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[planetdialup]

I could have read it with you!

[No you wouldn't have Aerith. You would have been a bother and you know it.]

I've read about a fungus similar to that, but not...quite the same. I'm not sure how'd be best to grow it.

Do they really need it?

[coffinturk]

[ Good question. He is also not going to engage an answer for what they both know would have been a bad idea. ]

I'm not entirely sure. To reproduce, probably. They're carnivorous but that might be manageable.

[ Not like there isn't raw meat available. The trouble though... ]

The entry is mostly an overview and focuses on the dangers to people. And doesn't mention alternative food sources. It worries me that the plant is cunning. Durge implied there might be a way.

You can speak to him about it. I'm not sure it's worth the risks.

[ And at the end of the day when someone endorses careful cultivation of a plant that is cunning enough to use musk to lure in victims, kill them and turn their corpses into zombie minions, you have to take a good hard look at what definition of 'if precautions are taken' the individual has. ]

[planetdialup]

[There would be too much pouting really.]

Yeah I'd want to hear all the precautions first.

I'm okay with a lot, but plant zombies is pushing it. Cleaning that up would be a nightmare.

[coffinturk]

[ There is a short pause before he responds. ]

True. Though when you say it like that I have concerns. Remember who those victims would be.

[ Is that... rebuke? Even if his phrasing suggests he isn't sure he's reading Aerith's meaning right. ]

[planetdialup]

Sorry Vincent. I wrote that badly.

I know you would take all of this into account and wouldn't mention it at all if you thought it'd only go badly.

What I mean is, I want to hear what Durge has to say. How he'll explain it.

[coffinturk]

It's fine.

[ At least it's understood. Vincent will explain himself here in a moment, but the time it takes another message to arrive suggests it took him a bit to rewrite it a few times. Or at least think about how to say it right the first time. ]

In a place like this, people come to treat death too lightly. It's dangerous to do that. But I might have been overthinking it. Sorry.

I'd be interested to know what he proposes. I'll make sure to lend you the book tonight since he'll be spending today making the potions from supplies I requested.

[planetdialup]

It's ok.

But just know I take death very seriously.

[She would. She saw how it hurt the people around her. It wasn't something to take lightly to her. Murder...death...it wasn't the answer.]

Thanks Vincent for the book. I'll take some notes and give it back. And I'll let you know what he says.

I'm curious what he'll tell me, compared what he'll tell you.

[coffinturk]

I know.

[ He should know better. And in part that's why it took him so long to compose his message before. ]

I'm not sure what I expect. Maybe I'm overthinking there, too.

[ He can admit he's judging on some biases based on the name theme and status of the Dark Urge. ]

I'm probably the last person people would want to be judge by based on appearances.

[ Oh look, a joke. ]

[planetdialup]

I think it's also because we're stressed out. Everything is just so...quick with the consequences.

But you're not so bad Vincent.

I mean, I haven't heard anyone spout any antsy poetry lately. Or brood dramatically from the top of the stairs.

Though...really, it's really strange, isn't it? Being called Dark Urge. Sounds something kinda...

[She's not sure. But it is off-putting.]

[coffinturk]

Thanks.

[ There's probably a 'hrmph' and amusement but... text loses context and Vincent doesn't deal in emoji alas.

But the amusement is almost certainly gone underneath the next statement. ]

... that kind of reminds a person of the things inside themselves that they'd rather not think about.

[ It's a reminder. Not a pleasant one. And Vincent has more dark urges to contend with than some. ]

[planetdialup]

It does.

And makes one think of what they're capable of.

Let's not dwell on that though. That'll ruin our mood all day.

[It does make her wonder if they go by Durge...what was Dark Urge called as a child...?]

[coffinturk]

All right.

I do need to get back to work. I'll drop the book by your cabin later.

[ Probably near when Vincent expects Aerith to be 'home' so to speak. ]

[planetdialup]

All right. Have a good rest of your work day. Hope the poison wasn't too bad.

[No doubt he knows because he knows the sound of her door...or checked to see what her routine is, very casually.]

Let me know if you want coffee or wine or just the book.

[coffinturk]

Aconite, right?

[ Look at him, knowing his poisons and making an educated guess. ]

Thanks for remembering the honey. Hm. Coffee. But I won't keep you long.

[planetdialup]

Good guess.

That's why there was so little. And more honey.

You don't have to stay. You can return the cup when you're done. Anything in the coffee?

[coffinturk]

Just sugar. One spoon's enough.

[ No more honey tonight. Besides, it doesn't taste the same in coffee. ]

[planetdialup]

Got it. I'll make sure you get the cute cup.

[They're all the same. None of them are actually cute.]

[coffinturk]

[ Message marked read. But one can imagine there might have been a physical sigh. ]