III. Reckoner.

[maleficentia]

Velvet Amandine Lyon. I know you're lurking around these journals, somewhere, so don't lets continue with the charade. If any of her friends and associates feel inclined to turn her in, well, let's have it, and promptly.

Have you finally summoned up a spine and published that piece you showed me at the end of our semester together?

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[thatrapscallion]

Hey, if she doesn't want to publish it, then she doesn't have to! I'm sure she has a perfectly good reason for holding onto it! But when she does decide to publish it - which she is free to do at her leisure - it is going to be a resounding success!

[maleficentia]

I never said it wouldn't be. As for 'holding onto it,' well: if you're content to let her rest meekly on her laurels, be my guest. I'll not be joining you.

[thatrapscallion]

What's a laurel?

Good! We don't need your company anyways. We're fine, just the two of us.

[maleficentia]

You two are an item? Oh do forgive; I didn't realize.

[thatrapscallion]

Don't worry about it! We haven't exactly gone public with it yet, but yeah, pretty much!

[scheherazading]

MURDOCK.

[Murdock]

MURDOCK!

Velvet.

[thatrapscallion]

Don't worry, I got him to cool his jets! If he bothers you again about this whole story thing, you just let me know.

Murdock.

[scheherazading]

You can't go saying that! I'm your Librarian! I'm having a hard enough time trying to get back on good terms with Alex, and if he reads that, it's going to make it that much worse!

And Dr. Frey is was my professor! He's supposed to push me to publish! It's what real writers do!

Velvet.

[thatrapscallion]

Well yeah, you're my Librarian... But we're also an item!

Aren't we? Wait. WAIT. You're not trying to get back together with Alex, are you!?

You want to be pushed to publish? Should I be pushing you to publish? I've never dated a writer before, I didn't realize that was part of the responsibilities! Henceforth, I will be on you constantly until you publish! If I have to take your stories and publish them myself!

Murdock.

[scheherazading]

I've never been with Alex!

(In this lifetime.)

Furthermore, you don't have any responsibilities in regards to me! Please don't push me, or take my writing.

Or, come to think of it, claim to be my assistant.

and I don't quite think we're an item

Velvet.

[thatrapscallion]

And I've never been with Bianca in this lifetime, but that doesn't mean I she doesn't have feelings for me!

You meant yet, right? You don't quite think we're an item yet. Right? But definitely almost.

Can I at least read your stories?

[maleficentia]

I take it you believe that gives you the right to speak for her.

[thatrapscallion]

I'm not speaking for her, I'm defending her! In a particularly princely fashion, I might add.

Which, in case there were any sort of confusion, would make you the troll. Or dragon. Really, you can pick your ugly beastie of choice - I'm pretty versatile with the whole metaphor.

[maleficentia]

Whatever lets you sleep at night.

Is that meant to be an insult? I'm new to your logic; you'll have to help me out.

[scheherazading]

No, we ar

[this reply is abruptly cut off, as Murdock's reply appears]

[maleficentia]

There seems to be some disagreement.