Seventeen ★ Text

[wasthemaster]

[There's gotta be a better way to do this. There's just got to be. However he realizes that he's running out of time, especially with the appearance of certain people in the city of Asgard.

He doesn't bother to show his face. Instead he's setting up a text…somehow that seems much, much safer.]

Party's over, I'm afraid. Back to business.

Quick question for the masses:

A.) Would you consider yourself useful here?
B.) Why so? Or, I suppose, why not?
C.) Serious responses only.

[He's fully anticipating not-serious responses, but at least it gives him a bigger pool to work with.]

Additionally, you may very well know that Euridice Taverna's left the city which means that I'm short one business partner. I'm not precisely looking for a new partner, but perhaps a few new hires.

Serious inquiries only.

Comments

[livedtwice]

Is there a reason why you're asking, Malfoy?

[wasthemaster]

Yes.

[livedtwice]

You could have saved me the time of asking 'why'.

[wasthemaster]

Now why would I do that when you asked such a stupid question?

[livedtwice]

Just tell me why. You aren't proving anything.

[livedtwice]

Besides, you do a great number of things without reason. You always have.

[wasthemaster]

If you know my MO by now, why ask?

But if you must know? It's because I've a job to do. Surely you can understand that.

[livedtwice]

But what job, Malfoy?

[It's asked as if he's entitled to know.

He does think he's entitled to know.]

[wasthemaster]

Who the hell said it was any of your business?

[livedtwice]

We're allies.

[wasthemaster]

...we are? [He's not counting the Order, exactly.]

[livedtwice]

Are you serious?

[wasthemaster]

Yes? Why?

[livedtwice]

I wasn't under the impression that I had to outline these things for you.

[wasthemaster]

Working together and allies are two different things, you know.

[livedtwice]

And there's a difference between allies and friends.

[wasthemaster]

Right. And considering the fact that we're only allies and not friends I still fail to see why I should tell you anything.

[livedtwice]

Because allies who remain at odds with one another for ridiculous reasons are not terribly good allies. Especially when they can help one another.

[wasthemaster]

...Potter can we argue about why that's completely insane later?

[livedtwice]

Just because Slytherins don't work together well unless they're harming people doesn't mean you can't change.

[wasthemaster]

Yes I know, I've already changed.
Do we really need to have a conversation about how I've changed my ways?

[livedtwice]

Considering our last two conversations, I believe it might be a useful exercise.

No, wait. Three. The last three.

[wasthemaster]

Are you counting the lake or not?

[livedtwice]

And this one too.

[wasthemaster]

Let me ask you this, Scarhead.
What makes you think I've changed at all?