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[white_widow]

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[decohere]

it's like you're always playing some sort of guessing game where you say one thing but maybe are implying another and i can't track what the conversation is actually meant to be about and no matter how i answer it seems to be the wrong one.

so how are my answers not clear?

[white_widow]

Okay. I had not realized that I was coming across that way or making you feel like that. I apologize, I will try and adjust.

Well. You often seem noncommittal or seem to be giving noncommittal answers, but, given what you just said, I can see how that is a problem I may have caused or at least contributed to.

[decohere]

it's not all on you. i am not exactly the most practiced in facilitating friendly conversation with mutual understanding as a goal.

and sometimes i just don't know.

[white_widow]

Well. At least now we have this as evidence we are capable of it, despite ourselves.

That is fair. I am sorry for any times I reacted in frustration to that. I should - be better than that.

[decohere]

it's just hard knowing what's meant in good faith, when i'm being set up, and what answers will be used against me. so yes, maybe sometimes i make things more difficult than need be.

we're both who we are, for reasons that neither of us were responsible for. apologies aren't necessary.

[white_widow]

I understand.

That is true. But I am responsible for my actions now, so I am not going to rescind the apology.

[decohere]

fine, then i'll accept it. if you accept my own in return.

[white_widow]

Alright, deal.

So how difficult was I just then? Scale of one to ten.

[decohere]

3. i can recognize the effort.

[white_widow]

Hm. Okay.

Alright, I'm coming back. Do not tell Alexei that I am going to be making a bunch of Russian food.

[decohere]

good.
if i were inclined to tell him anything at all, it would not be something that encouraged him to invite himself.

[white_widow]

What would it be, if you were so inclined?

[decohere]

please bathe.

[white_widow]

That is a good choice. More optimistic than I would have expected from you, but good.

[decohere]

he had crumbs all stuck in his beard the other day... it was difficult speaking with him. i had to keep looking away.

[white_widow]

Mm. There is a reason Melina named a pig after him.

[decohere]

she sounds entirely too good for him.

[white_widow]

From my perspective, very very few men have ever stood even a chance of being good enough for a Widow.

[decohere]

it's implied in the name, isn't it.
no wonder it had to be arranged.

[white_widow]

[Oh, ouch - for some reason Yelena is not sure she can or wants to figure out, that stings. ]

In any case. I will find an errand to send him on tomorrow before I start the meal, and he can whine about it after.
And you can return the sword between the entree and dessert. Acceptable?

[decohere]

[really wasn't meant as anything more than an insult toward men and particularly alexei, but no unfortunately no real regard for the whole sorry your family was a faked set up. she's perhaps not the best at this sympathy thing.]

i'm sure there can be leftovers set aside, to compensate for whatever errand.
[because clearly everything has to be some form of transactional. just like this agreement.]

acceptable.