Mun may be thinking of a home for her. Muse is not pleased || Canon is Iron Druid Chronicles

[hellwhip]

[The Polish accent is strong with this one. She's in a snit, but don't suggest to her that that's what it might be.]

Did we not have an arrangement, Mundane? I have honored my end, and you are going back on your word. From this moment forward, the contract is void. Did you think I would uphold my end of the bargain while you merrily dismiss yours?

I've had enough of your games. Cease this foolishness.

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[truemanoffendel]

Oh, I see. [Okay, so he feels bad.] I'm sorry to hear that, but it can't be helped from here.

[hellwhip]

No. It can't.

[truemanoffendel]

Right, so you may as well make the most of it.

[hellwhip]

I was rather hoping that would be a hint.

[truemanoffendel]

A hint? A hint about what?

[hellwhip]

To send me back.

[truemanoffendel]

Indeed. And has she been listening?

[hellwhip]

Not today. Tomorrow may be another story.

[truemanoffendel]

Your optimism is a thing to admire, my lady. If only everyone could see the light as you do.

[hellwhip]

Yes, it would be far simpler, wouldn't it?

[truemanoffendel]

I couldn't agree more. Imagine a world everyone's thoughts were the same; a world where there was never a reason for debate and never a disagreement. The concept of peace would finally be attainable, only "peace" would have no meaning because "war" didn't exist. It would be a world that had no use for the word "weapon" but also none for "hope", as it also lost its meaning in the tide of parallel thought.

I don't know that I'd want to live in that world. It sounds like progress would die, too. There wouldn't be a need for change.

[hellwhip]

A philosopher? How unexpected.

[truemanoffendel]

Things aren't always what they seem.

[hellwhip]

Trust me, that is something I am rather...intimately familiar with.

[truemanoffendel]

All women are more than they seem.

[hellwhip]

I, perhaps, am a little bit more of that than usual.

[truemanoffendel]

You sure have a talent for piquing a man's curiosity.

[hellwhip]

Practice.

[truemanoffendel]

So, you make a habit of tantalizing men with your mystique?

[hellwhip]

Sometimes.

[truemanoffendel]

Only sometimes? That's not much of a habit.

[hellwhip]

I find it rather burdensome to do so all of the time.

[truemanoffendel]

Burdensome? [He laughs.] Are we really that much of a nuisance?

[hellwhip]

Yes, you are.

[truemanoffendel]

I'll keep that in mind.