sure. ]

Comments

[bonhomme7h]

They say charity begins when you don't set a home on fire.

/happy gasp

[likeagod]

Good luck convincing them. You're better off where you are than you would be here.

/flailing!!!

[dragomirheiress]

My vote is on Adrian.

[Because haha you are staying with her, no buts.]

Rose would probably have a heart attack if you showed. Even worse if he did.

/chinhands

[littledhampir]

[...]

You? In Atia? The one doing the typing did tell you how it works right?

I can see this going one of two ways. You come. You have sex with somebody that's not Lissa and I break your nose.

Alternatively, you come. Lissa comes too and then I have to threaten everyone that looks at her twice.

Oh. And I break your nose.

Are you seeing a pattern here Ozera?

[She's not even going to touch the Adrian option. Not yet. One disaster at a time!]

/thread jack I'm sorry I couldn't hold it in lmao

[dragomirheiress]

Rose!!! You are not breaking his nose!!

[Please don't :(]

[littledhampir]

I will if he cheats on you.

[...]

And you! You aren't coming either. Why don't you two go find another church to break into and leave the sex island stuff to the Guardians. We got this.

[No they don't. Not at all. Not even a little bit.]

[dragomirheiress]

It's not like he'd be doing it on purpose!! I don't want him to die!!

[Yeah she knows all about the rules 8|]

Oh, like you have it totally figured out there.

[Mhmm. She knows about your crazy boy problems too, Rose. She's also kind of happy for you either way.]

[rebelrose]

[Hold on, Christian. Just laughing are your misery right now.]

And here I thought that my game was bad....

[littledhampir]

That's not the point.

[It really is, Rose.]

I didn't ask your opinion.

[So much for not looking crazy, huh?]

Not you Liss, the one doing the typing.

[We are huffy today aren't we...]

It doesn't matter because it's not happening. You're not coming and neither is Christian. I have my hands full with this crazy Original guy [Klaus.] and... I don't have room for you. Dimitri's sleeping on my couch. Have you ever seen a Six foot Seven Russian try and sleep on a couch before?

[She chooses to ignore your remark. We are not going to discuss her crazy boy problems.]

[dragomirheiress]

Right.

[Aaand an eyeroll. Rose didn't even need her body language to know Lissa hasn't outright dismissed talk of Rose's love life.]

Original guy? Original what? Moroi?

[She makes a pfft sound at the mention of Dimitri sleeping on a couch. Poor guy.]

[littledhampir]

[Oh the bond is very much in tact and Rose is very much ignoring those thoughts you're having Princess. There is nothing to discuss. The end. She draws the line at talking about her messed up sex island influenced love life.]

The - It's complicated. You don't need to know. You just need to stay safe and here, is anything but safe.

[Though she would like to see Lissa... No. Not in Atia!]

I was right! You and Christian were a bad idea. You're always trying to do crazy things when I'm not around to stop you!

[dragomirheiress]

I'm pretty sure anything Christian and I can come up with is pretty tame in comparison to creepy sex island.

[She's not thrilled by the thought of him going there without her. Rose just make sure he finds nice people who understand he's taken, okay?

Pushing back depressing worries is hard work when your best friend can sense your emotions.]

You've been there a year so how unsafe could it be, really?

[That was hypothetical. She really doesn't want to picture how bad it could be. Enslavement via a crazy goddess? He would also be powerless to do anything about it.]

[littledhampir]

Oh really? Do I need to remind you about your little pillow staking experiment?

[Okay. So maybe that wasn't as messed up as Atia but it could have been.]

Because I can't protect you there, not like I can back home!

[Dammit Lissa you are not supposed to argue with her on this. You're supposed to do as your told! Maybe this is how Dimitri feels Rose? ... Shut up.]

Christian can look after himself... So, I suppose it's alright if he comes... But only if you stay right where you are.

[Well. And if the choice is between Christian and Adrian? At least the former would be less problematic. But problems are so much fun, Rose. I thought I told you to shut-up?]

[uptake]

And just look how charitable I really turned out to be. I didn't even mention her home.

ghjk

[uptake]

I'm gonna need it. The trick is convincing her how much more fun she'd have with Ivashkov.

[ no that he's unaware of the uh, problems it'd cause. but anyway!! wait for it... ]

Are you really sleeping on Rose's couch?

scream

[uptake]

Hell, he might even enjoy it.

[ no protesting on his part at all. he pulls a face, though. ]

There's no way I'm going to some crazy sex island without you, and I will set someone on fire even they even entertain the idea of you ever going. So... Ivashkov it is.

[ nice try, christian. ]

you are literally the first christian ive ever seen hehe

[dragomirheiress]

I don't think anyone would enjoy that place. It's just gross on too many levels.

[aaaah no Christian don't do that!!]

Please don't set people on fire... [She's going to be the voice of reason over here, okay.]

omg

[uptake]

Funny thing, I'm going to have my hands a little too full to be worrying about you rearranging my face every chance you get. If I even come.

[ a hathaway nose job isn't his idea of fun. we've settled into a nice scowl, at least. ]

Do you seriously think I'd cheat on Lissa? And if she did come, you wouldn't be the only one breaking someone's nose, Rose.

8D

[likeagod]

He'd be safer where he is too.

[...Though Adrian would probably enjoy the quirks of the place better. <.< He's going to pretend he isn't overly concerned about Rose's love triangle turning into a square, because there's totally no triangle to begin with. Yes there is.]

It's temporary.

[...That's the plan, anyway.]

[uptake]

[ he hates his life so much right now. ]

Yeah, yeah. Laugh it up.

[dragomirheiress]

That was different. [Sort of.]

But not nearly as crazy as choking collars and Atia in general.

[Yeah, she'll pass on the sex island kthnx.]

I know he can... that's what worries me. I mean - maybe it won't be that bad? I just don't see him adjusting the easy way. If there even is an easy way.

this was the best thing to wake up to ngl

[uptake]

Well, I'm not leaving you, so it's either he learns to enjoy it or...

[ a loose shrug of his shoulders. he's not as keen as he likes to think he is about throwing adrian to the wolves. it leaves a bitter taste in his mouth. ]

I won't have to if they'd just leave it alone. [ totally reasonable, right? but he does soften. ]

/enable mode is go

[littledhampir]

Right. If you come. I'll warn you now. Once the people in charge get an idea in their head, they're a little hard to convince otherwise. You point out how bad it's going to be and they think that sounds great.

[It's true what they say about the Hathaway nose-job. Just ask Mia.]

I seriously think you won't get much of a choice. Sex island. Trust me on this one. Monogamy is a bitch!

[She pauses for a moment then finally nods.]

Though I suppose if she did come then we could team up to break faces. Worked in the past.

[uptake]

Yeah, we'd all be safer back home.

[ please, dimitri, take your love square. you might even be able to pawn adrian off at a bar. it's better than watching christian claw at his collar and mope, right? ]

Temporary. [ parroted, but he considers pushing it before just. letting it go. ] So the island is just like everyday life except you get choked out if you don't have sex. Fun.

[ so much sarcasm. ]

man you guys are tempting

[uptake]

I'm just trying to make Ivashkov look as good as he can right now. It's like some sick game show up here.

[ hey, she'd probably say it changed her life. rose should market those. ]

If it makes you feel better, I'll go somewhere quiet to suffocate. [ deadpan. ]

We did make a good team, didn't we. A change of scenery wouldn't do much to mess with that. They wouldn't stand a chance.