[IC] [Mask or Menace] Contact Post

[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.

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[failureisntachoice]

I saw someone with a name tag of Vorkosigan working at a coffee shop earlier.

[dendarii]

[ Shit. He knew he was forgetting something. ]

Please tell me you didn't try to kill him.

[failureisntachoice]

Not yet. Thought I'd get confirmation from you that it's the same guy before I snapped his neck.

[dendarii]

Do not snap his neck. That man is my progenitor's father, and he is our ally. You are not to harm him in any way.

[failureisntachoice]

He's your progenitor's father? How the hell does that make him an ally?

[dendarii]

It's complicated. But - to simplify the situation, both he and his wife consider me to be their son in truth. Not just a clone.

[failureisntachoice]

And you believe them?

[dendarii]

Yes.

[failureisntachoice]

If he's not going to be a problem... Then I won't beat him upside the head.

[ There's a few minutes before she sends the next text: ] He seemed nice.

[dendarii]

Really. Most people say stiff.

[failureisntachoice]

I'm used to that.

Working at a coffee shop is a far cry from being a lord.

[dendarii]

I assure you it's a surprise for me too.

[failureisntachoice]

I bet. Do you know where he's living?

[dendarii]

... Yes. In the room next to mine.

[failureisntachoice]

...You're joking.

[dendarii]

Not in the slightest.

[failureisntachoice]

Well there goes having the house to ourselves.

[dendarii]

Good thing we're getting a hotel then.

[failureisntachoice]

For the next time. You planning to get one every time we go out or want to do something?

[dendarii]

We could always try your place.

[failureisntachoice]

No. We can't.

[dendarii]

... Why not?

[failureisntachoice]

Because I live with three men and I don't want to deal with trying to get them the hell out of the house when I want privacy.

[dendarii]

And it will be less awkward having sex in the room next to my pseudo-father?

[failureisntachoice]

No, it's just as damn awkward that's the problem.