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[grunge]

Good for Vanessa. I've never been.

Speaking of contract length, is yours up yet?

[sunmon]

it's not.

[grunge]

How many days?

[sunmon]

[ she could keep dodging, but the end result is going to be the same. alina sighs. ]

i renewed it.

[grunge]

[ Knowing Alina, she'd take Jess's alarm as an accusation. It's a damn good thing she asked now rather than in person, then. ]

What happened?

[sunmon]

it's going to sound stupider if i say it.

[grunge]

I don't think you're stupid.

[sunmon]

you don't have to lie.

[grunge]

I think you're a lot of shit, Alina. Stupid isn't on the list.

[sunmon]

[ why isn't she angry? why isn't she pointing out that alina is stupid to be doing this to herself over and over again, for not being willing to let the darkling go?

and then she realizes, again, the worse thing. the one she'd talked to crais about, failed to navigate with betty. ]

you know, i realized something.
it's not just the darkling.
it's me.

[grunge]

Just tell me what happened.

[sunmon]

i lost a bet.

[grunge]

With him?

[sunmon]

others first.
but yeah.
at the scratch. on that sport night or whatever.

[grunge]

Were you drunk?

[sunmon]

very.
it wasn't just that. i think reggie and the others did something with the drinks.
i've been just drunk before. this was more. i felt ... i felt like a different person, almost. i was confident. adventurous.

perfectly unafraid of the darkling.

[grunge]

So were you drugged and he took advantage of you.

That's not on you.

[sunmon]

well, the city doesn't see it that way.

[grunge]

Screw the city. And screw the darkling.

Is there anything in your contract that says you have to see him?

[sunmon]

no.
that's what i was trying to tell you before.
this thing the darkling and i have goes both ways.
i feed it as much as he does. i'm the one who can't let go.

[grunge]

That's not both ways. That's addiction and he's your supplier.

[sunmon]

you sound like mal.

[grunge]

And Mal is?

[sunmon]

my best friend.
well, boyfriend.
ex.

[grunge]

Well I'm not your damn boyfriend so good luck breaking up with me.