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what?

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You're my partner.

( does she not know how this works? )

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[ oh. ]

it's just a mark

[ one that she is touching now, food bang slung around her wrist. the air is cold but her skin feels warmer, now, especially in her face. ]

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And this harvest curse thing is just a bad cough.

I'm still checking.

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hanahaki

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What?

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thats what people said it is
a legend on earth


lovesickness

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( huh. )

Is there a cure?

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not that ive heard of

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Shit.

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i have an oil that helps

[ it doesn't make it better, but it makes it more tolerable. the dizziness and disorientation are the worst of it, in that way. ]

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Bring some along.
I need to give you some of my coins anyway.

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its on the table
i didnt take it out with me
and i dont need your coins

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Do I need to explain how partnerships work?

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no

[ well, maybe, honestly ]

i have enough to cover it

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It wasn't for the food.

( they agreed ㅡ sort of ㅡ on that. )

For the food this time.

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then it doesnt matter now

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Fine.

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i wont be long
try the oil

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( a pause, long enough for her to think she'll be scared further engagement, then ㅡ )

Where did you get this?

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nagano

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Friend of yours?

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[ hm.

not for the first time, she thinks of darcy. it is a terrible, dangerous thing to be her friend. ]

yes

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( the muscle in his jaw ticks. something about the thought rankles ㅡ or maybe he's still processing what "lovesick" means for someone like him. how it all connects. )

Okay.

( because that means it's probably not going to poison him.

probably. )

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dont take him