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[clocktowers]

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[bolstafir]

i mean think about it
he did all that thinking he was doing the RIGHT thing
imagine what kind of shit he'd actually feel bad about

[Anyone who says they've never done a petty thing out of spite that they regretted later is a liar. It is mildly terrifying and yet fascinating to consider James' potential version of that. Like the mental version of watching a trainwreck.]

[clocktowers]

I feel no desire to speculate on that.
In any case, my relationship with James seems to be stable, and that is how I would like to keep it.
Supposing there is anything at play, I would prefer to let it lie.

[bolstafir]

[He could let it lie. But a key perk of reconciling in his opinion is being able to give Oz shit again. So instead:]

okay sure but what if he asks you out
i mean, this town does make you spill your guts about things like that from time to time

[clocktowers]

I do not intend to hold anything said under Deerington's influence against anyone, and James is included in that.

And I am, as you've said, seeing Stanford.

[bolstafir]

you don't think it'd get weird later?
working with him after turning him down?

[He is having entirely too much fun with this.]

[clocktowers]

[ Ozpin resolves to never, ever, mention the time James arrived on his doorstep with flowers and leading questions about his birthday plans. ]

I trust that somehow, we would manage.

[bolstafir]

iiiif you say so
but if it gets awkward i reserve the right to say i told you so

[clocktowers]

Noted.

[ He will regret this deeply when it gets awkward. ]