fourth text message ✉ [ anonymous text ] ✉ i know what you're keeping

[adlered]

Such a secretive collection of people we find ourselves with on this ship. Has anyone ever thought about that? There's encryptions that prevent us from entering and seeing other people's secrets, of course, we all use them when we can, don't we? You can never be too careful with who finds out about the secrets you have. No one would look twice at some of you if they knew those dirty little skeletons hidden in there, isn't that right?

You don't answer that in front of everyone, they are hidden for a reason. But, personally I always found it less stressful to have someone know of at least one my secrets. Not a therapist because even they're not as confidential as you'd think they are but a person I know won't tell a soul about it.

I have an idea, Tranquility. Some of you might hate it, while others might love it. We have enough stress on this ship what with individuals appearing, disappearing, deaths, why add to it by having secrets hidden that you're holding all by yourself. If you want to let go of one or two or however many you need to for that tightness in your shoulders or your face go away. Tell me, either now or later by saying moretta, and I'll deanon and we can have a healthy sort of discussion and your secret will be so very safe with me.

Because unlike others, I know exactly how a secret, no matter how dirty, is supposed to be kept.

[ ooc | note about these, if you choose to have your charcter give irene a secret of theirs it will go here for my personal reference, but will still be said by your character in this post/their post. and irene is going to end up using these for a sort of "protection" where she'll threaten to expose the secret if your character crosses her/she needs them to do something very specific for her. ]

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[certainproclivity]

[That only gets him to chuckle.] There's a reason why most spies make a mockery of your profession and its less than savory cousins to get what they want. It's always been an effective strategy. [Preying on lust is hardly a new concept. He'd be shocked to hear of someone in Irene's profession who didn't keep their secrets close... Especially if it meant she could sell them when it suited her.]

Pathetic lives that mean little in the grand scheme. I could pick them out now. A tawdry affair, maybe a hit and run that still haunts them. Perhaps they've even murdered someone. Everything they could lay out, I'm certain someone else here has either done or done far worse. Yet, they cling to those secrets, believing the turmoil of carrying them to be a burden they must bear alone, that it defines and shapes them and that for someone to know of it, it would be their undoing.

If I might be crude, poetry transcribed on a bathroom wall is hardly poetry.

[adlered]

Until you say it, I believe that I'll risk it. Just this once, who knows, perhaps you'll surprise me.

Sticking your regrettably long nose where people don't want it to be, then. I can see why you wouldn't be a fan of secrets if that happens to be your mask of choice. But you shouldn't worry, I've worn that mask a long enough time that I've had plenty of practice.

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[adlered]

You underestimate some people's desire to kill you.

[adlered]

I'm curious, what do you think removes the complications from the universe that is so delicate as you put it?

[adlered]

Even those who find them in relationships with someone on this ship? Or the ones who are from the exact same universes as one another.

Someone's startlingly distrustful.

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[adlered]

[ ...i just feel lucky this is irene and not anyone else because man my mind went to the gutter MOVING ON. ]

You don't frequently feel satisfaction?

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[adlered]

There might be. Though, I have to wonder if that regrettably means her Irene is a man. Torn between thinking he'd be as good as us or if he'd be just a tad lower.

[ lbr, she'd bang female him. oops. ]

Inconvenient is a bit of an understatement. Disappearing isn't nearly as effective.

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[tigers]

Let 'em try. Their attempts will be nothing but welcome.

[adlered]

Even if it's under circumstances that, perhaps, in a way, you planned?

[ Though maybe that defeats the purpose of thinking on your feet. Eh, still technically a valid question. ]

You don't have a temper?

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[adlered]

[ see? this it totally why she and the other irene love donna. and why despite a certain desire to stay anon she flips into unanon. though she does stay in text. ]

The more modern of the Ms. Adlers, at your, well, not service, but that does tend to roll off the tongue better.

But if you had, your secret would be actually safe with me.

[ really. that's actually a truth there. ]

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[executiveassistant]

[well, it's definitely a mutual love. Donna's long enjoy Irene Adler as a literary figure (The Woman, smart enough to outsmart Sherlock Holmes, what isn't to love about that?) but her acquaintance with the other Irene here on this ship has only fostered that enjoyment.

And now here is the other Irene Adler--she knew of her presence, but hadn't yet met her, but oh, now that is being fixed, delightfully--offering the most elegant set-up for blackmail she's ever seen.]

I do hope you believe me when I say that it is an honest pleasure to meet you, Ms. Adler.

Because somehow, I believe you. Let's leave it at implied, however. It's just more...elegant.

[fewer messy ends to clean up if it's never explicitly stated, and boy she'd never put it down in writing. She knows how the law works by now.]

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[jilt]

I think in the end it depends on his method, doesn't it? Though I wonder if he could manage anything as exquisite as we do.

[ irenes bro, irenes. ]

We'll have to sort something else out, should the time come.

[gilding]

Then I wouldn't be thinking on my feet, would I?

[And the look on his face says maybe valid, but would've been just as simple not to ask.]

Doesn't every man? Just a matter of where their line happens to be.

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[adlered]

I doubt it. Technically he could but it'd likely be missing a certain elegance that only our touch can bring.

[ irenes. ]

Sooner rather than later, just in case.

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[adlered]

And if they actually succeed?

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[adlered]

[ actual things that happened just now. ]

anon text;

[adlered]

[ Temptation is good. ]

I've likely heard crazier. But I can respect your wishes. Do keep it in mind though. I didn't really attach a time limit on this offer.

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[adlered]

Careful when it comes to how you talk about it, darling, I am rather fond of it. And I gained all those secrets and held onto them all by myself. Despite spies. [ The funny thing is that despite the fact that Irene had been at the centers of scandals before, she had kept most of her secrets to herself. ]

Even when it doesn't define or shape them, they seem to think they've learned a lesson and that if they give it to another it makes their lesson fly away with the wind. [ A smile, that seems almost lazy in its execution. ]

Even when that poetry is etched into those walls by a poet?

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[tigers]

I had a grand time and led a charmed life, then, didn't I?

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[sugarpills]

sure thing.

thanks for the offer. i'll be sure to keep it in mind.

[ you'll probably hear from him later. maybe. maaaaybe. ]

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[jilt]

A terrible shame, to think that somewhere there's an incarnation of us missing it.

[ srsly ]

I'll set myself to work on that, while you cultivate this venture. Cover all our angles, so to speak.

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[certainproclivity]

On the contrary, as I've said before, I'm a fan of your profession. [And that's all he has to say about that.]

Or they fear judgment. A sweet-faced innocent young woman who once kissed a married man would probably crumble if everyone believed her to be a common Jezebel. They have no perspective. Small towns judge quickly, but we're all trying to survive here. The point is, no one cares what you've done in your past. It's how useful you are to the future of this place.

[Which is the only reason he pays any attention at all. A smirk plays on his lips.] Well, it's a humble canvas and likely speaks to appearances being deceiving, but I prefer grander gestures. Spray-painted on an overpass, perhaps.

[quantified]

Considering that humans are their own complications, I imagine you already know the answer.

[triedtobe]

How do you know those mean anything at all? We're supposedly in space, don't know how we got here or why, don't even know what the hell's going on half the time.

Besides, you're the anonymous one. Not exactly the most trusting yourself, are you.

[sexting]

At the risk of sullying all your wonderful metaphors by invoking reality, may I ask whether you ever been to Venice