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( it seemed that etraya— or rather echo and aurora had a wicked sense of humor. while inara hardly knew wade, seeing the name come up on the network once or twice, it seemed he was quite into her without any reason. )

you do? how....well I must say that's a surprise. you must either really like french literature or are really into sex workers and their history.

( somewhere in the background, 'only you' was playing. surely. )

Edited 2025-06-09 23:49 (UTC)

I speak French-Canadian, and my former fiancée was a sex worker.
And because I'm thoughtful like that, I gave it a read.

[Did Etraya have Google, because while the above is true, he can't even guess what else is in this book.]

It is the oldest profession, right? So there's a lot of history to know!

I see, well that certainly would explain it.

( thankfully for him there are no further follow up questions from her about the book. he isn't off the hook though; if they run into each other in person, she's bringing it up. )

that's very true, transcending time and even space, at least in my world. so if we're to be friends, I'd like to know a bit more about you. former fiancée? what happened there, if you don't mind sharing.

Yup. A solid explanation with no holes whatsoever!

[fuck.]

Uh, well.
I'm a mess, mostly? And a mercenary.
Made our lives more than a little unstable, I guess.
It was probably for the best.

[So he didn't get her horribly murdered again.]

We're still friends.
And hang out but... I'm still into her, but I'm not sure if she'll ever be into me again.
I'm a lot. And I know I am.

( she's going to ignore that first text for now because what was more important was the fact that he actually answered her question; and perhaps overshared a bit but she did go prying in the end.

once the last message came in though, she couldn't help but smile. she's had at least two clients like that who felt like they were a burden, too much to be worth the effort of anyone's time. that's why they came to her for comfort and the love they felt they didn't deserve.

she could empathize with that. )

it's always difficult when feelings still linger in the face of friendship. once a lover but now a friend, a difficult thing really. I'm sorry to hear that, is she here by any chance?

( and not just someone who happened to look like her. )

No, she's not. Glad she's not, so she doesn't have to deal with all this place's nonsense and the weight of saving our universe.

[He'll just carry all that weight instead. And Cable.]

that's very kind and noble of you to say, have you been here long? I'll admit, I'm still a bit perplexed by that whole idea but....I suppose we have to comply with what we're being asked to do.

Only a couple of months this time, but I was here before and then left. I'm basically an expert on this place. If you want any help, I'm happy to lend a hand?

[Wade.... what are you doing?]

( she's not too keen on taking help from others given her line of work; after all, one can never be too cautious with a man but he seemed more like an excitable puppy more than anything. )

that must have been difficult to handle, being brought here, being able to go back home and then coming back. I'm sorry-

but I'll keep it in mind, thank you. if you can provide any information about this place or advice for missions, I would appreciate it.

[Wade's not asking because he's trying to be creepy... well, okay, maybe he is a little, but he's not going to try anything. Other than give her some sad puppy eyes and wait on her hand and foot if she let him.]

I'll keep that in mind for when the next mission comes along. Sometimes you can get items from Aurora that will help you with missions if you ask nice?

is that right? how does one go about asking her nicely?

and this is outside of the points system here right?

Sometimes I just ask Aurora for things, and she's given them to me. Like when we were going to have a mission in a Labyrinth, she gave me a copy of the 80s movie the Labyrinth to watch in the common area in the housing to prepare when I asked.

[The David Bowie movie had been very important material to prepare!]

But the point system is a bit more foolproof.

is that right?

( that movie is a bit too far in the past for her to know it, but she knows a certain amount of pop culture trivia. mostly books much to wade's misfortune. )

I see, well I suppose I'd be happy with getting more information about it from you. do you like tea by any chance?

Depends.
Is it during a tea party?
And are there little sandwiches involved?

that's british high tea, I don't usually do that for myself but if you want....

well I suppose I could make a few sandwiches.

how about i bring the sandwiches?

alright then, sounds like a plan. stay in touch, I would like to have tea with you soon.

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going to wrap this up here ♥