I'm not sure my manager is leading me in a prosperous direction. All that, and I don't get any sort of reward for bringing him in so much.
[It is romantic, or is it greedy... One of these things has Jacob looking at him like he's the best man that's walked the Earth, though, so one of them is working.]
It'd be dull without you, I'll give you that. Most things would these days. What are you going to do when you've hit the highest you can go, Wynert?
No such thing, Frye. [The highest he can go?? Truly impossible. Even at the top there's probably more, and heaven forbid Ned Wynert get complacent and then like, shot or something. That's what happens to complacent people.
But he won't be super serious and weird about The Business for this whole date, thankfully.] I'm thinking I could celebrate in the meantime. Kill two birds with one stone—you can have your reward, too.
[The reward is kissing him on this train, naturally. Ned leans forward to loop an arm around Jacob's shoulders, tugging him over to smooch that dopey look right off his face.]
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That's for inspiration; I lose money if you don't win. Think of me as a kind of manager.
[Betting that your boyfriend can hurt the most people is a romantic gesture, isn't it? It must be.]
it's been a week...... what is time anymore
[It is romantic, or is it greedy... One of these things has Jacob looking at him like he's the best man that's walked the Earth, though, so one of them is working.]
It'd be dull without you, I'll give you that. Most things would these days. What are you going to do when you've hit the highest you can go, Wynert?
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But he won't be super serious and weird about The Business for this whole date, thankfully.] I'm thinking I could celebrate in the meantime. Kill two birds with one stone—you can have your reward, too.
[The reward is kissing him on this train, naturally. Ned leans forward to loop an arm around Jacob's shoulders, tugging him over to smooch that dopey look right off his face.]