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[gascogne]

[He'd seen her last network post about employment, but hadn't responded lest she ask for a job at his establishment. Instead, D'Artagnan focuses on the other part of it, that it's been a week since her contract was severed. Time enough, perhaps, for Eponine to be less volatile and easier to speak with.]

I presume you've not signed with another Dominant. If you've need of somewhere to stay on occasion, I've since left the apartments provided and bought a house near the forest.

[It's followed by a slightly blurry and crookedly aligned picture of said house. He rarely uses the camera function.]

[gardienne]

you’ve not forgotten me sir?
I’m glad.
Is that really your house? It looks straight from a fairytale. So pretty. I should feel a princess living there.

You’re right of course. I have no dominant, nor do I want one.
But I’d love to pretend it’s you for a while Sir

[gascogne]

Of course not.

[She made quite an impression.]

It is, and you're welcome to it, if you'll do me the courtesy of not referring to me as Sir. I've a name and you well know it.

[gardienne]

really? Do you live there too, D'Artagnan?

[gascogne]

Yes, with Daphne and a man named Geralt. Are you acquainted? I'd recently signed with him.

[gardienne]

Miss Daphne too? But she is so lovely. She said she wants to braid my hair. Really?

I dont know Geralt. but I don't care. He must be nice and noble and all that if you've taken him on.

[gascogne]

I'm sure she'll enjoy your company, then, should you choose to stay as you'd like. She's intending to plant flowers, a bit of a garden I'll trust you not to sleep in. Geralt mostly keeps to himself, but he's a decent man as you say.

[gardienne]

flowers? A garden? Really?

oh

oh but I can help. I work with flowers. I work for Ororo. in the flower shop. I can help with your garden. and I swear, I won't sleep in it. oh I can make Miss Daphne a flower crown. She is a princess after all. Do you think she'd like one?

[gascogne]

[For a moment, he considers whether he should inform Ororo about Eponine's flower poisoning idea, but he'll not. It might be simply talk.]

Your skills will be helpful, I can assure you.

[He and Geralt are likely not to have anything to do with the garden and Daphne's flower endeavours.]

I think she'd like that very much, Eponine.

[gardienne]

there is just a thing. if I come, my portrait of the creator must come too. is that okay?

[gascogne]

[Oh God.]

You may place it wherever you wish. To look upon it will only stoke the fires of my discontent.

[Resigned to consider its presence motivation.]

[gardienne]

im sorry, I got given it as a punishment and now I must always have it. im sorry.

[gascogne]

You've no need to apologise for what they've done. The fault lies not with you.

[gardienne]

he can be quite useful, you know? I'm using it to make money.

[gascogne]

How've you managed that?

[gardienne]

I told a new person I was his best friend and they better pay me if they want to go home.

[gascogne]

How much money do you think new arrivals have, Eponine? Your efforts are pointless. You may as well pickpocket the natives, and not bring more contempt on yourself for targeting LIERs. Regardless, money will not get you home.

[gardienne]

how do you know?

anyway I dont want to go home. I want to be a dominant.

[gascogne]

Because I have it and I'm still here.

I know you do, but you've no choice in the matter except to make your grievances known, in whichever way you feel is most effective.

[gardienne]

im trying.

you know how im going to say it. well, not everything. it is only an idea.
but as well, im going to try to pay him first.

it is a last resort, you see?

[gascogne]

Pay the Creator?

[What a ludicrous idea.]

I doubt you'll get far with that.

[gardienne]

why not? money works for almost everything. rich people always get what they want.

or shall I go ahead with my plan?

[gascogne]

I've my doubts there. Do as you like, if you're prepared to go through with it presently.

[He doesn't think she is, but he'll not discourage it whilst his own plan is well underway.]

[gardienne]

youve not lost time talking to that man anyway. you ought to put such conversations to private, you know? this is how ive been caught before.

[gascogne]

Should I?

[Clearly, he cares not.]

One's privacy on this device is in question as it is. I doubt masking conversations results in anything but a false sense of security that invites less cryptic missives.

[They're reading everything, and one speaks more candidly in "private".]