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It's Monday. [...] Where are you?

Monday after a holiday weekend, no less. Silly of me to even ask.

I'm in my apartment.

It's been quiet around here. You can hardly blame me for wanting to stay occupied.

Welcome home. What sort of dire situation could you have possibly stumbled into in your own apartment?

You don't enjoy having free run of the place?

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.

Despite the things I say, I do enjoy having y people around. They keep things interesting.

Personally, I would find an elaborate and evil Rube Goldberg machine to be the nicest gift of all.

Ah. No subjects for observation. That is a problem.

I'll keep that in mind with Christmas coming up.

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.

Did you miss Cairo?

Technically. But you got me exactly what I wanted and you were thrifty about it, which is the most attractive quality of all.

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.

Wow. You like that I committed a crime for you.

Well your secret is safe with me.

I'm not trying to encourage it, but yeah.

[...] 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...

Really? [...] You're spoiling me again. I would have settled for a little bit.

I need to hear everything about this heist.

Too much, then?

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?

No, that's not what I meant. ~~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.

Because I'm not behaving according to my previously established pattern. But then, neither are you.

Work smart, not hard. I asked my sister if she knew the code.

Yeah, but I know what I’m thinking.

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.

And what are you thinking?

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.

Silly things. [...] Do you want to see me tonight?

You're further in debt with Crysta than I am for once.

~~If you're~~ [...] Yes. I'd like that.

Ah, well. After what happened at Thanksgiving, Crysta may be feeling merciful towards me.

Good. Come find me when you’re done with work.

Was it really bad?

You know, I could see you now, for professional reasons.

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.

I do need help with the fin. But if you take my shirt off the tone of the meeting is not going to be professional.

I cannot imagine you guys in a Red Lobster.

Control yourself, then. I want to measure your fin.

I wore a suit and Crysta was in a dress and pearls. She made us order the king crab. We got sickeningly drunk on sugary cocktails.

That shouldn’t take too long.

I’m glad you were able to have a good time in the end.

Then I suppose I'd better find something else to make this visit worth it.

An educational experience, if nothing else. [...] How was your weekend?

DM, 11/27

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