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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]

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?

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[caststwoshadows.livejournal.com]

Honestly, I don't know the preoccupation with Delirium. People will shower her with attention until she unmakes the world.

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[enigmaestro.livejournal.com]

It's all a matter of perception.

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[caststwoshadows.livejournal.com]

No. That's a matter of fact.

[There's a pause]

Do you want to know a secret?

[Of course he does, the question is redundant, but Desire asks anyway]

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[enigmaestro.livejournal.com]

Are you actually going to tell me, or dangle it? [It's a fair question. He steps closer.]

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[caststwoshadows.livejournal.com]

I know the best ones.

[Desire doesn't move, but suddenly it seems...more substantial.]

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[enigmaestro.livejournal.com]

I'm sure you do.

[Another step towards Desire.]

Will you share with me, then?

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[caststwoshadows.livejournal.com]

Order matters.

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[enigmaestro.livejournal.com]

Yes. It does. But even order can seem chaotic. Entropy follows it own order.

As do riddles.

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[caststwoshadows.livejournal.com]

Entropy is a myth.

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[enigmaestro.livejournal.com]

Universes die. Whether you like to think so, or not.

I don't only detect lies, Desire.