Email to Marie-Ange

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To: [seer]
From: [witch]

Subject: Forge.

Okay, jokes about mind control and being a pod-person aside, just what is it with you and the mansion's resident mad scientist? Since, you know, mistletoe and yelling and all that.

A.

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You have to promise not to tell Doug at all. Because it would ruin everything if you did.

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Oh, I don't think telling Doug's going to be an issue, considering he just stormed out of here. I think I went a bit far this time.

I sort of threw a shoe at him?

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I did not know what to do anymore and...

It is, maybe a ruse?

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Hah! I knew it! I knew you couldn't be seeing Forge, not after all the stuff that's gone on, and what you said and bloody buggering fuck, I hope I haven't messed things up. I told Doug that you still had feelings for him, since I had to tell him something to get him off his arse, only he went all passive on me, and you know how I react to that, especially when Angelo left yesterday and I only had a couple of days with him and... bollocks. I'm babbling at you in email. *sighs* Me and my big mouth. It's going to be the death of me one day.

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You told him? ... no, that is -very- good.

Forge and I are out at coffee, and I think that unles Doug somehow decides to call me tonight to talk before Forge and I leave, that we are going to see how far we can push Doug.

... there are too many pronouns that I could not use there and I am confusing myself.

Where did Angelo go? To Madagascar, yes?

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Oh, that's a relief - a small one, but a relief. I figured if anything would get him to stop this bloody moping, that'd be it.

Unfortunately I didn't count on Doug's enormous sense of whatever the fuck it is that makes him not push. So I threw a shoe at him. That got a reaction. He stormed out. At this point I couldn't tell you what would work - he's dug this bloody hole for himself and I don't know what'll get him out.

Yeah, he left yesterday afternoon. He needed the break, but fuck, I wish I'd been able to go with him. Stupid work - I've got this pile of research for Wanda to go through about some sort of monkey, for fuck's sake. But I've missed too much the last few months I couldn't just ask for another week or two's break, not when everyone else is just as stressed.

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.. Wanda is making you research monkeys???

Why... monkeys?

She has finally cracked, I think.

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Monkeys. I don't kn


Bloody fucking hell, I don't believe it. That sneaky... You know what she's gone and done? There's tickets in here. Airline tickets. For fucking Madagascar. Oh, she's a cunning one, and if I'd gone through this on Thursday, like I was supposed to, I'd be there now.

Argh. I have to call Ange and tell him. I think if I work all day tomorrow, I can clear what's left on my desk and take some of the study with me and leave maybe Monday?

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You could just put the work aside and take your vacation like you are supposed to and go and visit the lemurs and your boyfriend.

Do not mix them up though. The lemurs have fur and tails, Angelo has grey skin and no tail. It would be bad if you confused them.

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Hah, hah. I'll bring you back one, shall I? A lemur. Not Angelo. He's mine.

Actually, I just had a thought. Would just turning up in Madagascar on Monday morning with no warning be one of those romantic sort of things to do? I can never figure out what's romantic and what's over the top.

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I do have a bare place on my dresser where a stuffed lemur would fit very nicely.

I think that Angelo would be thrilled. Even if it was a little over the top, I think he would not mind. This is Angelo. He has shirts that are more over the top than anything else possible.

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I'll find you something to fill that spot then. :)

You mean the ones he wears when he's not working? With the eye-searing patterns? I sort of like those. Well, not the pink one. Not even I can think that's a good colour on him.

Come help me pack tomorrow? I have no idea what to take with me to a small island off the coast of Africa for ten days...

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Some of those shirts are louder than Terry.

I think that I could do that. Did Wanda give you any 'research' to do on the weather patterns and local climate?

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But when he wears them, it means he's not working, yeah? So loud shirt = relaxed Ange. Which means a happy me.

Strangely enough, under the stuff on prosimians, there's a whole lot of stuff on the local weather, local customs, places to eat...

Oh, I'll need to pack something suitable for spending a weekend with royals - Crystal's invited Ange and me to Attilan next weekend. *meeps*

A.