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-the_tailor_spy

[farthestreaches]

[... you know, he makes a very good point. julian doesn't particularly want to consider what garak may have done in his past to elicit a reaction like that.]

Fair enough. Perhaps I simply thought you broke her heart.

[the_tailor_spy]

Excellent, excellent - you're considering all the angles now.

I've had to break my share, in the course of time.

[Scrupulously, he leaves unsaid whether he means emotionally or directly.]

[farthestreaches]

Is that the case? I'd love to hear some of those stories.

[the_tailor_spy]

I can assure you, most of them would make your holo thrillers seem quite straightforward by comparison.

Less...imaginative. But definitely more convoluted.

[farthestreaches]

You know me, Garak: I've never minded convoluted.

[the_tailor_spy]

Isn't there some phrase in your culture about this? Involving cats?

[farthestreaches]

Letting them out of bags, you mean?

[the_tailor_spy]

Oh dear, another one. Your languages really make those poor felines do a lot of leg work.

[farthestreaches]

They make an extremely convenient metaphor.

Come now, Garak, you're teasing me on purpose now.

[the_tailor_spy]

Nothing worthwhile is ever easy, my dear doctor.

Besides, if I ever gave you a straight answer you wouldn't know what to do with it.

[farthestreaches]

I'd scarcely believe a word of it, that much is true. Besides, I'm sure I much prefer the facts I've made up over whatever less interesting truth may be out there.

[he's trying so hard to gently goad :')]

[the_tailor_spy]

Indeed? And what facts would those be, I wonder?

[farthestreaches]

Oh, I wouldn't want to bore you with my flights of fancy.

[the_tailor_spy]

Doctor, Doctor, Doctor - all information is to be sought, you know that.

[farthestreaches]

We'll see about a trade of information, then.

[the_tailor_spy]

Ah, you have indeed been learning.

[farthestreaches]

I'll be waiting with bated breath for our next lunch.