flameinthedarkness | Duplicity Inbox

Awww thank you! :)

[It's as if she just straight up doesn't see the question marks.]

I was just thinking about you so I thought I'd check in before I got totally distracted and forgot. Actually, I didn't expect you to reply right away but after our last conversation I guess I shouldn't be so surprised. What're you up to? Working on something fun?

[...sighhh, this isn't going to end any time soon, is it? Idia putting down his pen and slumping in his chair, holding the device in both hands to read then type on it.]

Reviewing some stuff. Got work, wanna make sure I'm up on it all. Been awhile since I've done mechanic stuff.

[Ohhhh! He got a job! She hasn't even met him in person yet but she's so proud of him. He's doing great!]

That's wonderful! Sounds like everything's going super well! How about contract progress? You find anyone you've clicked with?

[You're kidding him...]

You mean other than being stuck here?

[WHAT?! Don't just ask him that! Idia cringing hard enough in person that he has to close his eyes to it, lips wide and lots of teeth clenched together. How the hell can people talk so casually about that?!]

WTF with just asking that?!

OMG I'm sorry! Are you a virgin? I've been here a really long time so I forget that it's kind of a weird subject sometimes!

[Like, obviously, she hates the whole...contract system on principle, but she's a pretty sexually open person. It's such an aspect of life here that it's easy to bring up sex like it's just talking about the weather. Even most newcomers generally don't seem too put off by it thanks to the blatant NSFW content that runs rampant in the city...unless they're, you know, virgins.]

[Ginger won't get a reply right away. Mostly because Idia is face palming right now, his hand covering his eyes as he leans into one of the arms on his chair. Just what kind of world had he ended up in...

After a sigh,]

This world just weird, ok? Taking some getting used to.

Gosh, you're totally right about that.

[Deflection: successful. Well, at least in text. She's definitely thinking he's a virgin even if he didn't outright specify one way or another.]

Be careful, okay? I like to think I'm the kind of person who generally sticks to the status quo but even I've been put into jail and into realignment before.

[And worse, but she's not going to get into that.]

It's really super awful, so I'd hate to hear that you get put through it just because you're not used to how things are here. :(

[Eh, well, he guesses this is better... right?]

Really? So following the rules isn't enough here? [Yeah, still ignoring the need to focus on him. Keep it general instead.]

It mostly is. It used to be...but lately things have been really tense. Sometimes just talking to the wrong person will get you into trouble.

Even as Doms? I mean like i saw the whole 'gotta act the part' bs but... what? Whats the wrong type of people?

Well like doms aren't supposed to get too close to other doms. Anything beyond friendship is against the law, but like, these days even seeming too friendly in public could get you hurt even if you aren't doing anything but talking. It's super scary!

...this is so fucked up! I dont even want friends but I dont want to get hauled away because just seen talking to someone! Hwo the hell they expect us to do this bullshit 'test stuf ffor us' if they punish us so easily?!

It can be really tough sometimes, I know. I don't really understand it most times.

[Him saying he doesn't want any friends, though...Ginger can't help feeling sad.]

Just remember that we're all here to help look out for one another. We're all in the same boat, after all!

A requirement to fulfill a target and 'making friends~' is two totally different things.

[A long pause, hesitating before...]

plus I'm not good at that

Oh darling, I'm sure you can do anything so long as you put your mind to it! :) You just need to put yourself out there!

[...Ginger, you have no clue with how much disgust Idia is staring at that message with. What a stupid way to think. Will power alone doesn't guarantee anything. What a childish way to think about stuff.]

Yeah no. Wanting something to happen doesn't make it happen.

[But... ehhhhh, she's not fully wrong... it's just... tough. Idia automatically assumes the worse with how others see him so... 'putting himself out there' is... ehhh.]

But... fine. I guess.

Really? Oh, wonderful! I'm so happy to hear that!

[Why does it feel like Idia's signed up for something that wasn't ever communicated?]

I can't wait to see you and we'll have tons of fun!

[... SIIIGGHHHHH. Why do cheerful people only hear what they want to hear? What a pain...

But... he can't stay stuck in his apartment all the time. As much as Idia may want to. He... he does need to interact with people. And... part of him wants to. He misses what he had on the train, and that had been tough to start with. So... it'll just take time... right?]

Lets dial it down from 'tons' to 'a bit' at first, ok?

It's a deal. :)

[Ginger gets excited easily, but she never wants to push people too hard or make them uncomfortable.]

What about coming over for dinner? That's not too bad, is it?

[GODS NO!]

i dont eat!

[Don't think too much about that! Just accept it! Move on! Please!]

OMG you don't? I'm so sorry, I didn't mean to be insensitive. So you're, like...a robot for real...?

[She thought he just made them!]

[...it takes SO much for Idia to not just agree with that, to stop this right now but... it'll come back to bite him, won't it? Sighhhh...]

I mean I don't eat a lot. Really at all. That's what I mean.

Oh! LOL! Silly me!

[There she goes again, getting such funny ideas in her head.]

Well, I can't cook, so we can plan around that and order something that you like? What really matters is the company!

[Oh, well... that might actually work. Idia can order something small and that's easy to eat rather than having to deal with food being made for him he doesn't like.

She's... still super excitable though... ehhh. Hmm, how about this then?]

I do wanna commission you for my old hoodie design, can do that? I got drawings and stuff for it.

Of course! I'd absolutely love to make that for you! And since you have it already drawn, I can get it done even faster!

[So, all's well that ends well! Except:]

When can I expect you over? I'll make sure I have some snacks around that you're fond of.

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