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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

[dendarii]

... An excellent point. I hadn't thought of it that way.

[failureisntachoice]

You're lucky I haven't inquired about what they pay their security. [ It's a mild comment strategically placed right before their waiter approaches them to take their orders. Just to give him an etra minute to contemplate that while she orders coffee and food. ]

[dendarii]

[ Miles winces instantly, trying to hide the gesture by turning it into a shrug.. ]

If you find out, tell us. We'll more than match his pay.

[failureisntachoice]

[ She raises a brow at that and taps a finger idly on the table, as if considering. ] You'll match it?

[dendarii]

[ This is a dangerous conversation, isn't it. ]

Of course. We want you to stay with us.

[failureisntachoice]

[ Anything involving money turns dangerous with her. ]

I was starting to wonder if your gig came with loyalty raises.

[dendarii]

... We could work something out, I'm sure. But Gregor handles that.

[ Miles is bad at not bowing to that kind of pressure. ]

[failureisntachoice]

[ She stares at Miles a moment before shrugging. Gregor would be harder to get to throw random raises out. ]

I'll have to wait until he comes back then. I have a feeling there'll be a bonus anyway after tonight.

[dendarii]

... Most likely, yes.

[ A soft sigh. ]

Thank you, by the way.

[failureisntachoice]

[ She waves the gratitude off. ]

Part of the job. Even if it wasn't, I'd want to be there. I'm not a fan of sitting around on my hands.

[dendarii]

I can still be grateful. You did your job well.

[failureisntachoice]

Thanks. You did yours well too. [ A beat before she adds with a small, teasing smile, ] Barring a couple of hiccups.

[dendarii]

Which happened to involve the entirety of my involvement in the field, huh ...

[failureisntachoice]

Yeah, but everything leading up to it was good work. Try not to freak your friend out next time, sounds like he scares easily.

[dendarii]

Apparently so. I clearly didn't know him well enough.

[failureisntachoice]

How long have you known him? I got the impression he was a recent arrival.

[dendarii]

Very recent, yes. I suppose it's been a month at this point? Three weeks?

[failureisntachoice]

Were you drawn out by his open invitation to fight anything that breathed?

[dendarii]

Of course.

[failureisntachoice]

[ She looks him over. ] How many bones did you break?

[dendarii]

None, in fact. I convinced him to have lunch with me instead - and we worked out his aggressions over chess.

[failureisntachoice]

Seems to be a trend of yours. [ Not that she really cares, she's more curious than anything else. ] How serious are you two?

[dendarii]

[ Ah ... Miles sags instantly at that. ]

I didn't propose, if that's what you're asking. But I might as well have from the way he reacted.

[failureisntachoice]

[ She frowns, her gaze flickering towards the covered hickeys. That hadn't looked like it ended poorly. ]

What the hell happened?

[dendarii]

[ He waves vaguely at his plate of crepes. ]

What do you think? We had sex, I got too serious. I'm always too serious.