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[wyldfire]

True, true. I'm right with you.

[greenpower]

How do you deal with everyone wanting to kiss her ass, like, all of the time?

cw: abuse

[wyldfire]

I recognize that it stems from a place of fear. And like with most abusive relationships, that fear keeps the victim from breaking away until a combination of things come to be.

cw: abuse

[greenpower]

I know you're right. That's probably part of why it is so frustrating.

[It's frustrating in abusive relationships too.]

It's hard to watch the fawning.

[wyldfire]

It is. People seem to think there's only fight or flight, but freeze and fawn are just as common a response to fear.

[If not more these days.]

It's unfortunate I can't handle it all better like I do back home.

[greenpower]

I can't imagine why.

[Sarcasm. It's followed by a heavy sigh. Ivy would like not to care, but it's not as easy as that in practice.

She's never been a complete sociopath. She just has a sense of proportion when it comes to the lives of people and the environment.]

It must be hard being a good person here.

cw: murder

[wyldfire]

[If only death was permanent there. Then again, Jordana would also be dead if that was the case.]

Surely you're not suggesting that I'm a good person. I've been hunting and killing people in vengeance for months now. Just got two the other day.

[greenpower]

I'd say you are. You tell me that, and I don't even have to ask to be sure they deserved it.

[wyldfire]

Not everyone would agree. But when the system doesn't work, you take matters into your own claws.

[greenpower]

I knew there was a reason I liked you.

[wyldfire]

I'm sure there's more than one.

[greenpower]

I might be able to think of two or three others. You know, if I try.

[wyldfire]

Wouldn't want you to have to exert yourself.

[greenpower]

Hm. See, there's another reason. So thoughtful.

[wyldfire]

They just write themselves, don't they?

[greenpower]

Usually it's not so easy. Must be that I'm properly inspired.

[wyldfire]

Careful now: you're going to make me blush.

[greenpower]

Does that mean it wasn't too corny?

[wyldfire]

Just the right amount of corn. Bravo.

[greenpower]

Glad to hear it. I'm sort of out of practice.

[wyldfire]

Really? You and Harley must have been together for a while if you're that out off practice.

[No judgement in her tone. That happened with long-term couples. Not that they so flirting, just that the kind of flirting changes enough that it's a wholely different creature.]

[greenpower]

Wait, what?

[Ivy's sure she's mentioned Harls—she's her best friend—but the idea they'd be flirting is...

She frowns, trying to wrestle with a thought that won't quite materialize.]

[wyldfire]

Your girlfriend? That's what you told me when we first started flirting.

[And why it took so long for them to bang.]

It's ok. I have girlfriend, too... which I should've told you about when we...

Vex and I have an open relationship - she's got a boyfriend - so it's nothing to worry about.

[Hopefully. Jordana prayed to Gaia that Ivy wouldn't have the same response as Scully.]

[greenpower]

I—sorry, I think...

[Confusion came through clearly in Ivy's voice as she tried to wrap her head around that.]

Harley is my best friend. But we're not...

[Somewhere, she's rubbing her temple, trying to remember when they talked about Harley.]

We're not together.

[wyldfire]

Oh. I didn't realize when you said "girlfriend" you meant it in the straight woman way.

[It didn't make sense. Jordana distinctly recalled a few instances where they talked about Ivy's girlfriend in a way that was certainly not just friendship. The tone of Ivy's voice made Jordana concerned that something was wrong.]

Probably would've jumped you earlier if... [She paused a moment, trying to make sense of what was going on.] I'm sorry if I came on too strong when we first met and you thought you needed to play a girlfriend card to keep me at bay. I'm not often so... I guess in that way I'm more bark than bite.

[Low sex drive and all. And Ivy wouldn't be the first woman out there to use a friend that would roll with it as a significant other when needed. It just... bothered Jordana as it really didn't feel like Ivy would need to do that. She was the kind of woman that would tell a spider goddess to fuck off; the Garou wasn't anyone special or a creepy man that couldn't take a hint. But what other possible explanation could it be other than those? It's not like someone went in and rewired Ivy's brain... right? There weren't spirits around to do that...]