duplicity ic inbox - SECOND STAY

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[there's a long pause. ambrose is a bit taken aback that a girl who presents like her would be dating somebody who had that much disreputable family stuff, but mostly...]

Jughead? [he repeats. in his imagination, klaus isn't much a fan of that. 'ambrose' is much more elegant. point to the spellmans.]

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Forsythe Pendleton Jones III is his real name, he just goes by Jughead. [ she pauses, wrinkling her nose.] I'm not really sure why "Jughead" specifically. [ she does know why he didn't want to go by his grandfather's name.]

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[ambrose blinks slowly. his mind goes a naughty place, but then it just becomes confusing, and then a slow, feline smile dawns on his face.]

Perhaps because he was a delight to drink from, straight from the mouth.

[the boy does sound like a delight. that he brought her some delight, anyhow.]

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[ she lets out a startled sort of laugh, her cheeks flushing but clearly amused by what he said.] I mean he is...

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[oh that's very present tense. ambrose momentarily forgets his own troubles because a blonde girl is giving him the goss. old habit.]

Is he? He's here then, with you?

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[ her expression falters a bit as she shakes her head.] Not anymore, no. He's been gone for awhile. [ she offers him a sad smile.] But I'll see him when I get back home.

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Oh, I'm sorry. [bloody relationships. humans. well, no, that's unfair isn't it? witches and warlocks are as often just as susceptible, much as ambrose would like to think otherwise. he's seen evidence of that.]

Look, you've been a great help to me. I'm feeling somewhat more confident about the task before me. [it's a dinner, ambrose. it's a dinner. 'the task before him.' lol.] I'd like to put a smile on your face. What's something-- not Jughead, I don't want to be creepy-- that's a good laugh for you?

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It's not your fault-- [ she reassures him even as he offers to help her.] I'm okay, really. And I'm happy to help you, you know?

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[oh she's so sweet. americans have a terrible reputation, but you're bound to get it wrong when you generalize about three hundred million people.]

I appreciate that. But humor me. It can be anything. A song, a color.

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[ she laughs a little again.] I like the color blue.