Subject: Thou shalt not angst.
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Posted on: 2011-06-29 19:38:00 UTC

Suicide didn't shudder, but for a moment, it was a near thing. Archir the Emerald, the dewey-eyed three-year-old "Istari child," would be cropping up in his dreams for a looooong time to come.

"Now that is a story for another time," he said as he continued shredding the coaster. Dorf the bartender gave him an irked look as the little pile of cardboard confetti began to mount. "I will say that I like gods a lot better when they're not sitting on peoples' laps and putting the Mind Whammy on anyone with a functioning brain. But since you're not sharing sordid pasts, I'll hold off on the sordid present."

He considered her for a moment, thinking. She definitely seemed to have more stories than he had guessed before, and that tilt of the head seemed almost teasing . . . Hmmm.

"How'd you join?" he said finally, adding another little piece of cardboard to the pile. "The PPC, I mean. I got hit with the resurrection stick and shanghaied, but I'm pretty sure that wasn't your route." He nodded towards the bite marks on her neck, his tone a little sly. "Unless your friend with the overgrown dental implements got a little--overenthusiastic?"

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