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[curseshit]

Drag the grooms out of their hiding places and get partying! Everyone is at the inn already!

BACHELOR PARTY!!!

[ mission: midnight drinking post. oh and the curse... ]

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[recurred]

[datchesthair]

[smooths hand over book before looking back at it. conflicted eyebrows]

Sorry, I was just reclaiming something I think I'd lost. It couldn't wait, you'd understand.

[cabineyes]

[ creeping closer to properly see what she's holding. ]

No, actually, I don't. If you wish to buy something I suggest you wait til we open in the morning.

"Sorry" doesn't quite cut it, girl.

[recurred]

[holds book away from him slightly as she leans back]

Then I'll pay you right now.

[cabineyes]

You seriously think it's going to be that simple?

[ you're going to pay him with every coin you own and he'll probably blackmail you later. ]

[recurred]

[she seriously thinks it's not going to even matter soon]

Who do you think you're going to tattle to if I don't comply?

[cabineyes]

Oh, I don't know.

I imagine the mayor and the duke might find your nocturnal activities interesting. Do correct me if I'm wrong but stealing isn't exactly part of your job description?

[recurred]

[shakes head]

The mayor's been missing since before I could remember and the precious duke is... [shrugs]

Why do you trust him?

[cabineyes]

Why wouldn't I?

[ he's a great guy. always was there for them. i think. ]

Now tell me. What's in the book?

[ what's so important you had to break in? ]

[recurred]

[holds it to her chest a little closer.]

Everything. [why everything, she won't explain. don't touch it]

[cabineyes]

[ are the pages made out of gold? bills? now he's regretting never looking at it. ]

Everything?

[ now she's just acting weird. ]

[recurred]

[steps back and pulls book open to reveal the leaf. laughs a little, but she doesn't know why. we dont know what we're crying about. she's okay with looking like a nut right now because it's a flashback montage]

[cabineyes]

[ what's that some dirt? ]

[ damn right you look like a nutter. maybe it's best you leave now. i don't want you under the same roof as my daughter. ]

Ah...

Not quite what I'd call "everything", but...

[recurred]

[looks up at him after a moment and snaps book shut]

We're going to laugh about this later...

[cabineyes]

Of course we will.

[ yeah no. ]

Put the money on the counter and go, girl.

[ what the hell. just get out. he wants to go back to bed. ]

[recurred]

Right, right...

[but...your ass]

[okay not your ass]

[shuffles hand to her belt to ease the bag of coin off of it. walking along the way she snags the recorder too]

This too. [drops whole bag on the counter and moseys her way back to the door she'd come from]

[cabineyes]

And don't think we're settled here, girl.

[ watches her go. he'll hunt you down for blackmail later. ]

[ wtf. shakes his head and goes back upstairs after making sure the door stays locked. ]