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what mattered to her was that the thing didnt kill me.

where are you getting your ideas of what rogues are like? the leaders worth their salt care more about their people than their resources.

[He’s not exactly offended, but feeling vaguely stereotyped is definitely a new experience for him in the city.]

there are plenty of reasons for people to be in the sewers. the gang activity in the down alone is reason enough for escaping under the streets to be a good idea.

Edited 2023-05-05 00:12 (UTC)

stories back home
they talk about loyalty
honor above all else
shit like that
kinda figured that would copy over here
if its not
Whats your deal as rogues???

[He's gotta know, because the opportunity to know is right there.]

well yeah
but why go after the gangs when you could just
i dunno
leave them alone and go about your day??
Not like they drag people to sewers

...unless thats how you got there
which would royally suck

well
royally fuck in this case [Yes he's a child, hush.]

[This guy really doesn’t know anything, does he?

Which isn’t so unusual where people in the city are concerned, and at least Tobias seems interested in hearing the truth.]

its not all so romantic as that. aye loyalty is important but it’s not as if my secret keeper carved that shite into stone and set a tablet of rules and truths down in the middle of the House. its more that leaning on the people around you comes naturally because its how you dont end up gutted and tossed into a corner by a rival band of shadowmen and women. you live by the family because you all need each other.

[His texting has to pause for a moment as reading over those words again makes his stomach clench slightly. The pain is much duller than it was even a few months ago, but the nostalgia is still strong. Maybe it’ll always be that way.]

because if you let them alone then youve no sense of their movements and territory. [Duh???] not a concern for you obviously but for the likes of myself it is. on top of other reasons im not what anyone would call popular with the native gangs.

[He's learning so much right now. This is all fascinating.]

secret keeper?
that your girlfriend's title?
i mean if shes your girlfriend
i dunno what she is to you
and i dont mean offense by that i swear
After meeting you id wager shed kick my ass at least as hard as you do

okay cool
but
why fuck with the gangs at all?
why you gotta poke at them??

[That earns a genuine chuckle from the rogue. Toby’s not wrong on the ass-kicking part.]

thats how people from your time say someone beat someone else in a fight? ‘kick his ass’? [It has a certain satisfying ring to it.]

and dont think on it overly. ive little sense what to call us in this place but we do love each other. ‘secret keepers’ not a formal title its just one of my names for her.

[And pls, Toby. What is not engaging with gang activity?????]

look if you dont get it youre not going to get it. you get involved for the same reason animals mark their territories. if things with sharp teeth scent blood theyll make you pay for that weakness the first chance they get. you either be the wolf or the thing the wolfs biting.

one of many ways
I wont name them all but i like that one

[Oh that is... unexpectedly sweet. Sorry, Al, but he's going to dig in a bit more.]

you didnt know you loved her until you got here?
sounds like this place did one good thing for you
considering the way it fucks us over
and also fucked you and i rather brilliantly

i dont think ive ever heard someone say anything like that before
though gotta admit
a little hot
sort of
the idea of pissing on the gang members to win is disgusting
but beating them down seems rather nice
for a way to blow off steam

[So much for not flirting with the rogue. He really can't help it. He really doesn't care to stop it, either.]

its good. might use that one myself.

[Despite himself and the confusion creeping in over how quickly (and often) this man changes subjects on a dime, the rogue finds himself chuckling again. The man has a way with words, Aloïs will give him that.

And feelings talk? He’ll just sidestep that, thanks.]

do you always switch subjects this damnably fast???? how do you take anything in?

but

aye. id be lying if i didn’t say that was part of it for me. there arent many better ways to settle the mind than fighting and fucking.

but i suppose youd agree with me on the fucking part aye?

you HAVE heard me speak yeah?
this is normal
too many thoughts to stick to only one

[Unless he's really serious, but now's not the time for that.]

hell yeah i do
im nonsense for fighting
youve seen my arms
you think I can swing anything around but my cock??

[Shameless as ever!]

i seem to remember you being strong enough to hold me in that steam room.

