do i really seem like the sort to pull hard enough to actually give you whiplash
( genuinely asking. he had that sharp peak of violence at six (where he didn't actually do any of it personally) and it's all been downhill from there. he hit Grace with the wrong end of a rifle, yes, but only because it was less terrible than shooting her. )
god. nothing small. back home i was surrounded by rich white women and their angry small dogs. who knew something so small could be so full of impotent rage
[ knocking somebody out is definitely preferably to shooting them, she'll agree. or she would, if he were to mention it. she can't tell through text how serious he is about the question he's asking (one of the downsides of texting), but she does decide to elaborate a little further on that. ]
i said before you'd know if you did something i didn't like. you haven't.
they might be full of impotent rage because they're so small. it also can't be easy to deal with the angry white women they've been picked by.
( well, nothing wrong with declaring a preference. Daniel has always prided himself in remembering those, though Duplicity does like to make that difficult. )
mention noted.
no i suppose it can't be. having also had to deal with more than my fair share rich white women, if i had the option i'd snarl and bite too.
which sounds sexist, so please don't misunderstand me. i would snarl and bite rich white men as well, they're even worse.
[ it sure does, but she appreciates that it's being noted. she tries to do the same, though her notes are mostly based on how people have reacted to what she's done. ]
thanks.
i want to believe that if they got the dogs they'd at least treat them right, but that seems like wishful thinking.
so, all right, no small dogs. i don't know if i'd recommend a bigger one either just because your apartment's already seen enough damage, but that's about all the knowledge i've got regarding dogs.
i don't think they intend to treat them wrong but the more money you have the less concept you have of reality.
i've been working to fix up the worst of it. might have to get a new couch though. the dog will have plenty of opportunity to start the destruction over again, i am just hoping maybe a dog is easier to convince to not destroy things.
yeah, i've noticed. back at home there was a massive economic crisis and the rich still found ways to extort people in order to keep their cushy lifestyles.
well, you can train dogs, right? you might still have a problem with them eating your shoes, though.
( he's not surprised. Daniel is so resigned to the wealthy stepping on the less fortunate underfoot that he can't even be disappointed, almost. disappointment implies expecting better, after all. )
let's hope a dog would prefer toy to shoes, or i'm going to have to start bumming around in flip flops
cities seemed to fare better than smaller towns as far as i could see, but then i stuck to those more often. easier to disappear into.
i don't like the cold much, either. [ which probably comes from having to hold her breath underneath the ice when she'd first escaped manticore. ] i spent some time in california before heading up north. la got their shit mostly together by the time i was living there, but vegas was up and running almost within a year.
well, i never really saw the before times, so i only have after to go by. based on what i've heard about it beforehand it hasn't changed as much, which meets the loose qualifications for a city having their shit together.
no nuclear warfare, at least not yet. there was an electromagnetic pulse set off that fried all the electronics on the northeastern seaboard. the US basically went broke overnight.
( would an apocalypse be enough to ruin the le domas? could they have finally let go of a centuries old curse? or would they just find a new way to profit? probably just as at the sake of those less fortunate. )
do you prefer it here to there? i get it's no cakewalk, but sounds like home isn't either.
god, that's a choice. do i prefer the world that's trying to kill me and mine because we're standing in the way of their plan for global domination or the one that's stripped everyone they've dragged into their hellscape of their agency and autonomy?
impending apocalypse does imply slightly more time than already dead, but i don't think they let you head home with a +1.
( Daniel is surprised Max would even think of dragging him along with her if she gets a shot at going home. there's no way he'd be anything but dead weight, another responsibility she'd feel like she needed to look after. she'd be better off on her own, though what he knows about her, maybe it's not that surprising after all. )
i think this is it for me. i guess that means i should make the most of it. sure would be great if it was less terrible, but beggars can't be choosers
[ he's not the only one she'd be upset to never see again, but he's the only one she knows for sure is getting sent back to his death if he ever gets sent home. so what would the harm be if she found a way to bring him back? it'd take a lot for him to adjust to, maybe, and she wasn't kidding about the concern of a possible impending apocalypse, but maybe it'd worth it to buy him a little more time. ]
yeah, it would. is anything an improvement from what you left behind?
