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Ow, ow—isn't this an excessive amount of force?!

[ HE'S BEING DRAGGED BACK DOWN THE STAIRS AND TOWARD THE DOOR BY AN ANGRY ITALIAN??? ]

No! It isn't enough force! Who gets an entire house for free and lets half of it go unused? Especially when there are such wonderful stores in town, with such generous people in the city...

We're going right now.

Miss Lauma told me about a wonderful place where they even give away fantastic things for free if you're low on cash...

Heheh...

Which maybe we are.
I have some money but.

Free is best...

Edited 2026-01-30 02:09 (UTC)

[ Generous? MAYBE TO YOU, BUT MOST PEOPLE REACT TO THE NAME "JAMES MORIARTY" LIKE THEY JUST FOUND OUT THEY HAVE A BLACK MOLD INFESTATION. ]

Normally I would agree with the sentiment 'free is best', however—OW!!

MUST YOU HASTEN ME ALONG, DANTE?!?!

[ The funny thing is he could probably tear his arm free if he tried hard enough, but he's frankly so baffled by Dante's indignant fervor that it doesn't occur to him to try. ]

[ yeah well most people weren't rescued from the garbage from One James Moriarty so his opinion of you is at least a little positive and a little less biased towards fungus. He just thinks you're Mint, not a Mushroom. ]

Walk faster and I would not have to...

You're a servant, you can keep a pace better than this...

Heheh...

Unless you don't like shopping at all. Are you one of those people...?

Oh, so now being a Servant is relevant to the discussion?

Not the fact that our bodies don't require food or sleep the same way humans do, let's ignore that entirely, but you're right: I can indeed move faster than this.

[ Despite his bitching, he WILL speed up, BUT HE DOESN'T HAVE TO LIKE IT. ]

I like shopping just fine, thank you.

I just don't see why this merits such a mad dash to the store in question.

Yes. Because things like food and sleep are fun. [ duh, Moriarty. ]

Anyway... we're rushing because it's a goodwill, right... other people could take up the good stuff if we dilly-dally...

Heheh...

You know the saying about early birds and worms.

Wait, we're going to the Goodwill?

[ He's been there. Quite notoriously, in fact. ]

Why didn't you say so?

Oh? So you've already been to the goodwill before?

That saves me some directional problems then...

I actually have no idea where to find it.

[ YES HE WAS JUST WALKING IN A RANDOM DIRECTION He'd planned on getting his phone out later... google maps... ]

Now you can lead the way. ~

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YOU HAVE NO IDEA WHERE IT IS?!

[ After dragging Moriarty out of their office like that, too! THE AUDACITY OF THIS MAN. Moriarty physically stops, having to take a moment to pinch the brow of his nose and mutter a rapid string of numbers under his breath—likely reciting digits of pi in an effort to keep himself from throttling his partner. ]

Yes. I can lead the way there.

We were going in entirely the wrong direction, just so you know.

[ he spins on his heel and goes in the other direction, then, pointing as if to ask, what, is it this way, then? ]

You could have said that from the start.

[ yeah he had no fucking idea. ]

I HAD NO IDEA WHERE YOU WERE TAKING ME!!!

[ For a pair of self-professed lawyers, they really need to work on their communication skills.

Moriarty, of course, turns around as well, storming after him. Even if Dante isn't man-handling him down the street at this point, like Moriarty is going to let him get away after that. ]

Do you want me to lead the way or not?!

I said we were going to the Goodwill earlier. [ NO HE ABSOLUTELY FUCKING DIDN'T. ]

Or maybe I just thought I said it but I didn't say it at all...

Heheh... I can't remember.

[ he DOES pause, though, letting Moriarty lead the way. See, he can be reasonable. ]

What's it like, then?

The Goodwill.
Miss Lauma said it was a wonderful place...

[ Moriarty narrows his eyes suspiciously. DANTE DEFINITELY DID NOT SAY THAT. He was too busy huffing about how offended he was by Moriarty's lack of furniture to mention where he wanted the two of them to go. ]

I am not a mind reader.

You must use your words, out loud, if you expect me to follow whatever meandering path your thoughts have taken.

[ He does take the lead now, escorting Dante to the Goodwill even if he's still going to snark at him the whole way about this. ]

She is correct.

There are a wide selection of items available and plenty of value to be found if you're willing to sort through the chaff.

I quite like it there.

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