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[mansuetus]

Causa latet, vis est notissima fontis.

[ and if lucrezia is bothered by -- well, everything, it doesn't show. if anything, she insists on a smile that is brilliant and light as she sits on her swing in the garden, feet bare and the edge of her dress painted green as if she were sitting on the grass before ]

The cause is hidden, but the result is known.

[ and how true that seems to be, isn't it Tranquility? the cause is always hidden and the result is always known; and a bit too late, at that. ]

But why wait until mine are known? I would play a game, Tranquility, and spoil my own surprises. A memory for a memory and a secret for a secret.

[ and who does not want a secret from a Borgia? ]

If I shall find a daring enough partner.

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[comesalong]

Sort of like truth or dare?

[With Lucrezia Borgia. Count Amy in.]

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[sweetbreads]

And yet we control the flow of information ourselves? It takes some of the unpredictability from it.

[ He's very easy to challenge, shush. ]

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[mansuetus]

Amy Pond!

[ she remembers you very fondly! and there is a smile there, together with an eager curiosity. ]

explain your truth or dare to me and I shall tell you if they are one and the same.

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[mansuetus]

A pity for the ship, its plan for unpredictability - brilliant as it was, foiled.

[ and perhaps that is the point of it all, isn't it? ]

I admit, I am quite fond of the idea.

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[sweetbreads]

And I, fortunately for this project, am myself a fan of quid pro quo.

Quem deus vult perdere, dementat prius. Would you care to begin?

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[mansuetus]

Whom the gods would destroy, they first make mad.

[ she smiles, tilts her head. ]

I am the daughter of the most Holy of men; yet we are oft blamed for blasphemy.

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[sweetbreads]

It is those closest to God who may speak the greatest blasphemy. But you would be the daughter of a Pope, perhaps?

[ Choice of words, use of Latin. Hannibal offers his own. He's pushed, now he releases. ]

What shall I tell you, I wonder? I spent much of my childhood on a grand estate in France. My uncle was a painter, a skill that by necessity I acquired.

[ Harmless without details. Hannibal offers the second part to prompt her toward a reply. ]

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[doggedly]

Seriously, only you would make a game of this.

[But he says it more fondly than anything else. Adorable as always, Lucrezia.]

And your question begs question: is there anyone daring enough to be your partner?

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[mansuetus]

I told you once, there is only one Lucrezia Borgia on the ship.

[ many other beautiful ladies whom she might be a bit jealous of but one of her, certainly. ]

I may hope there is someone of such courage and boldness. can you think of one who would fit my demands, Sirius Black?

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[doggedly]

There is. What a relief. I couldn't imagine trying to split my affections between two Lucrezias, it would be overwhelming. And all the love, and beauty, we'd drown beneath it for sure.

As for likely candidates to match you... I can think of one, at least. Would you like to be introduced? I think you'll fancy him.

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[mansuetus]

Yes, certainly and not perhaps. But which Pope.

[ she grins a bit, places her chin on her hand. ]

France! I never visited, only heard of. And I have yet to decide to be an artist so I do not know if I can paint.

I met a woman who was the most beautiful in Rome and she was painted holding a goat that would be a unicorn. I wonder if you heard her name. La Bella Farnese.

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[mansuetus]

And I would hate her if she has taken half of the affection that is my own.

[ because it is her own. a good thing Lucrezia knows charm and grace or she would be regarded as a total brat. ]

Is he very smart? This is a game that requires cleverness.

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[comesalong]

[Lucrezia Borgia said her name, ahhh no one tell her husband about this.]

It's a game where you ask other people to pick either truth or dare. They either have to tell the absolute truth about whatever you ask them or they have to do whatever you dare them to do.

I always chose dare.

[And if she sounds proud of that, it's because she is.]

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[mansuetus]

Truth or dare. And Amy Pond is quite daring.

[ she grins. ]

I will play.

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[sweetbreads]

I suspect you of modesty. I see before me the most beautiful woman in Rome. Daughters of Popes, mistresses and indeed sisters of them. Do you walk on air, my lady Lucrezia, as the stories say?

You would like Paris, I think. Its grim, explicit and tumultuous history I would enjoy telling to you. Perhaps you've visited Florence? It is my favorite city.

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[mansuetus]

If the air allows it, signore.

[ Cesare had said her marriage had brought her to the ground, made her sad and quiet and that was an unforgivable sin. enough to have her husband murdered with a kitchen knife (she wonders if Cesare took his heart and what it looked like). in here she tries to be who she was; charm and grace are a woman's weapons and she mastered them both. ]

When I was younger. My brother does visit it, lovely Florence, quite regularly. But he is not a secret. You must know I have three; Juan, Cesare and Gioffre.

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[tinytactician]

This...this is a game for you?

[He's been taught to be polite and kind to everyone he meets -- especially ladies -- but this seems almost...sadistic.]

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[doggedly]

Oh, he's the cleverest. There's hardly anyone cleverer. Maybe one or two nearly as clever, but even then he manages to outwit most people. It's a gift.

And he's already entirely devoted to you. Absolutely smitten. He told me so himself. Still wants to play your game, of course--who wouldn't!

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[birchcore]

That seems more than fair to me.

[ never let it be said that bethany isn't at least a little bit daring. ]

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[sweetbreads]

Dotore, please.

[ Curiosity is one of Doctor Lecter's greatest weaknesses, and this month with its shared memories, has been a wealth of information, although much of it frightfully fragmented. It's quite different to have a face and a name, and while Lecter's historical study wields a healthy distance of over five hundred years, it's fascinating to apply it to a genuine conversation with a bright and challenging young lady, plucked out of history itself. He sees her beauty as an academic might, but that's an entirely different affair. ]

I know it. [ A pause, distinct hesitation, as he considers the topic of siblings and rejects it. ] I should have liked to have seen the Cathedral freshly finished, as it was originally intended. The centuries have changed Florence, I think, far beyond any hope of your recognition.

[wolfinthesnow]

Secrets, now, Lucrezia?

[northerner]

And suppose you know all of my secrets, Lucrezia? What game shall we play then?

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[ryuuzaki]

You'd have to trust me to be honest.

[He already hates everything that's happening, but he keeps his voice smooth and his tone mild. It's been a little while since he's talked to her. He might be a little bit honest, but he might not. He assumes that she might not be, either, but it'll be amusing to hear her tell a story that indicates how she wants to represent herself to him.]

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[comesalong]

You're sure you wouldn't rather play your game? Because I think I like it better than just having mine stolen from me.

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[chambermaid]

Lucrezia. I have some things I want to tell you. [ HER BOYFRIEND AND MAMA IN LAW SHAPED THINGS] It's good news.