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Post by Renn on Apr 15, 2008 23:07:58 GMT -5
*She frowned.*
"She can't go with you?"
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Post by Rudolf on Apr 15, 2008 23:12:11 GMT -5
"It's...complicated. But dear god, I wish she would come with me. She seems convinced that she has no business being an Empress."
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Post by Renn on Apr 15, 2008 23:23:22 GMT -5
"No chance you'd desert, huh?"
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Post by Rudolf on Apr 15, 2008 23:25:21 GMT -5
*He looked momentarily horrified at the suggestion, but simply shook his head after a moment*
"I'm the only heir. If I left, I'd be abandoning Austria to political infighting and squabbling as they tried to resolve the power vacuum."
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Post by Renn on Apr 15, 2008 23:35:47 GMT -5
"It's all going to go to Hell anyway," *she muttered with a shrug.*
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Post by Rudolf on Apr 15, 2008 23:40:23 GMT -5
"I refuse to believe that."
*He sighed*
"In any case, aside from all those things, I'm doing all right."
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Post by Renn on Apr 16, 2008 15:39:51 GMT -5
"That's good to hear," *she said, trying to be a bit more cheerful, though 'those things' didn't seem like they'd leave room for anything else to be all right about.*
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Post by Rudolf on Apr 16, 2008 15:43:39 GMT -5
"So," he began, a bit awkwardly. "Is there anything else I've missed out on? Nothing insane, I mean."
*There was a somewhat teasing tone in the last few words*
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Post by Renn on Apr 16, 2008 15:51:42 GMT -5
*She appeared to put serious thought into this, before laughing and shaking her head.*
"Despite recent weirdness, no. I continue to be as mundane as possible."
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Post by Rudolf on Apr 16, 2008 18:59:54 GMT -5
"Well," he said, much more light-hearted now. "I'm certainly as mundane as ever."
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Post by Renn on Apr 16, 2008 20:56:55 GMT -5
"I like it- it's better than the alternative, anyway."
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Post by Rudolf on Apr 16, 2008 21:03:01 GMT -5
"Well, some not-so-mundane people are quite nice, or so I've heard."
*He was actually surprised to find that he meant that...about someone in particular*
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Post by Renn on Apr 17, 2008 13:27:06 GMT -5
*She laughed.*
"I guess so. Besides, no matter how hard I try, it seems no one in this family-thing will ever even approach normal."
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Post by Rudolf on Apr 17, 2008 18:54:33 GMT -5
*He shook his head, chuckling*
"But really, around here, what's normal even mean anymore?"
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Post by Renn on Apr 20, 2008 10:45:29 GMT -5
"Yeah, point. But hey. Crazy and terrifying can be fun, so it's all good. "
*She sighed.*
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