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JILL WARRICK, 30

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[whatsinfrontofyou]

He's an inventor, and a nobleman.

And we met when I busted him out of prison.

[She says the last with some humor. She seems to meet a fair number of people when they're in prison.]

[noburden]

[Inventor makes her think of Mid, but nobleman does make her think of Clive--though even without him here, she's reluctant to say something he himself might not admit.]

I would ask how a nobleman finds himself in prison, but from experience, I know there are ways... and you tend to be there, don't you?

[whatsinfrontofyou]

It's a long story. And a rather depressing one, though I'd say it had a happy ending.

A necromancer and her vampire husband killed most of his family. You could say he was a bit down on his luck after his escape.

[noburden]

I suppose that would make life infinitely harder for anyone. Poor man.

[whatsinfrontofyou]

Percy is stronger than he seems at first blush. He'd have to be to have survived.

We did take back his home, in the end, and save his sister. He hadn't lost quite all of his family.

We also killed the Briarwoods, and good fucking riddance to them.

[noburden]

And you were by his side through all of that.

[whatsinfrontofyou]

As a friend.

Even when he pointed his fucking gun at me—it's something of a long story, but his quest for revenge got him attached to a... well, a demon.

[noburden]

[What the fuck is a gun--well, she can guess with context clues.]

... so there's a lot of history between the two of you. To put it lightly.

[whatsinfrontofyou]

You can say that. Though most of it in a relatively short time.

There's always something, isn't there.

[noburden]

Is that always a bad thing? Those somethings are often what bring people together.

[whatsinfrontofyou]

True. It might be nice if what was bringing us together wasn't always vampires and dragons.

But it does create a bond, and you see the real face of someone.

I have the feeling you might know something about that.

[noburden]

I do. Those dearest to me have stood by my side during the worst of times. I know their hearts almost better than I know my own.

[whatsinfrontofyou]

It's a mess. I miss him.

It wasn't supposed to get complicated, but now...

[noburden]

What exactly would make it complicated? Were you together right now, of course.

[whatsinfrontofyou]

Fucking several other people? Some of whom are less casual than planned.

[noburden]

[Oh. That.]

It's... a matter of survival, here. For the most part.

[whatsinfrontofyou]

It was supposed to be.

And who cares if it was a little fun. I love Percy, but... we weren't together. It's not as though I've betrayed his trust.

But darling, it's starting to feel as though I'm being unfair to people here who have grown dear.

[noburden]

[Some of that strikes close to home. Jill takes a moment to choose her words carefully.]

What do you think he'd say?

[whatsinfrontofyou]

I'm not sure. I'm not sure I want to know.

[She's a coward in some ways. Mostly this one.]

He can be... stuffy, in some ways.

[noburden]

So am I. We do what we must, here.

[whatsinfrontofyou]

You do have something of a princess thing going on...

Honestly, so does Percy.

[noburden]

[ABOUT THAT... no use in hiding it.]

I was raised in a royal household, along with the two princes of Rosaria.

I didn't meet anyone named Percy there, though.

[Ha. A joke. It's funny because various worlds, etc.]

[whatsinfrontofyou]

You—you know I didn't mean that literally, right?

[But apparently a noble upbringing shows even in jokes.]

Does that mean you actually are?

[noburden]

I was born a princess, yes, to be truthful. I haven't been one in many, many years. But you're not the first to point out how I am.

[She can't help it.]

[whatsinfrontofyou]

It's not an insult. Who knows? Maybe it's part of why I like you.