"That depends on you, I guess. Ain't here to be in your space all the time, but I do expect regular meetings. Few times a week. Can be here, just to chat. Go on a walk or a ride. I'll let you choose."
"Alright. And what do you want from me? There anything in particular you want me to do or not do?" He's not going to promise anything, but it would be good to know.
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"Of course," they sigh, and then go to pour him precisely that before starting to make their own drink. It ends up, well, green.
"A toast to a profitable partnership, darling?"
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"Sure. Yeah." He downs the glass quickly.
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"You sound unconvinced, darling. Is profit the wrong way to be thinking about this, do you think?"
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"It is." They lift their glass and then take a sip. "Although it's not as if you're here out of the kindness of your heart, is it?"
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Trouble bats their eyelashes at him.
"Oh, and has something changed?"
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"Nope," he lies.
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They just sip their drink and stare at him.
No, Jake, you can't say something started a particular way and then deny that anything is different now.
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He meets their look.
"What? I already said I like you and want to help. There more you want me to add?"
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They chuckle.
"Just be honest, darling. You might like me, but I wouldn't see you for dust if the deal was taken off the table."
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Another lie, but he doesn't know if they'd believe the truth.
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"Maybe. You're adorable. Or maybe you're sticking around because you've formed other close bonds...?"
They sip their drink.
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"Not until there's a flood which loosens your tongue," they agree, with a broad unflappable smile. "I can wait."
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"The unvarnished truth, naturally. I want to hear that you're here for the paycheck, just as I've always been."
They don't sound anything but amused.
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"You'll be waitin' a while."
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"I can live with that, warden."
They take a sip of their cocktail.
"So. How are you expecting this to go, from day to day?"
I am so sorry! I'm just catching up with these that notifs never told me about!!
"That depends on you, I guess. Ain't here to be in your space all the time, but I do expect regular meetings. Few times a week. Can be here, just to chat. Go on a walk or a ride. I'll let you choose."
DW why >:[
It hates me, clearly
"Alright. And what do you want from me? There anything in particular you want me to do or not do?" He's not going to promise anything, but it would be good to know.
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They give him a curious sidelong glance.
"What kind of anything did you have in mind?"
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He spreads out his hands. He's not looking to get fussed at again by them.
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