WINTER WRAP-UP!

[rarities]

[Good morning, Paradisa! You know what today is. That's right, it's WINTER WRAP-UP!!! Now that you've gotten your note about your task -- put on your coats, scarves, and gloves, and get to work!]

CASTLE SHOVELING | CLOUD MOVING | WILDLIFE AWAKENING | PUTTING OUT THE FIRES | ICE SCORING | CASTLE SEED PLANTING | BIRD DIRECTING | BIRD NESTS | TOWER CLEANING | CITY STREET PLOWING | CITY FOOD PLANTING | ORGANIZATION TEAM

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[molotov]

Of course not.

[assassino]

Then why are you so bitter?

[molotov]

I am not... bitter. I am... it is an insult, and I do not like to be insulted.

[SHE IS SO BITTER, so very very bitter.]

[assassino]

An insult that he has had many lovers? Why?

[molotov]

An insult that, in my stead, he would seek out only the lowest dregs of womanhood. If that is what he likes, then what does that make me?

[assassino]

Bella, they do not compare to you. If he knows that you are irreplaceable, he would not even try to find another woman as lovely as you. Those women are just distractions.

[molotov]

[Molotov digests this for a moment, frowning.]

But what if that is what he likes? I would think it is not that much harder to find a woman with even a modicum of respect for herself.

[Especially not for Brock, who has some indescribable allure.]

[assassino]

Firstly, many of those women are destitute and desperate to support themselves –– I work with many as an Assassin, and they are excellent allies, despite their low status. Many are drawn to powerful men... and they can be difficult to resist.

Perhaps Samson does not want to find other women. Perhaps he passes time with them in meaningless trysts while longing only for you.

[molotov]

You are thinking of prostitutes. Samson has dallied with those too, but I mean women that could be had by any man. For free.

[But she's clearly thinking hard about this.]

[assassino]

[Pointedly]

Even then –– women are insatiable, can you blame them for seeking out men? What matters is that he cares only for you.

[molotov]

[She laughs despite herself.]

Women are the insatiable ones?

[assassino]

[Amused.]

Yes! Of course, men are insatiable, too, but not in the same way.

[molotov]

Well, everyone knows about the endless needs of men, so, please, enlighten me on the insatiability of women.

[assassino]

Women are naturally predisposed to carnal lust, and men are tempted by them. It is how they wield power.

Besides. Men are easily satiated. It is much trickier to satisfy a woman.

[molotov]

[Molotov is quiet for a moment, then actually doubles over with laughter, her cigarette falling from her fingers and tumbling to the ground below.]

Women are predisposed to lust? And men are only tempted?!

[She just can't take it.]

[assassino]

[W/e, lady, he's just glad he made you laugh, even if it's at his expense.]

What of it?

[molotov]

[She wipes a tear out of her eye, calming down.]

There is no way in hell that men are just "tempted" into sex. I highly doubt that prostitution would be such a strong industry if men were not seeking it out of their own accord.

[assassino]

I did not say that men do not seek it of their own accord, too, but it began with women being insatiable. And is prostitution not the best trade for a woman who enjoys sex?

[molotov]

Prostitution is illegal in most places, in my time. Pornography is the better option. What is your evidence to back up that idea that women are more predisposed to lust than men?

[assassino]

[Illegal? That's shocking, but he doesn't really know what pornography is.]

I suppose personal experience does not count as evidence...

[molotov]

Ah, you just drive women that crazy, Mr. Auditore?

[Molotov looks like she thinks that's hysterical.]

[assassino]

[amused... Not sure if being laughed at...]

That is not what I meant.

[molotov]

Then what did you mean? You must have some reason for saying men are only "tempted". Do women take advantage of you on a regular basis?

[assassino]

[Hey, don't insult his manhood :( ]

No, no.

Why am I arguing this? You seem set on telling me it is not true.

[molotov]

I would never tell you such a thing, darling. I merely wish to understand your thought process.

[But the teasing is strong in her voice.]