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š›šØš§š§š¢šž š›šžš§š§šžš­š­. ([personal profile] doublecrossed) wrote in [community profile] duplicitymemes 2021-06-18 01:45 am (UTC)

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( volunteering her ā€œfreeā€ time at a carwash in a city on a planet that’s already denoted her as less than doesn’t sit right in her gut. that insult sinks to the same spot that hosts her fury and indignation for all the times she’s been forced to use her magic for the wrong reasons, usually for the wrong people. the proceeds are for reconstruction and she can’t very well get to one part of the city without transportation, so this too isn’t really a choice.

bonnie finds a modest ( by duplicity’s standards ) purple bikini for the day, although if anyone—citizen, official or guard—tries to tell her to lose a few layers, they have another thing coming. she doesn’t care how she came into this prison, she’s not going down without a fight. for now, she has on a pair of jean shorts and a white t-shirt that’s surprisingly dry. courtesy of working the collections box, she doesn’t have to give away much more of herself than a smile. some days that feels like more than she can trade. today isn’t that awful.

she retracts that assessment on her way back from a quick water break, cutting across the parking lot when she has to stop because yeah, wowee, this guy. he’s really putting himself out there. she doesn’t know a damn thing about him and that means she should keep walking, keep her head down.

but—
)

You really know how to work the crowd. ( the words? with another inflection, they might sound impressed. ) Please keep your pants on until I get out of here.

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