[So why laugh it off and say otherwise?]

was that a wild fluke?

adrenaline is a miracle drug
and you had me really going that night

besides
im uncoordinated as all Hell
even if i could move you around
couldnt do it well

dont sell yourself short so quickly. whether it was adrenaline or not it was a good time.

last time was a fucked circumstance but if im honest not all that terrible either.

not that im voting we venture back down there again anytime soon.

rather think id skip the tentacles bit again
forever if i can
but if you ever want another go
Youve got my number.
And I enjoy how rough you get
not many who can
not as good at you

[Always nice to be appreciated for who you are. If there’s one thing that Duplicity’s taught him lately, it’s that there are enough people who fit in his spiritual tribe of rough-edged souls that it doesn’t matter that he can’t soften out to move more smoothly throughout the city’s modern age.]

sure. sounds like a merry time.

ive been doing a lot of bondage lately if you enjoy that kind of rough fare. i do a lot of giving but im also good for receiving. both sides of that play have their merits.

mostly my boyfriend whos into shibari
admit ive never really tried
fuzzy handcuffs aside ha
hows all that work anyway?

[At least consider him intrigued. He doesn't need it with Dorian, but why not with a random hookup?]

[Fuzzy handcuffs? ???]

therere more than a few ways to do it. all comes down to your preferences and how much pain you like in your play.

most people like being bound til they cant budge an inch and then either being left like that or fucked within an inch of their lives.

others like what ive learned is called predicament bondage. means youre bound in a way where theres tension and effort on your end separating you from pain or overstimulation. adds a taste of risk and drama.

not one for being hurt for the sake of it
but when it's part of being rough?
that i like
being fucked that hard and good sounds fun too
if you could manage to pin me that good
also yes drama
another thing i enjoy very much

hmm
sounds like you COULD be my first for this
if your up for it

gladly. [Very gladly.]

but youll have to be straight with me about your strength whether from adrenaline or normal otherwise shite wont work.

[Well that's going to be a problem. How to dance around it?]

ive some amount more than most
strange as it may seem when you look atme
but i can hold it back
not use it at all
very easy for me to keep it reined in

all right.

whats it take to hold you down even if youre surprised into making a sudden movement with all of your strength? regular rope enough to do it or you need something stronger?

[By this point in the rogue’s stay in the city, he’s more than aware that Duplicity has plenty of people with strength that isn’t belied by their physical appearance. Such remains remarkable (and occasionally unfair as fuck) but not surprising.]

something stronger would be good
dunno how strong

[This isn't a cagey answer at all. Nope.]

[…really?]

im going to need more than that unless you want me to guess and probably get it wrong.

do you need thick rope? metal chains? you live in your own body so youre like to have some idea aye?

Edited 2023-05-05 16:07 (UTC)

[Does he have to? Really? Please no.]

oh god no chains
that sounds awful
and i dunno how reinforced rope gets????
like i said
this is new for me
so just
the most strong? I guess????

[So helpful.]

[That isn’t helpful, no, but he can just find some livestock or seafaring rope for tying up boats and either of those might do the trick??? Maybe???

The rogue makes a mental note to check with Amelia on whether the Crucible has resources for magical, especially durable, rope.]

fine enough if you really dont know. ill put together a few options.

you have a place you prefer? my dominant and i have a playroom in our house but im fine renting a room somewhere in the city that caters to the tools and space we need. anywhere but the crucible.

Edited 2023-05-05 16:18 (UTC)

[Casually sidestepping that talk about the rope...]

oh thank god
i dont want to go near that place either
if i come bearing whiskey
that a fair trade for use of your playroom?
i know i know not necessary but
its your house and all
figure your ladyfriend might like something for locking her out of a room for a night

aye. glad to hear it. its absurd the city even allows the likes of those creatures to run a place like that. its like leaving a foothold trap right in the middle of the city for humans to stumble into and get drained and manipulated for their trouble.

but I digress.

aye. whiskeys welcome. Amelia would enjoy it and we can save some for after our play.

Edited 2023-05-05 16:32 (UTC)

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