Mark Pierre Vorkosigan / "Peter Kane" (![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
jacksonian) wrote2016-03-05 11:05 am
jacksonian) wrote2016-03-05 11:05 am
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[ voice / video / text / in-person ]
I'm not going to send a picture of myself, that's what's going on.
what is up with you today
if i did something to piss you off just TELL me!! :'(
if i did something to piss you off just TELL me!! :'(
No one's every brought you back a tacky souvenir? A keychain or magnet or snowglobe or one of those tiny spoons?
[ He gnaws slightly on his knuckle, not quite sure how to respond. He finally settles on: honestly. ]
No. No one around me ever really traveled. And the ones who did weren't really gift-giving people. A snowglobe is one of those coconut cakes, right?
[ He's thinking, of course, of Sno Balls. ]
No. No one around me ever really traveled. And the ones who did weren't really gift-giving people. A snowglobe is one of those coconut cakes, right?
[ He's thinking, of course, of Sno Balls. ]
No, that's not a snowglobe. A snowglobe is... You know, you really have to see it. Okay, it's decided. You're definitely getting a snowglobe. Maybe something else if you have a specific request.
[You have given her a new mission to bring happiness and fun to her clone... friend? They're more friends than not friends.]
[You have given her a new mission to bring happiness and fun to her clone... friend? They're more friends than not friends.]
[ COSIMA MARK DOESN'T HAVE FRIENDS, GOD, RESPECT THE FACT THAT HE'S A COOL ALOOF CAPITALIST, GOD ]
Oh. Do I need to get you something back?
Oh. Do I need to get you something back?
[NO WAY. He is a fellow clone and a friend and deserves fun and stupid gifts.]
You've really never done the gift exchange thing before, have you? I'm not bringing you back a present because I want one in return. I just thought you'd like something. You don't need to pay me back.
You've really never done the gift exchange thing before, have you? I'm not bringing you back a present because I want one in return. I just thought you'd like something. You don't need to pay me back.
I thought that was how gift exchanges usually worked. That's what's done at Christmas, isn't it? I've seen commercials about that on TV.
I do have a request, though. San Francisco is known for its architecture, isn't it?
I do have a request, though. San Francisco is known for its architecture, isn't it?
True, but this isn't Christmas. But if you wanna do a Christmas gift exchange too, I'm game.
Yeah, it is. Do you like architecture?
Yeah, it is. Do you like architecture?
[ nO he doesn't want to upset her... ]
This is what I'm always like.
This is what I'm always like.
Lord Vorkosigan does.
[ He realizes how unhelpful that is, so he amends - though this comes after several minutes of dithering over what to call him: ]
My progenitor's father.
[ He realizes how unhelpful that is, so he amends - though this comes after several minutes of dithering over what to call him: ]
My progenitor's father.
uh
so
funny story
p sure my numbers are mixed up again
so
funny story
p sure my numbers are mixed up again
Oh, no. It's something I'd like to give to him for Winterfair. That's their version of the Christmas festival. I'll pay you back for it. Since it's your hometown, I assume you'd know something interesting you could get there.
Ah, okay. Yeah, that I can do. I'll find something cool for him.
I'd really appreciate it.
[ He flexes his fingers and practices typing a few moments before he manages this unfamiliar word: ]
Thanks. And I hope you have a good time out there.
[ He flexes his fingers and practices typing a few moments before he manages this unfamiliar word: ]
Thanks. And I hope you have a good time out there.
No problem. You're still getting a weird souvenir, don't think you've gotten yourself out of that with a request for someone else.
[ ...it was too good to be true. ]
Oh. Yeah, that makes sense.
Oh. Yeah, that makes sense.
sorry i tried to see ur dick
good news tho i started saving records!!!
[is he proud? IS HE PROUD? SHE LEARNED A THING BE PROUD OF HERRR]
good news tho i started saving records!!!
[is he proud? IS HE PROUD? SHE LEARNED A THING BE PROUD OF HERRR]
Brace yourself for the coolest snowglobe I can find.
[ That panic, weirdly, soothes Mark a little. He feels a little steadier. ]
We're going to stay calm, for a start. I'm in a very different situation now than I was back then. And you're under my protection, as far as I'm concerned.
We're going to stay calm, for a start. I'm in a very different situation now than I was back then. And you're under my protection, as far as I'm concerned.
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