[A dark grey felt tote, holding two bottles of wine: a 2011 Massolino Barolo Riserva Vigna Rionda, and a 2020 Pescevino Bianco. (Only one of these is a nice bottle of wine, and the other is a joke.) Pinned to the bag is a folded note in Enoch's careful handwriting:]
For you, I've selected an incredibly nice Barolo Nebbiolo. At first glance, it seems light, even frivolous. Not the sort of wine people take seriously based just on looks. But a taste reveals that it is startlingly opinionated, stubborn and lingering even after you've set it down, and with a depth and complexity that resists being fully deciphered after only a few sips. Very dry, very understated, very refreshing. In the first few years, this vintage is both intriguing and almost intolerable, but given some time to develop, it mellows into something with considerable longevity. Now is an excellent time for this bottle. But it will hold, if you're not sure you want to open it yet.
The Pescevino is ... drinkable. But I personally find it charming.
[The bottom edge of the paper is a little too close to the last line, as though there was something else written after that, then torn off upon second thought.]
Too much sarcasm. I could get into plenty of trouble in here. [...] Any time I leave Poet alone for longer than a day I always expect to come back to some kind of elaborate and evil Rube Goldberg machine. But all I actually found was a very nice gift on my doorstep.
I've already had to adjust my list of the most useless employees at Enodia. Turns out some people's contributions to the ambiance can't be properly measured until they're gone.
Before you go to any great lengths, you should know that one bottle cost me less than twenty dollars and the other one didn't cost me anything at all, so I've technically avoided your requirements for a nice gift.
He of the green-stained fingers and clouds of vape fumes? Absolutely not. But I did find myself missing Spirit, just a little bit. You can always foretell their presence by the waves of annoyance that ripple through a crowd, like a forest wildfire. Few people make that kind of impact on the world.
[...] And I missed you too. More than a little bit.
You'll be reassured to know that I made a point to avoid a credible charge of grand larceny with the bottle I stole for you. The bottle I stole for me, however...
Let's see if I can make this entertaining. They renovated the wine cellar six years ago, long after I moved out. My first obstacle is a sealed door which can only be unlocked on a keypad with a four-digit code. How do you imagine I bypassed this door?
On the one hand I’d definitely want her on my Ocean’s Eleven heist squad, but I’m not sure you can consider the wine cellar truly secure if Crysta knows the code.
My parents care more about appearances than reality. Crysta also warned me about the hidden security camera, and I only had to offer one favour for the information.
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I'm in my apartment.
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Welcome home. What sort of dire situation could you have possibly stumbled into in your own apartment?
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Too much sarcasm. I could get into plenty of trouble in here. [...] Any time I leave Poet alone for longer than a day I always expect to come back to some kind of elaborate and evil Rube Goldberg machine. But all I actually found was a very nice gift on my doorstep.
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ypeople around. They keep things interesting.Personally, I would find an elaborate and evil Rube Goldberg machine to be the nicest gift of all.
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I'll keep that in mind with Christmas coming up.
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Before you go to any great lengths, you should know that one bottle cost me less than twenty dollars and the other one didn't cost me anything at all, so I've technically avoided your requirements for a nice gift.
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Technically. But you got me exactly what I wanted and you were thrifty about it, which is the most attractive quality of all.
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Wow. You like that I committed a crime for you.
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I'm not trying to encourage it, but yeah.
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You'll be reassured to know that I made a point to avoid a credible charge of grand larceny with the bottle I stole for you. The bottle I stole for me, however...
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I need to hear everything about this heist.
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Let's see if I can make this entertaining. They renovated the wine cellar six years ago, long after I moved out. My first obstacle is a sealed door which can only be unlocked on a keypad with a four-digit code. How do you imagine I bypassed this door?
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I just[...] You surprised me, that's all.Did you spy on someone while they were opening it? Invisibility is a useful talent for a thief.
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Work smart, not hard. I asked my sister if she knew the code.
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On the one hand I’d definitely want her on my Ocean’s Eleven heist squad, but I’m not sure you can consider the wine cellar truly secure if Crysta knows the code.
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My parents care more about appearances than reality. Crysta also warned me about the hidden security camera, and I only had to offer one favour for the information.
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You're further in debt with Crysta than I am for once.
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If you're[...] Yes. I'd like that.Ah, well. After what happened at Thanksgiving, Crysta may be feeling merciful towards me.
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Was it really bad?
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Honestly? It was typical. [...] I left less than five minutes after we all sat down for dinner. Crysta and I went to a Red Lobster instead.
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