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[workaphilic]

[He hadn't intended to say anything at all, really. He's scanning through the journal as usual, checking for anything of interest (there usually isn't) when something seems to occur to him.]

Oh.

[The faint sound of page flipping, and he hums, faux impressed.]

Congratulations, Paradisa, seems you weren't actually able to bore me into oblivion. Let's keep the momentum, shall we? Or, better still, pick it up a bit. I'd rather not subsist only on bread and cheese when there's plenty of other options secreted away.

[And, dryly cheerful:]

Here's to next year.

Comments

[deductiongeek]

The passing of time is subjective, isn't it?

[workaphilic]

People might think you aren't enjoying yourself.

[deductiongeek]

Why would I be?

[Every day here was another day trapped as a child and with no way to investigate the Organization.]

[workaphilic]

Well, plenty for you to do, isn't there? Why shouldn't you be?

[deductiongeek]

But I miss all my friends from home.

[workaphilic]

Friends here not enough to fill the gap?

[deductiongeek]

Of course not.

[And that was a badly concealed piece of annoyance, since he'd pulled that explanation out merely as an excuse to cover what he was really displeased about.]

[workaphilic]

Of course not.

[There's amusement seeping into his tone.]

Should really try to enjoy your childhood while it lasts, you know.

[deductiongeek]

[Oi. It's already lasted far too long.]


I find plenty to keep me entertained.

[workaphilic]

Clearly not quite enough.

[deductiongeek]

There's a library. That's entertainment enough.

[No it isn't. He was so bored he'd be willing to take lost pets cases.]

[workaphilic]

The library, of course. [He sounds like he's humoring more than anything.] That's all?

[deductiongeek]

Why are you interested?

[workaphilic]

Bored.

[It's really a great excuse for any occasion.]

[deductiongeek]

I'm not that interesting.

[workaphilic]

[cheerfully:]

I disagree.

[deductiongeek]

I'm just a kid, you know. Shouldn't you be able to find something more interesting?

[workaphilic]

[He ignores the second question entirely.]

Are you?

[deductiongeek]

What kind of question is that? Of course I'm a kid.

[workaphilic]

[He hums thoughtfully, but otherwise doesn't answer. King of cryptic, this one.]

[deductiongeek]

[Was it too early to start getting paranoid?]