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[privateeyeforhire]

 

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"Hey, Juno Steel here. Assuming answering machines work the same around here: you leave me a message, I call you back. Probably. Depends on why you're calling."

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if we find a good place to ftb i will take it i say uselessly

[invigorates]

( You'll never get all her secrets out of her, Juno! Never!

She giggled, trying to muffle the sound into her palm even if there was really no point in it. No one else around here was being quiet. )

I would not recommend doing so here, but camping is quite an enjoyable activity that could be done in the woods.

LOL same tho

[privateeyeforhire]

You mean sleeping out there on purpose? Yeah, no thanks.

[ If he had to in a pinch? Sure. Just doesn't sound like a fun recreational activity if you ask him. ]

Even without the sticks and the bugs and all that, it's too damn quiet to sleep out there.

[invigorates]

( she certainly understood that sentiment. Being left to sleep in silence was always terrible if you had a mind that liked to race and mildly torture you with past mistakes. )

You have never been in a rowdy adventuring party in the woods of Valsheria. Scarcely a moment of silence in those moments. Although they were also quite dangerous, so perhaps you have a point...( she had fun though! Most of the time. )

I'm assuming I'm remembering right that she went from adventuring to politics............

[privateeyeforhire]

Can't say I have. No woods or adventuring parties where I'm from.

[ Not unless you count unwilling jaunts out into the Martian desert after a city that doesn't exist. ]

How was that? Must have been a big change, going from that to advising a king.

Correct she makes poor life choices

[invigorates]

Not as drastic as you may assume. I earned the position while aiding the Garsalian nobles during some of their internal conflicts, one of which only ended a few months prior to my arrival here. Adventuring across the wilds was different only in what I was fighting against and who I was trying to aid.

( said out loud that sounded a lot more depressing than she ever thought it might. ) I did wish to record and witness history, after all. ( and now she was smack dab in the middle of it. )

I would suggest we try camping together, but given the unknown nature of the forest here...perhaps not.

[privateeyeforhire]

At least the palace job sounds a lot more cushy. [ Assuming castles look like he’d expect on her side of the multiverse. Juno has never seen one in person to say if they even look like that where he’s from, at least outside of a stream or movie. ]

And yeah, I’ll pass on that. There’s plenty of other things we can do together.

[ That musing unfortunately overlaps with another particularly loud sound of pleasure from Lior’s end of the line, and Juno almost chokes on his ale. Sounds a lot different than he’d intended in that context. ]

[invigorates]

A bit less dangerous, at the very least. ( The castle was large and her duties assured she did not see many people during the day. And with the war ended things were not nearly as chaotic. If anything, it was kind of...lonely. Not that she would tell Juno that, because what was the point?

She was about to respond - and honestly? She hadn't even noticed that sound specifically because she was focusing on Juno -, stopping only when she heard him half-choke. ) Are you all right? Did something happen?

[privateeyeforhire]

N-no, nothing, everything is—

[ Juno coughs to clear his throat, knocking a fist against his chest a few times. ]

—fine. Wrong pipe is all.

[ He's definitely not explaining it to her. Nope. Not going to happen. Time for a topic change, and fast. ]

Do you miss it at all? Your old job, the adventuring part?

[invigorates]

( reassuring... )

Oh. Well, I never truly stopped recording history and my other scholarly pursuits, so I cannot really miss that. Adventuring, however... sometimes, yes. I do not miss fearing for my life from unknown dangers, but I did enjoy seeing new lands and meeting new people.

I am sure I will get the chance to do so again.

[privateeyeforhire]

Yeah. You will, once we're out of here.

[ Whenever that is. Juno isn't going to give up hope that they can somehow figure their way out of this mess, one way or another. ]

At least there's plenty of new people around here.

[invigorates]

( a pause. The sounds of lovemaking still ever present in the distance, but she seemed too lost in thought to notice at this point. )

Would you think me mad for saying I would not mind staying here for a while yet? That is I - minus a few obvious aspects, it is almost...peaceful. Much more than I am used to, and the people here, like you, Juno, are wonderful. And if I was never able to see you all again...

( oh, that got kind of sad, didn't it? ) Maybe I am mad.

[privateeyeforhire]

A little, yeah.

[ But he gets it. When he thinks of going home and never seeing Lior again, something in his chest does ache in a way that is all too familiar by now. ]

... But I guess then that makes me a little 'mad' too.

[invigorates]

( she chuckled softly. )

At least I know I am in good company, in that case.

ah - ( there's a very distinct silence. ) Our friends may be finished.

[privateeyeforhire]

[ Good company. Yeah, that about sums it up. ]

Finally. Thought I'd have to bring you out a tent for after the sun went down.

[invigorates]

At that point it would be more beneficial to simply leave and come back to fetch them...

( She does sound vaguely amused at the offer though. ) I should be going so I can navigate them through without issue. Thank you again for keeping me company, Juno. I will see you soon?

\o/ shall we wrap this one up too?

[privateeyeforhire]

Sure, I'll be around. Good luck with getting them out of there.

[ He'll hang out in the inn in the meantime, making a nuisance of himself. And also maybe wait to make sure she gets back safe. Just in case. ]

ye ye

[invigorates]

Thank you, my friend.

( And off she goes to help two horny dipshits through the woods. )