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"Guess who?" Wonderful. "Knock knock?" Fucking Fantastic. "You're late." Ianus.

Prick. You aren't making this any harder. Hung up on the gate, swinging from chains that would be out of place anywhere. You, Ianus are a Nitch Market.
"Yoo hoo." Bondage-head Prick. "You're late."

I don't miss payments, you get it lock-and-key? My timeliness nonwithstanding, her Preference nonwithstanding, my payments are never Missing. I pay the bitch. I don't know what she does with it, but I pay her.

At least I keep some of my take. You, Door-man.. You're entirely too much her creature. Like she has keys to your locks, or something, like she has charity to spare.

We don't play charity, Cousin, we never did. Do Ut Des. 20 for a blowjob, 50 gets you all the way. You tip Trivia's hand to her, she maybe burns your chains right up like she burns her way into her corner?

I don't think she could do it. Besides, I'm not walking your piss-trenches. Who else looks so good in chains? I don't think she Would do it.

Watch the door on my way out.

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You know it's funny. When it happened, he was a virgin. And it wasnt romantic. Wasnt very gentle, wasnt very much of anything besides rape.

I was an eagle, and he was a little boy tending sheep. Then I was a man. And so was he. Abruptly.

I made him my Cup Bearer. Ha. It was the least I could for him, and he has always been good on his knees. Wine and gold, and she hated him because I used to let her neice carry them both. But Juno couldn't do anything to him, I wouldnt let her. I still wont let her. He pays me, not her.

He still has the scratch marks, you know - the scars. Talon marks. Rough trade, I guess, easy mark, they must think.
And he is, really.

I shouldnt let myself get so sentimental over one small boy. I never even think about the nymphs any more, why should he be so enduring? Rough trade for rough times? A reminder? Ha.

He certainly can't forget.

There are a bunch of reasons why he's still around. He's still soft after all this time, and sometimes that's good. People still pay more for threesomes, and he pays me what he makes so it's win win in that direction. I still drink.

You know what? It isn't very funny at all.

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There are some offences, Constantine, which are unforgivable.