[Jon doesn't get a response immediately, though it does come before her next shift. She has to take some time to decide how she feels. She's angry about what happened, but can recognize, especially after his apologies, that he was a victim of circumstances, in a sense. She can hardly control her need to feed, either. Missing a single night turns her into a perfect monster.
The dreams, mostly, are a shame.]
If my employment with you was about monetary value, I would have left it months ago.
[Now that she's well-entrenched in Fangtasy's finances, Claudia doesn't need the extra income. It's really just a perk.]
I'll be there, as scheduled, unless you intend to terminate me.
At an establishment that encourages the documentation of peculiar, inhuman encounters, yes. Many interesting individuals walk through that lobby, some even stop to have a chat.
I suppose. If you really like it all that much, you're welcome to carry on. If there's anything I can do to accommodate you after what's happened, though...?
I haven't actually had many Statements about vampires of late, but I did prepare a list of the vampires I'm aware of here and some of their characteristics. I can leave that information for you at reception for this evening.
[She thinks about it. Admittedly, she'd like to watch him struggle. At the same time, she's not sure she'd be able to control her temper appropriately if she sat with him for any length of time.
Still a bit sore over the whole thing.]
That's acceptable, yes. Don't feel pressured to tell everything all at once. I wouldn't be against scheduled installments.
[It's... humiliating. Having to package his life into neat little episodes for this woman's consumption. Maybe it's hypocritical to think that way. But if she'd just wanted one story, that would be one thing.]
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The dreams, mostly, are a shame.]
If my employment with you was about monetary value, I would have left it months ago.
[Now that she's well-entrenched in Fangtasy's finances, Claudia doesn't need the extra income. It's really just a perk.]
I'll be there, as scheduled, unless you intend to terminate me.
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No, of course not.
But why are you there, if it's not for the money?
[Oh... oh, god.]
You do feel that you can quit, right?
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[She misses the significance of his question. It's not something she's ever personally thought to fear, after all.]
I consider my position there an interesting opportunity.
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If you really like it all that much, you're welcome to carry on.
If there's anything I can do to accommodate you after what's happened, though...?
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I can leave that information for you at reception for this evening.
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[Naturally, she isn't satisfied with just that, though it is a very good start.]
I'd like to know more about you, as well.
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What about me?
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You'd need to specify a timeframe.
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Why my stories?
I'm not a vampire.
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[Something she finds herself simultaneously horrified and envious of.]
Simply put, I think you would be uncomfortable to tell them.
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To feel what you're feeling?
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I can't tell you everything.
Some stories aren't just mine to tell.
But I can tell you what I can.
Will you at least allow it over text?
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Still a bit sore over the whole thing.]
That's acceptable, yes. Don't feel pressured to tell everything all at once. I wouldn't be against scheduled installments.
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How magnanimous of you.
[It's bitter; he can't entirely help it.]
Do you want things in chronological order?
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If it bothers you, you can say no. Unlike me, you have the agency to do so.
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You're manipulative.
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He is particularly easy to offend, yes.
[She can't help but appreciate the use of quotations, as well.]
May I ask what transpired between the two of you? Just my curiosity.
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