TEXT } this isn't actually craigslist but do you think that'll stop him

[godcards]

[ So hey just like, apropos of nothing: ]

Looking for places to stay at night. Not interested in being your roommate or doing your chores….. just want somewhere I can sleep that isn’t outside. Won’t be around during the day or evenings. Stay out of my way and I’ll stay out of yours. Willing to work out a deal in exchange for sleeping spaces on a case by case basis…..Skilled at acquiring things, can also trade goods for services. Not intending to stay longer than a few nights at most….. will move on as I see fit. Looking for immediate responses for planning purposes. No strong preferences other than being able to get some peace and quiet when I want to sleep….. Need at least six hours of alone time at a minimum.

• do NOT contact me with unsolicited services or offers

Comments

[hauhra]

from unsavory strangers with less than good intentions since you can't seem to think anything through

idiot.

[godcards]

I am thinking things through! Just because you're not privvy to all the details doesn't mean anything less... I'm fully capable of making my own decisions without your help, Bakhura.

[hauhra]

sure.

that's why you're trying crash on some stranger's couch. yeah, that definitely sounds like something a guy with an actual plan would do.

but very well, malik. i'll humor you. if i'm so wrong, then why don't you make me privy to all the details? well? i'm going to find out what happened sooner or later... you might as well cut to the chase.

[godcards]

Well I'm not seeing you offering any alternatives.

You don't need to know all the sordid details... but I'm no longer living at the place I was assigned before.

[hauhra]

what? did they kick you out or something?

and don't you dare try to turn this around on me, malik. you know damn well you could have asked me for a place to stay... but instead you decided to make this stupid ad. while i couldn't guarantee anything long-term, i could have certainly pulled off the couple of nights you were asking for.

[godcards]

I'm not so sure. You have guardians too, it doesn't matter what YOU say... it only matters what THEY say. Don't think I didn't consider that earlier.

[hauhra]

Then why bring up the fact that I'm not offering up any alternatives at all when you've just demonstrated that you already know the answer to that?

Idiot.

Besides, you didn't exactly give me enough time or details to prepare any alternatives... you just dumped it on the network, out of the blue.

[ again: Malik sucks at plans and also communicating ]

[godcards]

You're good at thinking on your feet, aren't you, Bakhura? Surely you could have thought of something instead of spamming me.

Anyway, don't worry about it... I have everything under control.

[hauhra]

Prove it.

And maybe I could have... but... I also couldn't possibly resist such an open invitation. Not when it was that easy.

[godcards]

Too bad for you that it didn't work anyway...

I will prove it. I've already made arrangements.

[hauhra]

[ oh, bakhura knows. it's a public network after all :') but he's not going to tell malik that he knows... yet. ]

This time, yes.

But it's only a matter of time until those arrangements stop working in your favor.

[godcards]

You have such little faith in me.

[hauhra]

Gee, I wonder why that is.

Or are you going to tell me that you can see the future now? A new power from Retrospec, perhaps?

[godcards]

Maybe that'll come next. Gods are supposed to all-seeing, after all!

[hauhra]

I'd certainly have a lot more faith in you if you had that ability right now... but unfortunately, that isn't the case.

Feel free to let me know if that changes, however... and maybe then I'll change my tune, too.