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[explosivecombat]

[TEXT; LOCKED TO doitrockapella]

The offer for conversation is always open, should you desire to take me up on it; I can't guarantee that I'll respond immediately, nor will it necessarily be the response you want, but I'll always respond in some way.

In the name of enlightened discourse.

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[doitrockapella]

Oh, I'm aware. My question was born purely of sarcasm.

You are watching the news, aren't you?

[explosivecombat]

Am I watching the - ...I am now, hold on.

[doitrockapella]

How did you miss it? They interrupted Fuchsia Shore for it.

[explosivecombat]

I've been a bit busy - I'm not in much position to keep up with these things, you'll have to update me later.

...and that's lovely. That's absolutely lovely. Of the three people involved, the first is a shrieking harpy, the second is a vague acquaintance of mine and I have absolutely no idea who the third is.

They'll be spoken to, believe me.

[doitrockapella]

...

Then I'm...sorry. I was assuming.

Again.

This hasn't been the best of weeks for me, in that respect. I'm sorry.

[explosivecombat]

...no harm done on my end. Looking over what happened, I'm actually surprised you're the first to contact me about this.

[doitrockapella]

That's consideration I probably don't deserve. But that won't stop me from accepting it.

Given the events in question, you are the likely suspect, aren't you?

[explosivecombat]

Oh, of course - something the other alchemists from my world never let me forget, when they were here. So don't let it concern you; I'm used to it.

...Something on your mind, Locke?

[doitrockapella]

Honestly? I'm surprised you're talking to me.

Please don't take this opportunity to explain at length all the reasons why that may or may not be a misguided notion; I'm really not in the mood.

[explosivecombat]

Will you at least humor me if I ask you why you would think that?

[doitrockapella]

Our discussion the other day. Giving me the time of day might've fallen under the umbrella of "showing me kindness", I suppose.

It also didn't help that you told me to send your belongings to Goldenrod, and two days later a local landmark blows up. And in the same city as...

Whatever I was expecting, this wasn't it.

[explosivecombat]

Ah, that really didn't help my case, did it? Well, somehow I doubt my shrieking harpy of an associate bothered to pick them up, primarily because I didn't tell him they would be there.

But really, I do hope you're not under the impression that I'm going to hold that discussion against you forever.

[doitrockapella]

Well, they're waiting, whenever you get back to them. In wire settings; I hope that's not a problem.

With the way my impressions of things are going lately, I'm almost tempted to say it's safer at the moment to not have any in the first place. And just ask, to make sure I have the right one from the start.

[explosivecombat]

Of course it's safer.

Just the same, no one changed the world by playing cautious.

[doitrockapella]

You're aiming to make me feel better.

[explosivecombat]

How astute of you.

[doitrockapella]

Для этого я могла любить вас.

[explosivecombat]

Нет, если ты знаешь, что хорошо для вас.

[doitrockapella]

Fortunately, I do. Most of the time.

So I take it you're not through with me?

[explosivecombat]

Of course not. I'd be incredibly bored, otherwise - why on earth would I willingly do that to myself?

[doitrockapella]

It might've been a sacrifice you were willing to make for the sake of teaching a student a much-needed lesson.

[explosivecombat]

That would negatively impact me, however, making it a less-than-ideal tradeoff.

[doitrockapella]

Explain something for me, then? I don't understand.

[explosivecombat]

Go on.

[doitrockapella]

Is there a tradeoff occurring when you give gifts?