1.1.01.01.032: to be countermanded by the primes.

[needshumility]

[Backdated to just before the end of the flood]

...I hate this flood. I really, really hate this flood.

[PRIVATE TO SVETA]

How. How do you put up with her? How?

She's more demanding than Violet. Than Violet's mother! Than... GAH. [just frustration and then....

Oh, it's over.]

Come get your inmate. Please. Please.

[Private to Jane]

I am entirely fed up and am going to get tauping Limed.

Are you joining me?

Petronilla is crazier than... she's just crazy!

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Re: private-

[needshumility.livejournal.com]

Now you might find out.

[Knocking on her door five minutes later]

spam

[thebestnose.livejournal.com]

[She opened it and stepped back, looking tired and stressed. Sexby's file was sitting on her desk, completely untouched.]

Re: spam

[needshumility.livejournal.com]

[He walked in, having shoved a swatch of Lime in his pocket, and looks incredibly tired and frustrated himself.]

I can't believe you got him. That's... that's hardly fair.

Re: spam

[thebestnose.livejournal.com]

Fair? Look at you...talking about fairness, Mister Red Prefect. [She shut the door behind him and flopped down into a chair.]

Re: spam

[needshumility.livejournal.com]

Excuse me, Miss Brunswick, but I have to be a hypocrite. It's one of the first Rules of being a Prefect.

[He broke into a smile and sat down on the couch, reaching into his jacket pocket for the swatches.]

Re: spam

[thebestnose.livejournal.com]

Well, you're doing a fantastic job of it so far. [She looked up when he reached in his pocket.] You really brought it?

Re: spam

[needshumility.livejournal.com]

[He nodded, then handed her the swatch.] I keep my promises.

And I'm... just fed up and this is better than thinking about it for a night.

Re: spam

[thebestnose.livejournal.com]

[She shook her head.] You first. [Standing up, she turned on the remote viewer so that they could have something to listen to.]

Re: spam

[needshumility.livejournal.com]

[Ooh, the remote viewer. He stuck the swatch into a compact and had a long look at it. Handel. That was nice. He hummed idly and then flopped back on the settee,] All yours. [Oh, that was good.]

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[thebestnose.livejournal.com]

[She did the same and sat down beside him. She gave it back and stretched her feet out in front of her with a small smile.]

Feel better?

Re: spam

[needshumility.livejournal.com]

So much better. I can't even speak for how much... [He grinned and flopped against her a little,] I'm glad you're you and not Svetlana's inmate.

Re: spam

[thebestnose.livejournal.com]

[She snorted.] How bad was she?

Re: spam

[needshumility.livejournal.com]

Think she... like Mrs De Mauve. But... [he laughed] with extra nasty sprinkled on top.

[He was massively exaggerating, but that's Lime for you.]

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[thebestnose.livejournal.com]

[She giggled at that and sank down a bit, listening to the film start up.]

Then it's good experience for you.

Re: spam

[needshumility.livejournal.com]

I don't need experience. Got enough.

[He looked over at the film]

It's that... that Jones fellow, isn't it?

Re: spam

[thebestnose.livejournal.com]

Yes. The one you found when you were...doing whatever it was you were doing. [She shook her head.] Following me or something.

Re: spam

[needshumility.livejournal.com]

I was not following... you. Much.

[He laughed, as that didn't make any sense.]

I think I know the ending already.

Re: spam

[thebestnose.livejournal.com]

How do yo- [She stopped herself and put a hand on his.]

We can go somewhere else and watch something else.

Re: spam

[needshumility.livejournal.com]

That means people, Jane. I just want to stay here with you.

[He shrugged,] I might have imagined the ending, you know. Let's check.

Re: spam

[thebestnose.livejournal.com]

Better choice. [She laughed again and leaned against him, looking up to the ceiling.]

What's wrong with people, Eddie? [Now that was hilarious.]

Re: spam

[needshumility.livejournal.com]

They're people, that's what. [This sounded nice and profound to his Limed mind.]

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[thebestnose.livejournal.com]

[She kept laughing and leaned against him.] That doesn't make any sense!

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[needshumility.livejournal.com]

It makes a lot of sense, silly. People are awful because people just are.

[He waved a hand vaguely. That helped, right?]

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[thebestnose.livejournal.com]

To you, Red. Only to you. [She tapped him on the nose and sat up.]

People are good because people are, too. According to you. And that doesn't make sense.

Re: spam

[needshumility.livejournal.com]

That... that does make sense. People are awful and good and stuff they choose makes them more of one than the other.

[He grinned, a little satisfied with this logic.]