new icons (she didn't ask for them).

[eisenhardt]

Oh, yes. Thank you. I'm absolutely abashed by all the attention. And you're covetous too? As always, the charm compounds.

[ translation: i hate you and everything you choose to make me. ]

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so very little, and yet...

[widowing]

[ well she, for one, would be screwed. ]

Several new and old places to explore. [ also new icons, but she doesn't mind those. ]

[eisenhardt]

Fraught with new acquaintances to make? [ danger would be better. or, rather, equivalent. ]

[widowing]

And new trouble to get myself into. [ though she sounds pretty okay with it. ]

[eisenhardt]

So long as you can get yourself out of it as well.

[widowing]

Always.

[ so far. ]

[eisenhardt]

[ brief lift of her eyebrows. well. ]

Resourceful.

[widowing]

[ a subtle smile. ]

One can't afford not to be.

[eisenhardt]

True, though I'd rather not resort to my usual tricks.

[widowing]

It's not always necessary. You seem pretty capable of thinking on your feet.

[eisenhardt]

Do you assume so highly of all the strangers you meet?

[widowing]

I usually assume much lower.

[eisenhardt]

[ good. ] What makes me so special?