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text, un: casablanca

[probatum]

It's Tseng.

Did you find a place to stay?

text;

[steadfasters]

Well this is a surprise.

Yeah, I managed to find a mostly livable apartment. Reminds me of home.

Why.

[probatum]

I had a proposition for you, but from the sound of it, you have yourself nice and settled.

I think I could offer you better living conditions, however.

[steadfasters]

The bar's not exactly high. But what's the catch?

Or "proposition."

[probatum]

I have an apartment. Decent and semi-furnished. Clean.

I worried about you, so I wanted to offer a space in it for you. Of course, you'll have to pay a tiny sliver of rent, but that's understandable, isn't it?

[steadfasters]

I'm touched you were worried.

Let me guess. You want me to do grunt work for the Turks.

[probatum]

Hardly, unless you're interested in that.

I was thinking more a mutual square-filling opportunity, every month.

[steadfasters]

[ Thankfully, this is text, so Tseng can't hear the rueful laughter that immediately spills when Leslie reads that. ]

Your boss put you up to this?

[probatum]

My boss has nothing to do with it. This would be a personal agreement.

[steadfasters]

Now I'm really flattered. You get set up with a decent place, and the first thing you do is look for me?

What's your card look like?

[ He sends an image of his own preemptively. ]

[probatum]

We have to look out for those we know, here. I'm not the bad person you take me for.

I figure we can pick something from each other's every month, if you agree . Nothing you're uncomfortable with.

We have a lot of overlap, currently.

[steadfasters]

Forgive me. Old habits are hard to break.

Especially when someone who isn't the bad guy is asking me to go back to selling skin. Although at least it's my own this time.

What would you want for this month?

[probatum]

Would you prefer the grunt work? That's alright, too. I thought this would at least help both of us have definite reward options, which would be beneficial.

[steadfasters]

I say this with respect: if you want me to help you out, I'm gonna need specifics. I don't agree to anything without the fine print.

You're right about mutual benefits, since despite myself, there are some things I want, too. So if you want a square, I can give you a square, but I want to know which one.

[probatum]

Take your pick.

[ A picture, attached. ]

[steadfasters]

Seems pretty tame for a Turk.

Fine. Deal.

But I get to change my mind at any time.

[probatum]

Fair enough. I'll show you where your new home is.