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Schön W. Freund ([personal profile] u_can_have_it_4_a_song) wrote2015-12-29 03:48 pm
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Ephemeral Truths [Verity]

When Verity arrives for her daily shift, Schön's demeanor in answering the door suggests this might not be just another day at the office. "Ah, good morning. I wonder if you might feel like a small change in the routine?"
brave_heart_verity: (looking down)

[personal profile] brave_heart_verity 2015-12-31 07:43 pm (UTC)(link)
Clink, clink goes her spoon as she stirs her soup. "That's not the problem."
brave_heart_verity: (observer)

[personal profile] brave_heart_verity 2015-12-31 08:17 pm (UTC)(link)
"But there's plenty of other places to explore," she points out when she rallies again. "I never traveled much, so it's not all bad."
brave_heart_verity: (thinking about it)

[personal profile] brave_heart_verity 2015-12-31 08:44 pm (UTC)(link)
"The mountains," she answers eventually. "I think I'd like the mountains." Which mountains, and what she'd do there, haven't been worked out yet. "Or maybe Iceland."
brave_heart_verity: (cautiously optimistic)

[personal profile] brave_heart_verity 2015-12-31 08:55 pm (UTC)(link)
"That could be fun. And I've heard they're a nation of readers." This, of course, is very important to her. "You think I should give it a try?"
brave_heart_verity: (shy smile)

[personal profile] brave_heart_verity 2015-12-31 09:11 pm (UTC)(link)
"Books and music and solitude..." That sounds rather ideal for her. "Yes, I think I'll see about a little vacation for myself soon."
brave_heart_verity: (cautiously optimistic)

[personal profile] brave_heart_verity 2015-12-31 09:33 pm (UTC)(link)
She hmms with amusement at the offer. "You have recommendations, I'm sure. Is the offer just for transportation, or logistics?"
brave_heart_verity: (smirk)

[personal profile] brave_heart_verity 2015-12-31 10:23 pm (UTC)(link)
"Those all sound good," she admits with a sigh. "I would need to think about it. And decide if I can afford to lose that much hair."
brave_heart_verity: (Default)

[personal profile] brave_heart_verity 2015-12-31 10:56 pm (UTC)(link)
"I know." Reading over so many of his contracts, she's well aware of the kinds of things he takes as payment. "But this is getting to sound suspiciously like work."
brave_heart_verity: (such a showoff)

[personal profile] brave_heart_verity 2016-01-01 12:07 am (UTC)(link)
"Just don't ask me if we're really eating the expensive things boasted about on the menu, and it's fine." In other words: no, because that would be a nightmare of libel suits and paperwork.

She'd rather have a nice lunch with a friend.