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[devilishlycharming]

I'll come by after lunch, perhaps.

Small, full of children who leave messes all over the kitchen. Very pink.

[selfmadman]

Sure.

There's not a speck of pink in my apartment.

[devilishlycharming]

Now I'm envious. I've never much cared for pink.

[selfmadman]

No, now you're being seditious.

I don't like any color as much as these gods seem to.

[devilishlycharming]

My loyalty has always been to my own country. I think that means I've been seditious from the start.

I doubt anyone older than five does.

[selfmadman]

What did England do to deserve that?

It's like this place was a map before it was a city.

[devilishlycharming]

It was home.

Perhaps they created it on a whim. They are gods.

[selfmadman]

You could move. Nothing's stopping you.

[devilishlycharming]

I could. It might be a bit quiet, though; I'm afraid I've grown accustomed to having people around.

How is it suiting you so far? Having your own flat, that is.

[selfmadman]

[ A lag before: ]

Someone left.

It hasn't made that any easier.

[devilishlycharming]

I'm sorry. Who was it?

[selfmadman]

I don't think you knew her.

[devilishlycharming]

I might have.

Regardless, I'm sorry. I hope things are going well where she is.

[selfmadman]

It's the happier ending, isn't it?

What I meant to say is that when I moved, I did it in a certain spirit. And it feels like I've already betrayed that.

[devilishlycharming]

That depends entirely on what one is returning to--and how much faith one has in the rest of us to sort things out here.

What spirit was that?

[selfmadman]

I needed to hear that even less than it needed to be said.

Acceptance.

[devilishlycharming]

I'm sorry.

What I mean is, it's hard to be accepting every minute of the day. It doesn't mean you've betrayed your intent.