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lordoftheozarks ([personal profile] lordoftheozarks) wrote2023-06-13 08:20 pm

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When the ringing stops, all you'll hear is a cold voice that says one simple word, "Speak."
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[personal profile] stonecoldtop 2024-05-17 05:08 am (UTC)(link)
"Thank you." George says with a small smile, glad of the Mask that means Erik won't see how weak it really is. The worst thing is always how little he regrets what he did — what he became — in Arcadia.

"I've been out for just shy of eight years, which is not half so long as it seems and far longer than it feels."
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[personal profile] stonecoldtop 2024-05-28 06:16 am (UTC)(link)
"Oh, this is fine. Losing everyone you've ever known and starting over in an unfamiliar world is far easier the second time."

He laughs, and it's genuine. As much as he cared for the friends he's gathered in London over the last 8 years, it doesn't hurt the same to have lost them as it did his friends and family from before Arcadia. He's had practice now. Wasn't expecting for it to happen again as such, but it wasn't much of a surprise either.

"Rebuilding my business will be annoying, of course, but at least it's something universally transferrable. Even if I doubt it will be anywhere near as lucrative here as I'm used to."
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[personal profile] stonecoldtop 2024-06-09 07:04 am (UTC)(link)
"One of my specialities was financial domination, I'm not sure that's an ethical offering here. Especially with the rates I charged." He'll miss those clients the most, and not just because of the money they brought in.

"Some direct competition is unavoidable, but I operate within a fairly specific niche. I'm a professional dominant, and I don't include any direct sexual contact as part of my services. That doesn't exactly suit everyone who is looking for a sex worker, no matter their preferred gender. Which is part of why I wanted to be sure to meet you, I prefer to have colleagues I know and trust to refer potential clients to if I'm not going to be a good fit."