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Martin is away from the phone right now. Pleas leave a message and he'll get back to you.

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[Jon doesn't respond to the swing comment. It feels far too self-indulgent to purchase something like that. He might not be struggling now, but things in Duplicity are rarely stable.]

You know better than most people what it's like for my victims.
How destructive constant nightmares can be.
'Too much' is never going to be enough.

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[Well, Martin is definitely getting Jon a swing now.]

I know, I know what happens. But it doesn't mean that you have to constantly put yourself through hell to stone for things.

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[Jon just sighs to himself.]

Providing someone a service in return for a service isn't putting myself through hell.
It's just being responsible.

[Like he's supposed to be.]

The worst he might make me do is show him my underwear.
He doesn't do anything about it if I tell him not to touch me, though.

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I just worry about you.

You shouldn't have to worry about whether someone is going to listen when you tell them you don't want to be touched, but I suppose that's even less of a guarantee here.

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[Jon refrains from letting his mind tread down darker paths.]

Jamie isn't like that.
He doesn't force me to do things, just helps if I'm being affected by something and ask him for it.

I worry about you, too, you know?
What the city's going to do to you.
The way it forced you into that marriage with Elias...

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Right. Right if you say so. I- I trust you.

[He just doesn't always trust Jon to not do things he abhors out of a sense of duty or guilt.]

It wasn't great, but I got out of it okay, didn't I?

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Did you?
We never really talked about what he might have done to you, Martin.

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I'm fine, Jon.

It wasn't the best few days of my life, but I've dealt with worse.

He didn't turn into thousands of worms and I didn't find any corpses.

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What did happen?
Elias wasn't particularly straightforward when I asked him.

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I mean, I glared at him a lot. It was quite a nice hotel room. Sort of wish I'd been able to enjoy it more.

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He didn't try to touch you?

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No. He didn't try anything.

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[Surprising, but maybe Elias is just waiting for a better chance.]

All right.
I'm glad he didn't hurt you.
I've been worried about that.
I know you can take care of yourself, Martin, but he's dangerous.

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Wow really? He's dangerous?

I hadn't noticed. Not like he caused the apocalypse or anything!

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You know what I mean.
The situation here is even worse than at home.
He's a Dominant.
If you act out against him publicly, he could have you arrested.

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I know! I'm not exactly going to challenge him to a duel.

It's fine. He didn't hurt me or try anything.

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I mean even just talking back to him.
He could have you cited for that.
I've tried to make sure our contract can shield you from the worst punishments, but I don't want to test it.

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I know. I know and I'll try.

I'm more worried about what happens if you get arrested again or something.

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[That's a concern, as well...]

I'll try not to be, I promise.
I don't want you getting punished for my infractions.
I shouldn't have tried to fight the Guards.
I won't anymore.

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Just be careful, okay? I don't want you getting hurt or forced into more things you don't want.

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[That's unavoidable, but Jon has just enough tact not to type it.]

I love you.

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I love you too Jon :)

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Try to get some sleep?
I will, too.

['Try' being the operative word here.]

I'll be home soon.

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I'll try, I promise.

I can't wait to see you again.