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[smilelikeaknife]

Some people are so peculiar about wishes.

Make your dreams come true.

A dream is a wish the heart makes.

Be careful what you wish for.

If wishes were fishes beggars would eat.

A man is his own easiest dupe, for what he wishes to be true he generally believes to be true.

Wish for something, or not, fair City.

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[smilelikeaknife]

I'm sure if your displeasure mattered to me, I would care.

[enigmaestro]

And that's just it, Desire, you don't care. You're even amused by your lack of care.

[smilelikeaknife]

Are you upset I don't care?

[enigmaestro]

I do attempt to refrain from taking it personally. It isn't innate to your nature, after all, together we speak a language of possession.

[smilelikeaknife]

You're very right, there.

If it were personal, you would not longer feel me as keenly as you do.

[enigmaestro]

You still have your favorites, I see.

[smilelikeaknife]

Did you change your mind?

[enigmaestro]

I'm keeping my cards close.

But your favoritism can waver.

[smilelikeaknife]

My power doesn't.

You let him.

[enigmaestro]

I let him. I let him do that, oh yes, surely.

[smilelikeaknife]

And he let me.

[enigmaestro]

And if I abandoned you? If I withdrew my submission, would you let me?

[smilelikeaknife]

You know the answer to that.

[enigmaestro]

It makes for an interesting thought experiment regardless.

[smilelikeaknife]

How very cerebral of you.

[enigmaestro]

[-- a beat.]

You're being pleasant. [Pause.] You know when you've won, of course.

[smilelikeaknife]

Of course.

[enigmaestro]

Good. [He rushes the word, not quite a hiss.] And now that's settled, why don't we discuss you?

[smilelikeaknife]

Because we won't.

[enigmaestro]

Then let's discuss what you care to talk about.

[smilelikeaknife]

How's your stomach?

[enigmaestro]

Suitably settled -- are you about to affect the receptive serotonin balance, or otherwise?

I'm not sure if I'm readied for such bile.

[smilelikeaknife]

I hadn't had any plans, no. But I can never remember the extent of your constitution. Or have you witnessed too much murder the past couple of weeks?

[enigmaestro]

I think we both know I've a high tolerance for death tolls.

[smilelikeaknife]

Of course. You lived in Gotham City.