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NAME

Vergilius

CIVILIAN_NAME

Red Gaze

TEAM

Brimstone

HOUSING_NUMBER

11

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Comments

[immortalpoet]

my reputation can't be saved and you know it


what kind of coffee

[bowtography]

Blacker than your soul
Though well
I'm pretty sure you can pick whatever

[immortalpoet]

malkuth told you that huh

but sure

black coffee it is. don't wear out your welcome

[bowtography]

[ She told her way too much about you, and now she's trying to make sense of it. Wow. ]

Well, you can tell me when to leave when you want me to leave.
Am I bringing this to your room?

[immortalpoet]

no. we can meet up wherever you want

[bowtography]

Here, I'll send coordinates. I already snagged a table!

[ And indeed, he'll get a pin to a cozy cafe with comfy outdoor seating. ]

Don't take too long or your coffee'll get cold!

[immortalpoet]

you're so mean. maybe these old bones can't move that fast

[no he knows he's joking]

[But he will get there soon enough, coming up as bedraggled and grayscale and morose as ever.]

March 7th. Didn't keep you waiting, did I.

[bowtography]

[ March 7th is waiting for him at one of the outdoor tables, with one cup of steaming coffee and one tall plastic cup of... it's hard to say what it is, there's a ton of whipped cream obscuring the color.

She's also in a light blue trench coat and sunglasses. This is a true statement. I hate this.

Though the sunglasses get pushed up to rest on her head before she waves at him. ]

You're better than most people I know, actually!

[immortalpoet]

...

[Wow this isn't sus at ALL. Not at all!!! NOPE!!!]


[He sits down, with no aplomb or change in expression.]

Mm. Old habits.

[A beat.]

What did you want to ask me.

[MIGHT AS WELL GET IT OUT OF THE WAY]

[bowtography]

For starters, if you wanted anything besides coffee? They have muffins.

[ Muffins! A muffin, Verg! ]

[immortalpoet]

I'm not that hungry.

[Nooooo muffins.]

But thanks.

[bowtography]

No problem.

[ She's all smiles. ]

Malkuth's been talking about you a lot.

[immortalpoet]

[MOVING HIS CHAIR BACK AS IF TO LEAVE]

[bowtography]

Oh stop, it's fine! I'm not gonna do anything to you!!

[ She's just a petite young lady, you emotionally-stunted wuss!! ]

[immortalpoet]

Ugh.

[UGH]

So what is this, then?

[bowtography]

An effort to get to know you better, since my best friend speaks so highly of you.

[ Also an investigation, but since it's not a lie, her tone is very sincere. ]

[immortalpoet]

.........


[FOLDING HIS ARMS]

Fine. She probably speaks highly of everyone.

[bowtography]

..............

[ FOLDING HER ARMS. ]

I can't believe you two are even saying the same thing...

[immortalpoet]

Saying the same thing....how?

[??????????????]

[bowtography]

That you don't treat her any differently than you'd treat anyone else.

[ She just sighs. ]

I already know you're not a bad person, but I don't really believe her entirely.

[ It sounds like willful denial to her, honestly. ]

[immortalpoet]

Well, whatever Malkuth says is whatever she says, I suppose...

[He's going to move to sip at his coffee he is #unbothered #drinkingcoffee #goodmorning]

What has she even said?

[bowtography]

Oh, hold on.

[ Brightly, reaching into a bag by her feet. ]

I wrote it down!

[immortalpoet]

[w]

[WHY]

And what does it say.

[bowtography]

[ she has pulled out a little notebook. Flipping it open-- ]

Umm... that you smirk instead of smiling, that she touched your face when she was drunk, that you probably don't mind me being around even if I said it feels like you just put up with me--

Oh yeah, she showed me how you held her hand and she said she likes looking at your eyes and...

[ PAGE TURN. ]

[immortalpoet]

[....]


[....................]


[You can practically see the shadow of his eyes start to grow with every single sentence before he croaks out:]

You don't. Need to keep going.