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[Steph blinks.]

I don't know what fik-ah means. Is that Italian? It doesn't count.

[ Lucrezia doesn't blink, until she chokes on her own saliva and coughs uncontrollably. ]

Are you ill?

[Okay, maybe that was a little forward. He's a bad nobleman, okay? He glances at Lucrezia, trying to hide the massive smile on his face, but largely failing.]

It means "fig", doesn't it, Lucrezia?A ribboned fruit, a wonderful thing?

[Patting Lucrezia on the back, very confused but getting an idea...]

It's something dirty, isn't it.

[ Trying so hard to catch a breath. Still she can't help but laugh at his description of--the word. This is for your own good, Stephanie. ]

Yes--no. Yes, that is what it means.

[Laughing, still. See, he complimented both of you. He's just being smooth.]

What would make you think that, Stephanie? If you look it up, you'll see we're telling the truth.

[Suspicious...]

Why all the laughing, then? You guys aren't really gaining my confidence here. [She looks at Lucrezia.] C'mon. Tell me!

[ She bites her lips to keep from laughing. Ezio, you started this, you end it. ]

Perhaps you could elaborate on your intention instead, Ezio?

[Help him, he can't stop laughing. But then he does, though it's with a huge grin on his face.]

Una fica? An attractive woman, one well worth... experiencing.

[grin at Lucrezia. You know where it's at, giiiirl.

Who has been teaching you these little things, I wonder?

[She rolls her eyes, but has to ask for confirmation because EZIO.]

Is that it, Lucrezia?

[ She sputters again at the word 'experiencing.' ]

I have heard it whispered by the maid servants. [ Not relished like you did, Ezio. She turns to Stephanie with the calmest smile she can muster. ]

It has a rather indelicate connotation.

Ahh, in Venezia, it is a compliment, dear Lucrezia. That's why it's a great thing.

[And delicious, too. He reaches to put his fingers over the tiles, as if to pull them away, glancing at Stephanie.]

Should I play another word instead?

No, you can keep your... fica. I guess you can't help it, since that seems to be the only thing on your mind most of the time. [WHATEVER SHE'S NOT THAT MUCH OF A PRUDE.] Enjoy your points.

You do not mean to compliment us thus, surely?

[ Because it will be used against you in the future, Ezio. She chuckles at Stephanie saying the word out loud. ]

[Hahah wow, huge opportunity to play with fire right there, and drop some comment about now having tried theirs, but he's pretty sure Stephanie's going to give him the world's worst cut eye if he does. He just smiles.]

Take from it what you will, my dear. I would not question your chastity.

[he takes some new tiles. He eyes Steph.]

[She raises an eyebrow and puts down a couple tiles.]

You know, I give up on changing the subject. I'll just have to accept that some people [EZIO] can't stray too far from it.

[ She returns the smile. ] You are wise not to, Ezio.

[ And see her spelling "CHIUSA" across the "FICA" because we are going Italian now, right? ]

[Besides, if anyone here has questionable chastity, it's Ezio's fault.

He laughs at Steph, dropping off his elbows to lay flat on his back, stretched out on the floor.]

How can you blame me, Stephanie? You take me from a woman's embrace to play word games and dress-up, and then expect me to forget all that I have lost since my most traumatic kidnapping? Such cruelty.

Lucrezia, you've found the longest word yet. It seems you will win after all.

You were a willing prisoner. You could have said "no, ladies, I would rather spend more time with Last Night."

And I have no idea what that cheeyoosa word means, but I'm being nice and letting you guys cheat. [She dumps some tiles to get new ones.]

[ She just laughs at you two bickering married couple. ]

Chiusa. It means closed, shut. [ She points out where the tiles are at. ] See?

[Fair enough, yet still so unfair :'(]

Italian words are still words, so it's hardly cheating. You could use another language too, if you wanted.

Chiusa. I'll remember that one.

I'm only fluent in one language. Or I guess I could make up words and tell you they're exclusive American words.

[ She chuckles and glances at Ezio. They could totally do that too. ]

We could agree on using only the common language, but now you must show us a few exclusive American words, Stephanie.

Yes, let's see an American word. Don't use "car" or "television" or "zoo", I know those ones.

I don't have any I can spell right now. Unless you want to just turn this into a random American word learning moment, which is cool.