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( text | un: rivia )

[blamedestiny]

I own a brothel now.

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Dare I even ask how that happened?

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[blamedestiny]

Jaskier owned it and with him gone, the city contacted me to tell me I was the owner.

I don't want to own a brothel.

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So foist it off on someone else, then.

[blamedestiny]

Or I could keep it in name and have someone else run it.

Do you know how to run a brothel?

[choicely]

Are you only asking because I'm the first person you thought of?

I can't decide whether to be insulted or flattered.

[blamedestiny]

No. I'm asking you because you knew Jaskier and I thought you'd know what to do.

[choicely]

Well, you know you'd be in for an earful if he came back and found that you had allowed it to fall into ruin.

[blamedestiny]

Uh huh.

Do you want to help me or not?

[choicely]

There is a word you might consider wielding along with your request.

[blamedestiny]

Why?

[choicely]

Because it's one most people equip when they're asking for a favor. Especially one of this size.

[blamedestiny]

It's what Jaskier would want.

( he's gonna avoid this for as long as he possibly can. )

[choicely]

How effective did you think that reasoning was going to be?

[blamedestiny]

It's not untrue.

[choicely]

So you're calling on whatever attachments I may have to him to take advantage of that?

[blamedestiny]

Wouldn't you?

[choicely]

Hard to say. This is something of an unpredecented situation.

[blamedestiny]

Yes, I know.

If you don't want to, I'll ask someone else to help me.

[choicely]

Well, if someone needs to keep it from collapsing entirely until he returns, I suppose I can lend my assistance.

Temporarily.

[blamedestiny]

Fine, temporarily. We'll need to hire staff.

[choicely]

How exactly was he running a brothel without any staff?

[blamedestiny]

I don't know. I believe someone else owned it beforehand and they all left the city.

[choicely]

I suppose that means you'll also need help with securing workers.

[blamedestiny]

I suppose. I haven't been over there to see it yet. I just was notified I was the owner.