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[heloise]

( (Broken filter) Ezio )

The fasting season is still here, so it will be fish with our Pigato tonight. After vespers.

[ Because her invitations might as well be summons. ]

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Broken Filter - Lucrezia

[assassino]

[He pauses; is this an order? When has he ever refused the order of a woman?]

It has been a while since I have had good fish.

Broken Filter - Ezio

[heloise]

[ Not that she would say how glad she is this one didn't set such precedence. ]

You would come for the good fish?

Broken Filter foreverrrr

[assassino]

If you would command it.

yeeeeeees

[heloise]

Can I command your intentions too?

[assassino]

My intentions must remain my own.

[heloise]

[ If only. ]

I would command you to come even so.

[assassino]

I will be there shortly, then. At your room?

[heloise]

Will you be bearing gifts?

[assassino]

As any proper guest would.

[heloise]

I will be expecting you.

[assassino]

[And in a short time, he'll be appearing at her door and knocking, wrapped gift in hand.]

[heloise]

[ Lucrezia takes her sweet time to light each of the candles, intentionally, before finally moving to the door to let him in. If she had been crying much in the past few days, it hardly shows, and her smile is just as well-measured. Put together.

She ignores that gift first, stepping back to let him in. ]

Ah, the man of the hour.

[assassino]

Yes, it is I.

[He steps in and bows his head a touch in greeting, then holds the gift out to her. A touchy cheeky:]

There will be no surprises tumbling out of it, this time.

[heloise]

[ She takes the gift and gives him a warning glance all the same. ]

Is it custom to include surprises in your gifts, da Firenze?

[assassino]

[He smiles, slightly.]

Yes. I daresay I got a few interesting reactions last Christmas.

[heloise]

[ Lucrezia carries the gift away and starts unwrapping it slowly. ]

And the most interesting of them?

[assassino]

She went bright red... as red as the darkest apple. She could not even find words for a few minutes, and then she laughed and shoved me.

[Inside is a carved wooden box.]

[heloise]

[ She keeps her eyes on the box, tracing its surface, smiling to herself. ]

Your mystery woman?

[assassino]

The one and the same.

[heloise]

Did she receive the same surprise?

[assassino]

No. It would be thoughtless to give every woman the same gift.

[heloise]

[ Lucrezia moves to sit at the table before she opens that box. ]

What was it then?

[assassino]

[Amused.]

Would you truly have me tell you?

[heloise]

I would have you hold back no detail.

[assassino]

A diletto.