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[priorly]

[Greetings, Prophet. The Great Work Begins.]
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[vorrutyer]

My job? Oh, about six weeks ago.

[priorly]

We didn't drink to that.

[vorrutyer]

Are you insisting we do so? You don't need an excuse to buy me a drink.

[priorly]

I was wondering why we didn't. But no, no, don't let me waylay your generosity. Wine for the garbage too? Or, no, champagne?

[vorrutyer]

If you throw away champagne, that will be the end of our friendship altogether.

[priorly]

And yet I'll be swimming in the stuff shortly. It's always the way, when a party's gone well. Bottles and bottles to rehome.

[vorrutyer]

Not a party I attend.

[priorly]

Don't warn me before I've invited you.

[vorrutyer]

You're required to invite me. Work party. I'm an employee.

[priorly]

A work party I'm planning.

'Come, visit the bondage and bubbly balcony for champagne and then, if you choose, commiserate with Byerly where he's chained in the sadism and sobriety suite.'

[vorrutyer]

Don't you dare. Sadism I'll accept gladly, but sobriety? Whip me with barbed wire so long as I get a brandy after.

[priorly]

I hope these roses are pretty.

[vorrutyer]

Blackmail. How base.

[priorly]

I'll have grander demands next time, really make you proud.

[vorrutyer]

Please do! I refuse to associate with petty criminals but delight in the truly evil ones. Get more wicked, my darling.

[priorly]

Oh I'm absolutely petty, and you're far too late to deny association. What can I say, it comes from periods of having long sleeves and low funds.

But bring me back something and I suppose we could spare it from the trash. I'm nothing if not benevolent that way. You won't be back until late, I take it?

[vorrutyer]

I'll be back at my normal time. Four or thereabouts. Don't wait up - I expect you'll need your sleep so as to be bright-eyed and bushy-tailed for the new work.

[priorly]

Thereabouts. Not before?

[vorrutyer]

What, do you want me home earlier?

[priorly]

No. Just wanted to make sure

when I could run in if I have nightmares, of course. My dreams are always blissful until 3:55, no need to hurry back.

[vorrutyer]

[ Ah. A twinge of guilt. Damn it all. Damn Prior. ]

You could always come out with me, you know.

[priorly]

[Oh god, but it's a lie.]

Well, thank you. I could go out with a wealth of people, I'm sure. But I think I'll stay in, tonight.

[vorrutyer]

All right, well, you should come out more often.

[priorly]

Poor Prior, wasting away in the attic alone. I leave the house, Pip. I could be out every night, whipping off my dancing shoes at 2am and leaving no one the wiser.

You could come out with me. Not tonight.

[vorrutyer]

Are you accusing me of being anti-social?