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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]

You act as though he's practice for someone else, Mother.

[keep_nothing]

[ Cordelia is just going to sip her wine right here, her eyes crinkling slightly at the edges from over her glass. ]

[dendarii]

That's a little insulting to Jim, you realize.

[ ... he finds he doesn't mind terribly. ]

[keep_nothing]

Only if he finds it as one, which I don't think he would. Besides, you can always ask him if he minds.

[dendarii]

Yes, let me get right on that. Invite him out for drinks and just go down the list.

[keep_nothing]

[ She holds up the hand not holding her wine glass, fingers spread wide. ]

Why not? He would probably appreciate you being up front about it. He might even suggest a thing or two to add to your list.

[dendarii]

... I'll do it just to prove you wrong.

[keep_nothing]

I'll take that bet.

[dendarii]

What are we wagering?

[keep_nothing]

Oh, are we making it a formal bet then?

[ She sits up straighter, not even hesitating before she thinks of her conditions. ] If Jim doesn't bat an eye at your list and agrees to help you practice, you then have to kiss ... someone of my choosing.

[dendarii]

[ That was ... fast. All right, he straightens up then. ]

And if I win, you never get to dissect my love life again.

[keep_nothing]

You'd be shooting yourself in the foot there, kiddo. But deal.

[ She holds out her free hand to shake on it. ]

[dendarii]

[ He takes it, gladly. ]

I'll be the judge of that.

[keep_nothing]

With the fact that you're accepting a bet on it, you might want to reevaluate your ability to judge on this particular subject, kiddo.

[ She clinks their wine glasses together with a smile. ]

[dendarii]

Well, if your judgment isn't much better, I'm about to find out.

[keep_nothing]

Haven't you had twenty years to learn this by now?

[dendarii]

Childhood doesn't count.

[keep_nothing]

Mother is still always right, you know.

[dendarii]

Perhaps. But how do you know?

[keep_nothing]

Oh, love. Don't question the laws of the universe.

[dendarii]

I should hope I'm a bit of a different person now from when I was an infant.

[keep_nothing]

I can't personally attest to that, of course.

[dendarii]

Not at all?

[keep_nothing]

I've only had a couple days with you, after all. Most of those hours spent as a side-liner.

[dendarii]

Close enough.