“It’s not all bad,” she agrees. Griping about things is fun, but at the very least there are perks. “Good luck to Ellie with Pagan, though. Almost had a quiet month.”
"I bet she'll be happy to have somethin' to do, instead of sittin' around, tryin' to do something good. I was happy as anything to get a permanent pairing, I can tell you that."
“Good man, that’s the right answer,” she grins. “When we first got paired I told Misty I’d lick this thing in six months. That would have been too easy.”
"I don't know about who came before me, but Rose, Demona, and Nadia have graduated since I got here. Rose in eight months, Demona in a year, and Nadia in sixteen months."
Isn't that a fun mental image? Tess thinks on that a moment, pushing back against him.
"I could throw Rawne under the bus any moment I wanted, I know what bullshit he's up to," she replies. "And Newlin, he's just stupid, you could probably hand him anything and he'll hang himself with it."
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"Almost," he emphasizes. "I could do without it for a while longer."
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"Full of upsides, this place."
He wiggles the bottle - case in point.
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FEEL FREE TO DROP I'm a lil late
"I bet she'll be happy to have somethin' to do, instead of sittin' around, tryin' to do something good. I was happy as anything to get a permanent pairing, I can tell you that."
nah I'm good I always have energy for Arthur B)
"I've kept you from a lot of sitting around, that's for sure," she replies. "Haven't made the doing good part easy, though."
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He smiles at her when she does that - it's good to have such easy rapport with someone.
"I never wanted easy, lady."
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"Now I never known you to be an optimist," he faux-chides her. "Six months? Je-sus."
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"Who're you competing with, then?"
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"So who's the quickest graduate?"
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"That bother you?"
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"Second place is just the first loser," she replies.
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"Who else you competing with at this point?"
Since all of them have gone home.
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"I'll hit 'em in their weak spots if you find out what they are," he tells her, jostling her a little.
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"I could throw Rawne under the bus any moment I wanted, I know what bullshit he's up to," she replies. "And Newlin, he's just stupid, you could probably hand him anything and he'll hang himself with it."
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"Keep that in mind if I start hearin' them talk about graduating soon. Leave you with some dignities over those bozos."
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"Where would I be without you, huh?
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"A lot more bored," he guesses.
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"Isn't that the truth," she replies. "I think I'd be meaner about sabotaging them myself, though."
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