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[workaphilic]

[ Anyone Looking for Accommodations in the City Royale ]

[There's an address written in.]

Rent's paid through next month. Take it, I don't care. Landlord will be thrilled, I'm sure.

If there's more than one of you, settle it yourselves.

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Quite the entertainer, our Paradisa. Parties and festivals and carnivals and balls. Don't know how you're not all sick of them, they happen frequently enough.

[He doesn't sound that bothered, though. In fact, there's a distinct upward swing to his tone. Someone's in a good mood for the first time in a long, long while.

There's a pause, and his voice starts to wander like he's splitting his attention.]

Still, can't complain. This one has the potential to be decently interesting. Ah, excellent.

[There's faint hissing in the background, from what sounds to be at least two or three of the fairies.]

Oh, be quiet. That's hardly the worst I could have done.

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[webbing]

You know, I'd be perfectly fine if that happened. If no one died, or nothing exploded, or nothing went horribly wrong? That would be a-okay with me.

[workaphilic]

Of course you'd enjoy it. Wrapped up safe and sound in your peaceful, quiet, boring life.

[He's being kind of melodramatic about it. Just one serial killer, that's all he wants....]

[webbing]

I don't exactly get a chance to have a peaceful, quiet, boring life, but sign me up if the chance comes along.

[workaphilic]

It's easy enough to achieve here. [If you don't count the periodic horrible shit.] Don't see what's stopping you.

[webbing]

You're kidding me, right? It's more or less impossible.

[ Though it is technically more relaxing that his life at home. ]

[workaphilic]

You can make anything dull if you really want to. People do it all the time.

[webbing]

Tell me the secret then, because believe me, I'd love to know.

[workaphilic]

Ask them, not me. I never bothered to learn how to be boring. I just know it can be done.

[webbing]

Them is a pretty broad category of people though.

[workaphilic]

So it should be easy.

[webbing]

So... what? You're saying I can basically ask anyone how to be boring?

[workaphilic]

Yes. [Was that not clear?? Most people bore the shit out of him.] Save for a few exceptions.

[webbing]

And who are those exceptions so I can make sure to avoid asking them any questions they might have trouble answering?

[workaphilic]

Me.

[And a couple others.

But mostly him. That's the point he's trying to make.]

[webbing]

Wow. I can't even handle the overwhelming humility I'm hearing right now.

[workaphilic]

You asked a question, I answered it. Not going to alter the facts just to protect your ego.

[webbing]

See here's the thing. My ego isn't even in the equation at the moment. I'm pretty sure it doesn't even have room in this conversation.

[workaphilic]

All the more reason not to bother with it, then.

[webbing]

And now you've done a good job of kicking it as it tries to take it's last, dying breath.

[workaphilic]

My specialty, so I'm told.

[webbing]

Wow, worst specialty I've ever heard of.

[workaphilic]

Well, one of my specialties.

[webbing]

I'm still thinking you might want to get rid of that one specialty.

[workaphilic]

I'm rather fond of it, actually.

[webbing]

Really? Because I don't think anyone else would be.