xxviii λ apple digging

[assassino]

[Initially, he had intended to come to her with another matter entirely, but there's a more pressing matter at hand:]

The Apple is gone. Did I speak to you about it the other week?

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Ezio foreverrrrr

[secondchances]

[Oh, whoops. She knew she forgot to mention something to him.]

It may have come up, and it may have been planted in the ground?

[assassino]

What?!

[secondchances]

Old you thought it was a good idea! And after the things he said, I was inclined to agree. It's safe where it is, Ezio.

[assassino]

Old me is probably losing his mind to infirmity! We are going to get it. Take me to wherever it is.

[secondchances]

No one's going to randomly dig out in the middle of nowhere, and if you haven't noticed, it's freakin' freezing. Snow. There is snow.

[assassino]

I will dig it out myself, I just need to know where it is.

[secondchances]

I'll go with you. The hole is deep and I don't want you getting buried in dirt and snow and suffocating to death or something.

But are you sure? Reallyreally sure about this? With what you--he said, messing with it is a bad idea. It shouldn't even be touched.

[assassino]

I won't touch it. I just want to keep it somewhere I can keep an eye on it, that's all.

[He's already dressing up to go outside.]

Let us get the horses.

[Unless Steph wants to take the bike.]

[secondchances]

[Hell no, not until she finds away to reposition that passenger seat.]

If you say so. It's your weird golden magic fruit thing.

Give me a minute, I'll meet you outside my room.

[Time to put on her coat. Sigh.]

[assassino]

[He's there soon, in a grey winter cloak made from heavy wool. Anxiously.]

[secondchances]

[She steps out in a cute green coat, scarf, and gloves. She has a weird feeling of deja vu. WONDER WHY.]

So not how I intended to spend the next few hours, you know.

[assassino]

You may go as soon as you have shown me where it is.

[secondchances]

Please. Do you think I'd do that?

[She adjusts her scarf and heads down the stairs.]

He had me bury it. It's not TOO far, but it's not exactly two feet away from the front door, either.

[assassino]

How far?

[secondchances]

Far enough for story time with an old man, but not far enough for me to complain. With snow, though... who knows.

[assassino]

[Sigh]

Do you know how well horses do in this kind of snow? I have never taken them through this much...

[secondchances]

I was hoping you wouldn't say that.

[assassino]

We'll just hope for the best and put them out of their misery if they suffer.

[Not taking Maximus lol.]

[secondchances]

Ohmygod, we'll take my bike! No killing horses today, mister, especially not over this.

[Damn.]

[assassino]

[Her reaction is a little over the top. He raises an eyebrow at her.]

What, do people in your time not kill suffering animals?

[secondchances]

We do, but I like to avoid it when I can!

Just don't say anything while I'm driving, okay?

[assassino]

We are taking a car? [He's curious. He wants to see Stephanie's driving!]

[secondchances]

It's cooler than a car.

[She'd grin and boast some more about it, but she's wishing they could just take the horses. Stupid snow. Stupid seat.

Once they're outside, she starts off on her own.]

I'll come pick you up! Stay put.

[Aaaand she's running off.]

[assassino]

We will see about that.

[He just pockets one hand to wait, shovel in the other hand.]

[secondchances]

[Steph disappears for a good while, and then comes back with the weirdest fucking hover bike that she loves nonetheless. Except for right now. Ugh.

She'll just play this cool.]

Yo. We're going on this. You sit there.

[She jerks a thumb over to the seat behind her.

That fucking seat.]