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The ground's higher on the other side.

[And if it doesn't appear that way now he'll just blame it on the walls moving. The second she's not looking in his direction Jerry makes a swift leap up. He grabs the edge like a fucking parkour runner, and if she's amazed that's exactly what he's going to say it is: he once dated a hip French girl into that stuff, none of this Assassin's Creed bullshit.]

Watch it, I'm coming up. [One leg up, then the next.]

[ ~~Excuse you Assassin's Creed is awesome.~~

Ariadne's looking down at the ground on the other side when she hears his palms hit the wall and she looks back over, eyebrows raised. ]

You know, next time it might be easier to just bring a ladder.

[ Peering back down at the ground now -- on the non-labyrinth side. ]

[Gurl when he was your age the most hi-tech game probably still consisted mostly of intricately carved chips and glossy marbles. Oof. Up up up and now he's crouching on top of the wall with her.]

It's good for the body, the exercise.

[Jerry insists as he stretches upright.]

[ It's okay, it's not like Ariadne's ever actually played Assassin's Creed herself. Video games aren't really her thing, other than casual ones like Mario Kart. ]

I've seen you naked. I don't think you have to worry.

[ Though seriously Jerry please don't fall and break your neck. ]

Is that a compliment? You have to take it easy on those.

[Don't worry if he does he'll just reset it with ease along with all the sick cracking noises that go with it. It's still not as threatening as entrails.]

It's my opinion. You can take it however you want.

[ And then the cat'll definitely be out of the bag. ]

[Jerry knows the way out but he doesn't take the lead, preferring she walk in front of him. Only because she's much smaller, see.]

You meet any other creeps in there?

[ She's fine with taking the lead, really. ]

No, just Karl. A few people were pretty cursed, a few others were just lost like I was.

No friends stuck in the middle with you?

[That's more of a pun than either of them know.]

Not where I was, no.

[ There's a heavy frown. ]

If Karl goes after one of them...

What makes you think he would?

[Jerry asks, not doubting her instincts or even what the guy might have already told her, but if he's a vampire...there are some things they do share in common.]

Anna's an easy target. She should be in the hospital right now -- she showed up in my room after having been tortured wherever she's from. He's bothered her before, too.

[ Pause, consider. ]

And Chekov just looks like easy prey, with his curls.

[He can't help but smile at the mention of Chekov. His curls are just the tip of the iceberg.]

If he goes after them it's only going to be to get to you. [After a pause, he adds:] I knew a lot of girls with bad exes.

He's made Anna cry before. [ Without thinking about it, her hand twitches toward her knives. ] Asshole.

Were you always the good ex?

[He's going to refrain from mentioning knives are no good against a bat. With regards to making this Anna cry Jerry has no comment either. He doesn't know the woman, it's not hard to believe he wouldn't have any opinion, right?]

It depends on who you talk to.

[All the ones who thought poorly are probably dead and buried. Some undead. Mostly dead.]

[ She knows they aren't any good. Karl has two arms and she's seen a picture of him with one, and if that weren't enough, she's seen him regenerate. Still, the knives make her feel better. ]

I guess it always does.

What about you, heartbreaker?

[It's an innocent question based upon the fact that he can't smell that other guy on her anymore.]

[ Ahahaha. Ariadne's relationship history... ]

My first boyfriend broke up with me because I wanted to study instead of have sex with him all the time. The next one was the summer before I went to Paris and neither of us wanted to try long distance. Then it was just some casual stuff in France and then the City, which decided to solve my problems for me by making them not exist.

[ Shrug. ]

I'm not great at relationships.