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[solitaire]

_{( For once, Remy might actually be in his apartment. He's sitting on his bed, not in coat or costume but a simple cotton shirt, sleeves rolled up to his elbows. He's got a roll of cloth bandages, and is wrapping his hands methodologically. )}

Y'all really know how ta discuss, you know that? I'm very impressed.

_{( He's not, actually. He thinks the talking around such matters is a waste of time, and also a way to show the Initiative their hand. But he doesn't say so. )}

But I have ta say, all this bleak talk ain't really for me. Can't keep at it for very long. Désolé.

So, for those of you who care ta lighten the mood, here's a game. First player--that'd be me, I like ta deal--gives you a word. You say the first thing that comes ta your mind, after that. An' y'keep goin', over an' over, until someone cracks an' has ta ask the reasonin' behind your answer.

Whether y'tell 'em is up ta you.

_{( He laughs, to himself. )}

It's an option, anyways. If you don't wantta keep talkin' 'bout how unhappy y'all are.

_{( ooc / idk if this'll come up but if you want to threadjack and play with each other, i'm totally cool with that. )}

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[showmeyourwreath]

Good experiences or bad ones?

[solitaire]

Excitin' is probably the best for it.

[showmeyourwreath]

Maybe fun, but you're not looking to repeat it kind of exciting? ;)

[solitaire]

If I get the chance, perhaps. I wouldn't say no.

maaan you are so pro keeping up with all of these threads

[showmeyourwreath]

That's actually very refreshing to hear.

haha, it's easy when they're one word!

[solitaire]

Oh, yeah? Guess you can't blame people, for bein' scared a' the unknown. But me, I like a little mystery now an' again.

i suppose this is v true. STILL THO

[showmeyourwreath]

No, I don't blame people for it. It can be a lot to take in, at times, especially if you've never grown up with a sort of buffer that'd prepare you for some of it.

Mystery's all good and fun if you don't get in over your head. Too much.

:')

[solitaire]

I think it's only fun if y'get in too deep. That's when it's dangerous.

[showmeyourwreath]

I do like an honest bit of danger. It keeps you on your toes, among other things. Though, it is nice to just be able to relax every now and again. Maybe visit a vacation planet. Those are spectacular, even if they can be Exciting, themselves.

[solitaire]

I grew up in a vacation city. Must be kinda the same principle. But even there, never could quite relax.

[showmeyourwreath]

It sounds like it might be. Though, old enemies kept dropping in uninvited while we were there, among other things. So, it wasn't exactly a typical sort of getaway, even if it wasn't entirely surprising, either. I wouldn't wish that part on anyone else.

Still, the skiing was great, the water was warm, and the shopping was fantastic. So, I'll take it.

[solitaire]

A little effort makes the nicer things even nicer, I always say.

_{( As he steals them... )}

[showmeyourwreath]

I'd agree with that under regular circumstances, but we were all better for it too in the end, actually. Attacks and all.

So, I'm guessing you've had a Nice life, never being able to relax at home and all?

[solitaire]

_{( He laughs. )}

Guess I could complain 'bout a few things, but it ain't so bad. Mostly what goes wrong are things I do ta m'self.

[showmeyourwreath]

I think everyone goes through life doing things like that, to some degree or another. What'd you do?

[solitaire]

That tends ta change, from moment ta moment. Sometimes I teach at a school. Others I go out lookin' for adventure. I grew up as a thief.

[showmeyourwreath]

_{[Part of that sets off some Good Girl Alert™ bells, but she has to admit, she's intrigued.]}

For some reason, it never occurred to me that anyone would grow up doing that. How does that even happen?

[solitaire]

Family business.

More common than you'd think.

[showmeyourwreath]

_{[She ponders that a moment. The Trix and the Ancestresses were in the business of conquest and misery. Thieving doesn't seem too far off.]}

After school activities must have been interesting. Unless you went to school for that kind of thing, too.

_{[Because that makes as much sense as anything else? Sure why not?]}

[solitaire]

Never really was one for school learnin'.

_{( And he laughs, as he says it, because he knows how most people react to people like him. It's also a private joke, because he loves books, and learning, and because he didn't get the chance to go to a proper school those things became infinitely more precious to him. A box of stolen books, hidden away in a crevice, read lovingly by a boy who thought in two languages. )}

Spend more time at schools as an adult than I ever did as a kid.

[showmeyourwreath]

_{[Flora can't speak for other people, just herself. The idea that he hasn't learned much of anything doesn't occur to her--he already said he teaches (which is actually a big point of interest)--but the fact that he didn't go to school much, if ever, is still something to think about, but perhaps not for reasons someone might assume.]}

Did you just learn at home, then? Did that get lonely at all>

[solitaire]

I had cousins. A brother.

_{( And they all learned together, on the streets and off them. Never mind that he was alone until he was about eight or nine, or that even after he was quite lonely most of the time. That's something he doesn't talk about much. )}