[There is hardly a person in the world that would look more misplaced in a back alley somewhere in the shadier parts of town than she does right now. She crosses her arms in front of herself as if that would somehow make her feel more comfortable - she always preferred to meet him in her mansion.]
[He doesn't even try to hide the smug smile that sigh causes. David does so like to be right.]
So what would you like me to do?
[She must know that, even with her, he would need equal exchange. No debts could exist between them, not and let him retain what little sanity he had.]
[Well, she has gotten herself in a kind of precarious situation, since when she thinks 'anything' she usually does not mean it quite as literally as this time.]
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Date: 2013-02-21 06:14 pm (UTC)But I stand corrected, I assume? How so?
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Date: 2013-02-21 06:24 pm (UTC)Well, that can't very well owe you if they already paid you, can they?
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Date: 2013-02-21 06:32 pm (UTC)If they did not pay enough...
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Date: 2013-02-21 06:34 pm (UTC)Always figure price before hand, darling
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Date: 2013-02-21 06:35 pm (UTC)[She lets out a frustrated sigh. The kind he usually gets when he is absolutely right.]
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Date: 2013-02-21 06:40 pm (UTC)So what would you like me to do?
[She must know that, even with her, he would need equal exchange. No debts could exist between them, not and let him retain what little sanity he had.]
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Date: 2013-02-21 06:43 pm (UTC)[She steps closer, stroking his cheek.]
You can have whatever you want in exchange.
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Date: 2013-02-21 06:52 pm (UTC)How much is it worth, my dear?
[Because 'whatever he wanted' would need to be of equal value.]
I will fix it for you, but how much is it worth.
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Date: 2013-02-21 06:56 pm (UTC)You still won't work for money, will you?
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Date: 2013-02-21 07:07 pm (UTC)No money. And I won't come back to the house.
[it's said like an argument they've had too many times to count, where both sides were so scripted they could have it without speaking.]
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Date: 2013-02-21 08:22 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2013-02-21 08:30 pm (UTC)But... this information would be just for him.]
...The children. You have to tell me about the girl.
[Eileen.
It wasn't shame that kept him away. At least... his didn't think so. David was a very accomplished liar, however.]