[ No is the first answer that comes to mind. It may be petty but Lucrezia thinks all this trouble with Stephanie started around the time he arrived too (also because she can't blame it on Cesare, he can do no wrong, surely, surely).
But maybe he can be the one to fix the mess he possibly had a hand in starting. ]
[ Well, Lucrezia would rather be fashionably late, so she arrives exactly an hour later, dressed in a dark blue cloak with the hood up to ward off the cold or perhaps to hide. ]
[ What, she totally isn't late because time moves according to her convenience. She grants him a polite smile though, pushing her hood back and peering at his book. She pointedly ignores his question. ]
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But maybe he can be the one to fix the mess he possibly had a hand in starting. ]
Where?
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[ But he should know that. Maybe now she is being too terse, so she sighs. ]
Will Stephanie be there?
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[Not about to go strolling on over to her place until he gets more info on the owner.]
No, she's out at the moment.
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[ If she is granting his request then it would be on her terms. ]
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Wants to make a snarky comment when she finally shows up, but he needs things to go smoothly.]
Hey, it's good to see you again. How have you been?
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What are you reading?
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Joshua reads about rocks. Geology. He said an adventurer should read about everything, maybe even stars.
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I have a friend who was big into learning about rocks. Her favorite shirt is the one that says "Archaeology rocks"
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You have not called me here to speak of rocks and stars.
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And you didn't answer my question; how have you been?
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Better and worse at the same time. Can such a thing be?
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Yes, precisely.
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I never told Stephanie you would be unstable or that you were bound to harm her.
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I didn't come here to get into that. [Saving that for another time.]
I can tell you anything Steph said, was out of concern. You mean a lot to her.
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