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[sithiche]

[ When the camera turns on, Artemis' expression is carefully neutral-- almost bored. ]

As much... joy I feel to be back here, I would have thought you could have at least cleaned up a bit. This place has just as much charm as it did the last time around. [ He punctuates that statement with a bit of a sneer, before his expression returns to its blasé state. ]

Would anyone mind filling me in on what I've missed? Sparing none of the grim and gritty details, of course.

[ There is a pause, before he adds: ]

Don't tell me those sods bombed this place again.

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[sithiche]

So I've heard. I'm sure you can see just how disappointed I am about missing all that.

[ He seems to give the screen a moment of consideration. ]

I'll take your word for it. Some names and faces are still a bit fuzzy for me.

[scornful]

Names and faces are never fuzzy to me, and I can assure you that we haven't met.

So you've left and come back again. Did you have any choice in either of those events?

[sithiche]

None. We are at the whims of a machine, and it is a fickle one.

[scornful]

Ahh. I thought so. How unfortunate.

Hmm... on an off chance, do you happen to know a man named Adrasteius?

[sithiche]

He was my room mate-- is my room mate, that is.

What gave me away, the ears?

[scornful]

A wild hunch. Your coloring. My goodness, I didn't even notice the ears.

[ Yeah, it was the ears. ]

Your roommate, eh? How blessed you must feel.

[sithiche]

[ He rolls his eyes at the first bit. ]

Not exactly the word I would choose. At lease he's a good cook.

[scornful]

He does have that going for him. I've never had a better fruit tart.

I haven't dropped by in a while. [ Yes he has, Cat's last visit was like, four days ago. ] Perhaps I'll see you next time I visit, hm?

[sithiche]

You're friends?

[ raises

an eyebrow ]

[scornful]

[ Without messing a beat: ] Not exactly the word I would choose.

[ Then Cat laughs. ]

Yes. I suppose we are. I call him a friend, in any case.

[sithiche]

I didn't think that Adra had those.

[scornful]

I was certainly not under the impression that he had many. Fortunately for him, I'm very tolerant of obnoxious behavior, and I can appreciate him for the absolute saint that he is underneath.

[sithiche]

How magnanimous of you.

[scornful]

I'd call myself extremely magnanimous, considering the circumstances. And the subject.

[sithiche]

Modest too, I see.

[scornful]

Honest. Where I come from, false modest is a sin.

[sithiche]

Where I come from, lying is punishable by torture.

[scornful]

[ Catsovi bursts into laughter. ]

Strike that off the list of places I'd like to visit, then.

[sithiche]

Yes, I quite got that impression from you. That's why I mentioned it.

[scornful]

Ouch.

I'm a politician. I only lie as much as the job description requires.

[sithiche]

Mm, well as long as you keep your lies to false promises to your constituents and refutations of which interns you may or may not have fucked, I suppose I don't take issue.

[scornful]

Oh, good. That'll work out splendidly, then.

For the record, it most certainly was not ninety percent of the male interns.

[sithiche]

You're a busy man, I take it.

[scornful]

Extremely. So many interns, so little time.

Not here, of course. I've got my hands full with some decidedly less exciting business here.

[sithiche]

Oh? Don't tell me you're running for mayor.