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[trenchknives]

I'm just gonna officially state, for the record...

[He gestures to the crumpled up tabloid which, unfortunately, possesses an article all about him and how he is, apparently, extremely suspicious and potentially a criminal, and, apparently, sleeping with half the women in the City. Whether any of this gets close to the truth or not, he's not exactly happy about it, especially given the ridiculous photos of him making idiotic faces.]

... this shit? It ain't funny. 'n anyone who found the time to write about it should go jump in a fuckin' lake.

[Unsatisfied with just crumpling the tabloid, he then pushes it off the table onto the floor, shakes his head, and turns off the feed.]

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[water_wine_wizard]

[He did! And she was curious.]

I like meeting people and it seemed like a good conversation starter.

[trenchknives]

Well, it sure caught my attention.

[And now he's met another pretty girl. Excellent.]

[water_wine_wizard]

That was the point, darling.

How much of the rest of the stuff is true?

[And she's met another pretty... good looking guy. Excellent.]

[trenchknives]

You mean the stuff about how I'm a criminal? I wouldn't take that too seriously.

[Translation: Yes, it's true, and you should probably take it seriously.]

[water_wine_wizard]

I rarely take anything seriously. It makes life too dull.

[Pfft. That happens to other people.]

[trenchknives]

That's a good way to live your life, assumin' you take the serious things seriously when you need to.

[water_wine_wizard]

If I have to.

[She does take it seriously when she has to, reluctantly, but she does.]

But only when I have to.

[trenchknives]

That's probably the best policy.

[It's absolutely not one he follows, of course, but he can appreciate it.]

[water_wine_wizard]

[Most people back home don't really think it's the best way to live life but she doesn't care.]

So, if you're not a criminal, what do you do?

[trenchknives]

Well, around here, I work in a magic shop.

[water_wine_wizard]

[There's a confused look.]

What do you sell at a magic shop?

[trenchknives]

I dunno, it's like magic tricks 'n jokes 'n stuff, except all the stuff is really magic.

[water_wine_wizard]

I don't get it.

[Because it's really not quite jiving with her knowledge of what magic is/does.]

You'll have to show me.

[trenchknives]

Sure, I can show you.

[She probably understands magic better than he does. All he knows is that magic apparently exists, and people can enchant things to do other things. He just works there -- magic is still a pretty foreign concept.]

[water_wine_wizard]

[Except that her magic is blood born and very particular in what it can do... well... whatever.]

That'd be great. I'd love it.

[trenchknives]

It's a date, then. Sometime soon.

[water_wine_wizard]

I look forward to both activities.