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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

[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. ]

[freakymagoo]

[How many buyers does she see stick around that long? He can't imagine many of them making it anywhere without overdosing or going on a drug-induced tailspin and going out in a blaze of glory.]

wasnt plan ning on it but you never know
ill just be 100 and grumpy insted of 30 and grumpy