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ZOECHKA

ZOYA NAZYALENSKY

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[ There is a poignant pause, and then - ]

He's not home.

[cacotopia]

no
not yet
i don't know what's taking them so fucking long
but i promised i wouldn't do anything

[ Because doing something would end in a bloodbath. ]

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[ It's so easy to read between those lines, but a part of Zoya wishes that Petre didn't think promises were worth keeping. (Yes, she's glad that he kept that promise. But a part of her is allowed to wish against it.) ]

Have you been keeping him company?

[cacotopia]

yeah
i talk to him all the time
he says they're not treating him badly or anything but it's still bullshit that he's even there
i've been staying at the library with the giant yeti

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What the hell is this giant yeti meant to be doing?

[cacotopia]

that's a great question
i tried yelling at it but it just stared blankly
mfer can't even blink
now i'm teaching it how to play go fish while we're looking after the place

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[ Again: what? ]

How can it fish when there's no fish in the library?

[cacotopia]

oh lol
no it's a card game
it's called go fish

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You do realize you'll need to teach me how to play so I can believe that you're telling me the truth?

[cacotopia]

no problem
beating two people is better than beating one

[ sssh wanda ssshh ]

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[ eye squint ]

Will you teach me it now?

[cacotopia]

here i thought you'd want a day or two to go to a spa
or go beat someone's ass idk what's more relaxing

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You assume they're mutually exclusive.

I'll kick your ass, and you'll pamper me. Is that not a day at the spa?

[ She has no idea what a spa is! ]

[cacotopia]

never heard of ass kicking at a spa but hey first time for everything!

[ Back at it again with assuming Zoya understands half of what comes out of his mouth. ]

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I'm glad to see you're still not afraid of a challenge. I was worried you had gotten boring while I was gone.

[ Like she could care about anything while being dead. Let's pretend! ]

[cacotopia]

i'm pretty sure i got even worse, actually
is that sexy of me

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That depends—were you sexy to begin with?

[cacotopia]

and i know it

[ more references she'll never get. sad. ]

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[ weeps ]

Are you ever serious?

[cacotopia]

only when they pay me extra
that reminds me I'm leaving the brothel

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Why? I thought you were in high demand.

[cacotopia]

idk
just wanna try something else i guess
what do you do again?

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I work at the blacksmith and am part of the City Watch.

[ Fun stuff!!! Zoya's not used to not saying she's not the king's General and commands armies. ]

You're not going to leave the library next, are you?

[cacotopia]

blacksmith?? that's pretty hardcore
i can dig it

nah i like it there

[ Well, he likes his coworker/boss/brother. U to the W to the U and stuff. ]

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[ Zoya, hardcore. Yeah!!! ]

Your boss is an idiot.

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