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[freakymagoo]

2 koo kwuh quest churn?? things

1 any one want fur n table and chair and bed
message me

2 did you get creep tick strange message
who sent it
why
where did it go
who sent this tablet
what do you want

[...]

sorry that was many things

Comments

[ibiza]

Move in with me.
Sleep on my couch.
I've got people whispering about me already. It's not like some guy being in my apartment is going to hurt my reputation.

Maybe.
It kind of pisses me off, though.

[freakymagoo]

what?
no
are you crazy?
you're a single woman

[It offends his delicate gentleman sensibilities apparently. Does she invite all her nearly-homeless clients or just the ones who could kill her in her sleep?]

[ibiza]

Yes, I probably am!
Bucky, I'm not going to let you go without a roof over your head.
You trust yourself not to do anything indecent, don't you?
I promise I'll be a perfect lady.

[freakymagoo]

why do you even care

[He's so confused.]

what is a perfect lady
what does that mean

[ibiza]

Because you're a good guy. You deserve better than sleeping on the street.
And hand to God, I actually give a shit about you.

Being a perfect lady means I won't act like one of Lola's girls around you.

[freakymagoo]

everyone deserves better than what they got

[...]

do you do that at the dance hall?

[Lola's girls... stuff...]

[ibiza]

Bucky, this isn't a matter of JUST deserving better. These are your BASIC NEEDS.

[ Yes, she's using capital letters. ]

I flirt. I make men feel special. In the end, it's just a dance.

[ Margo doesn't feel good about her job, Bucky. Don't do this to her. ]

[freakymagoo]

[Those capital letters are... easier to read somehow, but also a little scary.]

do you enjoy it ?

[ibiza]

No.

It makes me feel cheap.

[freakymagoo]

why are you still there?
you live in a good place and the lights all work there is food in your house and you have nice clothes
and you let people do that to you
i dont under stand

[ibiza]

[ Because she is utterly and hopelessly addicted to gambling, that’s why. We all have our vices. ]

Because I play the games at Lola’s and the buy-ins are pretty expensive.

You live a certain way you have to pay the price.

[freakymagoo]

[He's only realising how judgemental that comes off after he's messaged her. He doesn't really have a right, considering the hole he's in. But by then it's too late, you can't really take it back.]

ok

[ibiza]

You don't have a whole lot of respect for me, do you, Barnes?

[freakymagoo]

thats not true
why do you care what some ass hole thinks of you?

[ibiza]

I don't think of you as some asshole, Barnes.
I don't offer my couch to assholes.

[freakymagoo]

i respect you a lot

[ibiza]

Thank you.
I respect you, too.

[freakymagoo]

i cant let you take me in
but i would be greatfull if you can hold onto some thing for me
nothing ilegal
i will come back for it

[ibiza]

Yeah, of course
For as long as you need

About the alley...
Do you have blankets? An umbrella, maybe?

[freakymagoo]

you nagging like old lady now
dont worry about me
everything will be fine

[ibiza]

[ She can't help but smirk at that. ]

Hey
Don't call me an old lady
You're already responsible for giving me white hairs

[freakymagoo]

only 2
i saw them glist ning in the snow
very dignfyed

[ibiza]

Glistening, huh?
You make white hair almost sound pretty, Barnes.
I'll want a whole head of it.

[freakymagoo]

not many people make it that far along
would be nice to see you be able to grow old and be happy

[ibiza]

I could say the same for you.
I don't have too many real friends.
Might be nice to see one of them stick around awhile.

[ Were they friends? To say they started out on a bad foot would have been putting it mildly. Margo likes Bucky, though, and thinks he's a good guy no matter what he might think of himself. ]