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[chardismastic]

no

the apartment is the rooftop

a distinct difference

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right

i forgot some people spend inordinate amounts of wealth to live on a roof

[chardismastic]

it's manhattan, everything's inordinately expensive

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yeah i've seen what penthouses go for

remind me why people wanna live there again?

[chardismastic]

real estate investment

better views

no dumbasses stomping on the ceiling at 3am

[pilferings]

well the views are pretty fantastic, i'll give you that

but i'll take a house by the beach any day

[chardismastic]

sand, surf, drinks with those little umbrellas in them?

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sounds like paradise, doesn't it?

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sounds like it'd heavily depend on the company

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well you're not wrong

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is this a subtle hint for a sabbatical?

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hey we all deserve a break every once in a while, don't we?

but no it's more

looking into the future i guess

[chardismastic]

you? long-term planning?

i'm shocked

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even i have my moments

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glad to know you realize the "victor sullivan retirement plan" is as shitty as it sounds

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works for him, doesn't it?

honestly i don't know what i want

but sometimes i think i could see myself a little more settled when all is said and done

maybe

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considering how often he complains about being too old for this shit? i'd say a solid "eh"

it's a solid exit strategy though
land yourself a big enough haul and then off to your beachfront picket fence

[ and obviously this is. nate's idea for nate. which is fine. perfectly a-ok. not like rafe isn't fully aware this partnership has been temporary from the start, based on finding avery. common sense. cool cool cool, cool cool. ]

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pretty sure he says that just for the pity points

[ There's a ... pause between texts, a kind of acknowledgement in the tonal shift of his messages from Rafe. Yeah, sure, Nate can be pretty dense at the best of times, and arguably he's got the emotional range of a teaspoon, but he's known Rafe for a while now — long enough to pick up on those subtleties, anyway.

Or he could be totally wrong and this is all in his head. ]

if the sand and the surf and drinks with umbrellas in them seem unappealing, we could always come to some kind of a compromise you know

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[ a similar pause, then— ]







"we"?

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well rooftop apartments in the big city are fine but i've never been a real big city kinda guy myself

that's what compromise means, rafe

we talk about this stuff

come to some kind of agreement we can both be happy about

a necessarily Soft™ icon

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i'm aware of the definition, merriam-webster

[ of course the sarcasm comes easier, and faster. nowhere near as fast as...well. ]

never would've presumed to be a factor in your exit strategy post-avery

[ because you know. obviously the treasure hunting is the only thing happening here. absolutely zero investment past the literal investment. it's a business partnership. obviously. ]

;;

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i don't know, you seemed a little confused

thought i should clear it up

[ Jokes also come easier because feelings are ... feelings. ]

i mean it's up to you what happens next

just as long as you know it's never been about an 'exit strategy' for me

[ Which, btw, sounds cold and calculating and not at all what he thinks of this partnership. ]

[chardismastic]

[ yeah, well. some people may have trouble picking words that aren't cold and calculating. nobody here, but. you know. in general. ]

ah






i mean, obviously i'm still amenable to the present arrangement so
i've got no issues continuing it and seeing how it progresses

so long as both parties remain satisfied of course

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god rafe you make it sound like we've signed contracts through lawyers or something

1/2

[chardismastic]

we could