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[caststwoshadows.livejournal.com]

If fog rolls in on cat feet, and the world ends in fire, then what poetry can be used to describe this?

Hello, City.

Did you miss me?

Before some of you announce that you don't know me, please be aware that redundancy bores me. You'd hate to do that.

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[enigmaestro.livejournal.com]

You can't hold me accountable for this. [His nose wrinkles, is eyes narrow.] I didn't ask for that, for any of that! I didn't ask for torture and trauma!

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[caststwoshadows.livejournal.com]

I can hold you accountable for whatever you do. You belong to me, remember?

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[enigmaestro.livejournal.com]

Do I?

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Don't be coy.

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[enigmaestro.livejournal.com]

And if I'm being serious? [He takes a step around, moving to the side of it.]

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[caststwoshadows.livejournal.com]

[Desire cocks it's head]

It could go one of two ways.

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[enigmaestro.livejournal.com]

Enlighten me. [He strolls behind Desire, making the circle.]

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[caststwoshadows.livejournal.com]

Why would I ever do that?

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[enigmaestro.livejournal.com]

You can play favorites in private, if you want. I wouldn't begrudge it.

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[caststwoshadows.livejournal.com]

Do you think that I don't know the paths to the other Endless?

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[enigmaestro.livejournal.com]

I would never suggest that. I'm simply saying that -- [Another smile.] I could use with some encouragement. Staying on your side of things.

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[caststwoshadows.livejournal.com]

[Desire just fixes Eddie with those great, golden eyes]

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[enigmaestro.livejournal.com]

[He leans in, bold, inches from Desire's lips.

But not quite that daring.]

I just want to know where we stand, and what I have to benefit from.

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[caststwoshadows.livejournal.com]

You're mine.

It's that simple.

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[enigmaestro.livejournal.com]

Is your hold just as strong as before? Am I still as favored?

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[caststwoshadows.livejournal.com]

Who are you trying to convince?

Dealing with people has made you stupid.

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[enigmaestro.livejournal.com]

What makes you think I'm trying to convince anyone?

[He pulls back, finger tapping his chin. The gravity is a mask, the smile hidden.]

Falsehood. I'm not at all stupid, and if you don't understand that, perhaps I'm further away from your reach than you previously anticipated.

I owe you honesty, Desire. I won't give you anything less than that. Aside from anything less proving pointless, it's a measure of respect.

Or do you not see that as well?

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[caststwoshadows.livejournal.com]

It's all a matter of perception.

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[enigmaestro.livejournal.com]

And a matter of connection, isn't it?

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[caststwoshadows.livejournal.com]

If you think you're out of my reach, then the only falsehood is the one you're telling yourself.

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[enigmaestro.livejournal.com]

Out of your reach? No. Never. I know I'll never be relieved of you, just as no one else capable of sentient thought will be. And frankly -- why would I want to be?

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[caststwoshadows.livejournal.com]

You'll always be mine.

Whether you think so or not.

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[enigmaestro.livejournal.com]

But not -- [He says, indulgently.] Yours alone. Is that a problem?

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[caststwoshadows.livejournal.com]

[A smile. Quick, impossible to judge]

Is that what you think?

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[enigmaestro.livejournal.com]

Was it not a concern before, when Delirium was in City?