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Late July

[belligerentwarrior]

i'm going to do something for that stupid bingo card.

i need you to promise me you'll never bring it up again.

[mincingminuet]

No worries, babe. Hit me, unless it's a rickroll. Then you can go to hell.

[belligerentwarrior]

[Then comes along an unassuming little text file.]

[One titled Ode to Janet.]

Every month I've brought to see
the words of a madman
boding ill to come.
Does he really believe those cold
emoticons to read sincere?

Words of reason, crisp, professional,
the first respite in a tumultous storm.
Though her refreshing manner can't
bring the cycle to a due end,
give us Janet, any day, over Jim.

We can't help but pity the brave soul
that must endure his obsessive attentions,
and admire her courage in the face of adversity.
Godspeed, lady with eyes still blue,
be safe, evade his proposal, and flee to the sea.

[Freya largely didn't do embarrassment. This was one of those rare exceptions.]

[mincingminuet]

[Oh. Oh holy gods. That's...]

Freya.
This is either the best thing I've ever read, or the funniest.

Holy shit. It's like actual poetry.

[belligerentwarrior]

life hell it is. henley and thomas wrote poetry. that fell out of a thesaurus and hit every ugly branch on the way down.

[mincingminuet]

Damn sight better than what I came up with.

[belligerentwarrior]

thanks.

[She hopes Pen knows her well enough by now to know that's a genuine thanks, since text can't really portray a shift in tone well.]

i thought i was free of writing poetry when i got out of high school

[mincingminuet]

[She does. And it's cool.]

Yeah me too.

You need anything else from me? I've got a video I'm about to record. Should be done in an hour.

[belligerentwarrior]

just pretending like this never happened. that's all.

[If she finds this framed anywhere she is so breaking up with her.]

[mincingminuet]

It's already deleted. Don't worry.

[Pen isn't that kind of troll.]

[belligerentwarrior]

thank you.

[mincingminuet]

No sweat. I'll see you tonight.