Room 504, Tuesday Evening

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Awesome day had kinda dribbled into augh, blah day, and it was kinda Romeo's fault.

It wasn't that she blamed him, really—or, at least, no more than she blamed everyone else for the issues that came up whenever her world was inevitably compared to theirs—but few people asked so out-right and then the whole religion deal just gave her a headache.

She sprawled on her bed, punching in a text on her phone and stared at it for a long moment before hitting send, and tugging out a scroll to read.

[Open door, open post!]

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He stepped closer and wrapped his arm around her to pull her into just such a thing.

"Of course. That I'll always do."

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Ino clung to him. "Dork," she said, because that was easier. "Always is a dumb thing to say."

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"As long as I am physically able and cognizant," he qualified for her.

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"And in the same universe?" she teased, poking him in the side.

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"I would count that as physically able," he said with a brief chuckle at the poke.

"After all, it's a physical limitation."

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"It's a different limitation," she said moodily. "I don't know."

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He considered it for a moment before nodding. After all, he'd be physically able to hug someone, just not her.

"Either way."

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"You're too agreeable, damn you," she informed him, and yet, didn't let him go.

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"Sometimes. I've gotten a little more backbone of late. I actually thought about it before agreeing," he pointed out.

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"Mmf," she said, because that was totally an answer. "I don't know. What've you been up to lately?"

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"Raising my dog, saying my goodbyes to Amber, working on my magic with the lady Glinda," he ticked off, "and starting up a system of contacts through the various insurgent and Animal factions in Oz to possibly gut the current government of it's rotten core."

Yes, he said it matter of factly. No, he didn't say it that way in an attempt to get a rise out of her. He'd just gotten matter-of-fact about it since talking to lady Glinda. She'd been a major concern, for one, and for another, the way that she'd accepted what he'd said so easily, well, it gave him a bit of confidence. As did the fact that he'd accomplished his goal in the Scrow camp.

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"...I'm sorry, what?"

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"Which part?"

He wasn't even joking. He was just checking.

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"Take a wild guess, Liir," Ino said, very very dryly.

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He kept from rolling his eyes just barely.

"I did a favor for Princess Nastoya and her people have promised their help to me. I sent word to the Arjiki" through Chistery, though he knew they'd listen to the flying monkey "and to the Animals about finding out just how deep things go, and to keep me abreast of things so that I don't get into too much trouble any time I step into Oz."

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"What sort of favour?" she asked, frowning at him now.

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"I let her die as she wanted to," he said, just a bit more quietly.

"As what she was instead of what she'd pretended to be all these years."

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That... was kind of a crappy favour to ask people.

"Why is everyone talking about death?" she asked irritably. Oh, Ino. "How're you dealing with that?"

Well. She was trying. Empathy was hard.

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He shrugged.

"There's nothing much to deal with. She was old. She was tired. It was time for her."

The crack had been a little disturbing, but more in the sense of being a noise so wrong that it couldn't quite fail to be disturbing.

"I was able to remind her back to being an Elephant. That's the most important thing."

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His lack of caring was almost soothing. She relaxed slightly as she thought that over.

"I guess."

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"Someone die at home?" he questioned carefully.

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She snickered with dark humour at that. "Not that I had a hand in."

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He raised an eyebrow, but his only response for it was a faint smirk.

"Ahh, business. Well, I'm glad you're back, all the same."

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"And lucky me to have healed before you checked in," she commented, resting her head against him. "I'm tired."

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He held her carefully before giving her a faint squeeze.

"Maybe a bit of sleep, then? I'll be around tomorrow and the day after and all that."