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[dendarii]

"This is Miles. Leave a message and I'll respond to you at my earliest convenience."

The line has gone silent; any messages sent to this name only return an error.

Comments

[rathercommon]

Well, you could ask me how I'm doing.

[dendarii]

... How are you doing.

[rathercommon]

Oh I'm good. How are you, Miles?

[dendarii]

Delighted. All my friends keep running off without me.

[rathercommon]

You're friends with Kirk, aren't you? I'm sure he's with you. He just about punched my lights out during the seminar.

[dendarii]

Did you ask him to?

[rathercommon]

What? No. Why would I ask him to?

[dendarii]

Jim is just usually friendlier than that.

[rathercommon]

Apparently he doesn't like traitors. What we're betraying, of course, is the question...

[dendarii]

Yes, yes, all hail Russia and all that. Did he really take a swing at you for just that?

[rathercommon]

He was about to, I think. He didn't actually go for it.

[dendarii]

As I thought. Jim isn't like that.

[ Rather glowingly fond of him already. ]

[rathercommon]

Um, excuse you. He was an aggressive arsehole to me. Sure, he didn't take a swing, but still an aggressive arsehole. Why do you sound like you're about to swoon over him?

[dendarii]

[ Immediately flat: ]

Because he's opinionated in the right direction at least. There's no swooning involved.

[rathercommon]

In the right direction? Immediately getting all loyal and protective towards a country that's not his? Please.

[dendarii]

It's the principle of the matter. [ A pause. Eh. Why not. ] Plus he's an excellent kisser.

[rathercommon]

[ Uh. ]

You've...kissed him?

[dendarii]

Oh, yes. Multiple times. I bounce back quickly, eh?

[ There's a sarcastic edge to that tone. ]

[rathercommon]

Don't say that sarcastically. Good God, Miles, you get more action than I do. In a good month. Why were you so self-pitying, again?

[dendarii]

[ He declines to mention that Jim was his second rebound in the wake of the Tex breakup. Quite an encounter with Saya ... ]

I actively seek it out more than most. It's the only way anything happens.

[rathercommon]

I seek it out.

[dendarii]

Not more than me, clearly.

[rathercommon]

Yeah? You want to bet?

[dendarii]

... Maybe I do want to bet. Why not?

[rathercommon]

...Well, because that's a little - weird. Isn't it.