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I know it was you, Aria. Despite whatever delusions you may hold stealth is not one of your strengths.
Edited 2025-08-29 14:36 (UTC)
aria i don't care if you're the warrior of light i will end you as many times as it takes
[ messages typed but never sent:
keep your thieving hands to yourself
don't touch my things
by the gods when i find you
until finally: ]
irksome wretched creature
keep your thieving hands to yourself
don't touch my things
by the gods when i find you
until finally: ]
irksome wretched creature
not even if you were on fire
[ YOU COULD HAVE JUST ASKED AGAIN ESTINIEN ]
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Edited 2025-08-29 16:47 (UTC)
[ Oh, the "roommate". ]
It's a pleasure, Rumi. Aria Forzane.
Can you float through windows, too?
It's a pleasure, Rumi. Aria Forzane.
Can you float through windows, too?
[ Can she —
What? What the hell have they — oh, right. He did mention something about having to go through her window, which at the moment had only made her more weirded out by the story.
But now ... well, no.
It's still weird. ]
Ah, no, just old-fashioned climbing through windows via ladders for me
He really floated through your window to deliver lunch, huh?
What? What the hell have they — oh, right. He did mention something about having to go through her window, which at the moment had only made her more weirded out by the story.
But now ... well, no.
It's still weird. ]
Ah, no, just old-fashioned climbing through windows via ladders for me
He really floated through your window to deliver lunch, huh?
Knocked on my window and everything. He was very dedicated to the job. [ Which is good? She thinks? But also he did sort of wake her up and none of that was her finest moment, so— ]
I hope I didn't delay him too much.
I hope I didn't delay him too much.
health insurance? [ No, it's fine, she's a scholar, she can put it together with context clues.
It does get her to laugh though. ]
he pricked his own finger and asked me to heal it, so i did. i should probably mention that if you manage to get yourself maimed in the remote corners of the Fringes, i won't be able to do much about that.
It does get her to laugh though. ]
he pricked his own finger and asked me to heal it, so i did. i should probably mention that if you manage to get yourself maimed in the remote corners of the Fringes, i won't be able to do much about that.
[ Okay, that one unfortunately doesn't click, but she seems to get it so she lets it be. May Aria never learn about the horrors of health care networks... ]
it is. a specific branch of something we call arcanima where i'm from.
did he tell you about the terms we set?
it is. a specific branch of something we call arcanima where i'm from.
did he tell you about the terms we set?
We didn't exactly get into the details, no
[ It was ... uh ... a brief conversation, followed by a scuffle and a lot of awkward embarrassment following.
So. Not exactly the time for terms and conditions.
She's lucky he actually remembered to give her Aria's number. ]
[ It was ... uh ... a brief conversation, followed by a scuffle and a lot of awkward embarrassment following.
So. Not exactly the time for terms and conditions.
She's lucky he actually remembered to give her Aria's number. ]
[ For a guy who seemed very insistent on setting said T&C, news that he didn't share it with his roommate ( "roommate"? ) makes her raise an eyebrow. Huh.
Hmm. ]
you should ask him. make sure you understand what it is that you've signed up for [ WHY IS SHE MAKING IT SOUND SO OMINOUS ( because it's funny ). ]
Hmm. ]
you should ask him. make sure you understand what it is that you've signed up for [ WHY IS SHE MAKING IT SOUND SO OMINOUS ( because it's funny ). ]
a favor, nothing dangerous or compromising, but i'd decide the specifics when i need them
he insisted he'd cover for your payment as well
he insisted he'd cover for your payment as well
Sounds ... vague
I'm glad not-dangerous and not-compromising were cleared up
[ But, sure. Okay.
She can see why Jinu might agree to something like that.
And then the rest of Aria's text kind of hits her. Not that it should come as a surprise, but somehow it still kind of does. ]
He did??
I'm glad not-dangerous and not-compromising were cleared up
[ But, sure. Okay.
She can see why Jinu might agree to something like that.
And then the rest of Aria's text kind of hits her. Not that it should come as a surprise, but somehow it still kind of does. ]
He did??
[ To be clear: she didn't exactly want to set terms to begin with. Aria had only really thought as far as giving him her number just in case he needed the help, because he looked like he needed it. He's the one who insisted on a proper agreement. A quid pro quo. Quite frankly, she doesn't really give a shit about what she's getting in exchange.
Except maybe this interaction. Wow, they really didn't talk about anything, huh. ]
he assured me it was so he doesn't lose someone who pays their half of the room, [ Which, perfectly valid. ] but that's not what it looked like [ She's laying it on a little thick — and she's at a pretty significant disadvantage doing this over text — but she's curious. Sue her for being a little nosy. ]
Except maybe this interaction. Wow, they really didn't talk about anything, huh. ]
he assured me it was so he doesn't lose someone who pays their half of the room, [ Which, perfectly valid. ] but that's not what it looked like [ She's laying it on a little thick — and she's at a pretty significant disadvantage doing this over text — but she's curious. Sue her for being a little nosy. ]
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