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[assassino]

---- Stephanie ----

How have you been these past few days, dolcezza?



---- Horny Women who need... succor and comfort ;) ----

You have needs... perhaps I can be of service to you.

[Aaaand don't mind that filter stealth-edited to keep certain horned little girls out ARADIA.]

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[secondchances]

Why are you kissing my butt today? What did you do?

[She laughs, but part of her is serious about that.]

[assassino]

[He closes the door behind her. He would brush it off like nothing, but ah well, there's no point in lying.]

I've just felt a little lonely these past few weeks, that's all... is there a crime in wanting to see more of one's friends?

[secondchances]

Nope. Not at all.

[Poor Ezio. He's had a lot of relationship drama lately.]

Well, you contacted the right friend. I can be pretty awesome company, and I don't mind it at all.

[assassino]

Good!

[He gets her a drink from the fridge... a Coke, because by now he knows better than trying to serve her wine. He gets himself wine, though.]

Cristina has left, if you had not heard.

[secondchances]

[The touched smile at the soda is quickly replaced by a look of shock. No, she hadn't heard.]

Are you serious? Way to go, Paradisa. [She groans. Ezio's "plans" seem a little less like jumping the gun, now.]

I'm really sorry to hear that, though. I wish you could have gotten a chance to at least smooth things out with her.

[assassino]

[He shrugs, handing her the soda.]

Well, I fucked up my fourth chance... or was it fifth? Perhaps it is better for her that she will not have to remember this...

[secondchances]

[She won't debate the chances thing.]

But you will, as long as you're here. You wanna talk about it? I'll listen.

[He was going to ask her to move in... :( ]

[assassino]

[He sits down on the couch, wine glass in hand.]

What's left to talk about?

[secondchances]

[A shrug as she sits next to him.]

Whatever. Thoughts. Feelings.

[assassino]

[He mulls that over for a moment.]

I do not know, dolcezza... Cristina and I would not have been able to be together in my time, so perhaps it is pointless to have feelings.

[secondchances]

Ah, lucky you, able to turn them off like that. That's fine and all, but your "plans" have nothing to do with that, right? Nothing to do with feelings?

[assassino]

[He makes an amused noise.]

My plans are not based on revenge, that is all that really matters.

[secondchances]

I wasn't thinking about revenge, but that's good to know.

[She drinks her Coke. Mmm, delicious carbonation.]

[assassino]

My plans are more about loneliness than anything.

[He still has no idea how she drinks that stuff.]

[secondchances]

[Lonely assassin. Sadsassin. Steph puts a hand on Ezio's arm and gives it a friendly squeeze.]

I'm sure you won't need to be lonely much longer.

[She can only imagine what his night is going to consist of. ... she's not going to ask.]

[assassino]

[Nod. Weh, Stephanie.]

Tell me... why can I take down an entire conspiracy but fail to manage one relationship?

[secondchances]

I wish I could. Sometimes the stars just don't align properly, you know? Maybe you and Cristina aren't meant to work, but you'll find someone.

[assassino]

Shaun said I do, but it doesn't bring her any closer to me, whoever she is.

[secondchances]

Good things come to those who wait. So be patient, jeez. [She gives a gentle shove.] The rest of us are left hanging. You've at least got a confirmation.

Until then... [Ezios gonna Ezio...]

[assassino]

Until then, I have the fine women of this castle.

[secondchances]

Just don't create any messes.

... you know what I mean.

[assassino]

Si, si, I know. There is no disease here and women cannot fall pregnant, so how bad could it be?

[secondchances]

Did you ever find out who sent that letter?

[assassino]

[Frown.]

No. Cesare seemed innocent.

[secondchances]

Told you so.

My point is, be careful of jealous messes, okay?