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( genuinely asking. he had that sharp peak of violence at six (where he didn't actually do any of it personally) and it's all been downhill from there. he hit Grace with the wrong end of a rifle, yes, but only because it was less terrible than shooting her. )
god. nothing small. back home i was surrounded by rich white women and their angry small dogs. who knew something so small could be so full of impotent rage
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[ knocking somebody out is definitely preferably to shooting them, she'll agree. or she would, if he were to mention it. she can't tell through text how serious he is about the question he's asking (one of the downsides of texting), but she does decide to elaborate a little further on that. ]
i said before you'd know if you did something i didn't like. you haven't.
they might be full of impotent rage because they're so small. it also can't be easy to deal with the angry white women they've been picked by.
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mention noted.
no i suppose it can't be. having also had to deal with more than my fair share rich white women, if i had the option i'd snarl and bite too.
which sounds sexist, so please don't misunderstand me. i would snarl and bite rich white men as well, they're even worse.
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thanks.
i want to believe that if they got the dogs they'd at least treat them right, but that seems like wishful thinking.
so, all right, no small dogs. i don't know if i'd recommend a bigger one either just because your apartment's already seen enough damage, but that's about all the knowledge i've got regarding dogs.
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i've been working to fix up the worst of it. might have to get a new couch though. the dog will have plenty of opportunity to start the destruction over again, i am just hoping maybe a dog is easier to convince to not destroy things.
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well, you can train dogs, right? you might still have a problem with them eating your shoes, though.
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( he's not surprised. Daniel is so resigned to the wealthy stepping on the less fortunate underfoot that he can't even be disappointed, almost. disappointment implies expecting better, after all. )
let's hope a dog would prefer toy to shoes, or i'm going to have to start bumming around in flip flops
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here's hoping. although that'd definitely be something to see, especially with winter on the way.
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why, where are you from?
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but i was living in california, which doesn't really do cold.
where are you from? since we're sharing
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been plenty of places that do do cold, though.
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i've been places that do cold, sure, but that doesn't mean i'd choose to live there. can't say i'm a fan.
( maybe it's the satanist in him, he wants to burn in life and in death. )
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i don't like the cold much, either. [ which probably comes from having to hold her breath underneath the ice when she'd first escaped manticore. ] i spent some time in california before heading up north. la got their shit mostly together by the time i was living there, but vegas was up and running almost within a year.
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vegas though vegas is like a cockroach. i wouldn't be surprised if it survived nuclear warfare
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no nuclear warfare, at least not yet. there was an electromagnetic pulse set off that fried all the electronics on the northeastern seaboard. the US basically went broke overnight.
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( would an apocalypse be enough to ruin the le domas? could they have finally let go of a centuries old curse? or would they just find a new way to profit? probably just as at the sake of those less fortunate. )
do you prefer it here to there? i get it's no cakewalk, but sounds like home isn't either.
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i don't know.
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i'd offer to bring you back with me, but like i said, you might be going back to an impending apocalypse.
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( Daniel is surprised Max would even think of dragging him along with her if she gets a shot at going home. there's no way he'd be anything but dead weight, another responsibility she'd feel like she needed to look after. she'd be better off on her own, though what he knows about her, maybe it's not that surprising after all. )
i think this is it for me. i guess that means i should make the most of it. sure would be great if it was less terrible, but beggars can't be choosers
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[ he's not the only one she'd be upset to never see again, but he's the only one she knows for sure is getting sent back to his death if he ever gets sent home. so what would the harm be if she found a way to bring him back? it'd take a lot for him to adjust to, maybe, and she wasn't kidding about the concern of a possible impending apocalypse, but maybe it'd worth it to buy him a little more time. ]
yeah, it would.
is anything an improvement from what you left behind?
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