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Prisoner - It is devastatingly hard to keep Belinda locked away.</br>
First invitation out (Location): She laughs, at first, a breach of social norm. 'What an amusing joke!' It takes some convincing to assure her of my sincerity. </br>
Compatible Desire (Greater Goodeh, maybe beauty or progress?): Belinda still believes that I could do much better than her. Her deep sophistication hides unfamiliarity with social conventions, and she fears that her awkwardness will hinder my plans. Still, she believes in me with all the fervor of a newborn sun. FNORD </br>A Liasion: She's willing to try anything once, or at least unwilling to turn down a new experience. But the same sensitivity that lets her feel the click of a lock makes her flee from noise and light. The moments we spend together are those of quiet intimacy, all the closer for how little we touch. FNORD </br>
Victory Text: She works odd hours, and never wears shoes indoors. On the occasions I manage to surprise her, she's on me with delight, and we do not untangle until one of us must go again. </br>
Prisoner: We haven't fed Rhonda in days. It's safer, that way.</br>
First invitation out (Location): 'You'll regret it,' she warns me. But she doesn't use her knife, which means that it's not a rejection. </br>
Compatible Desire (Evolutionno idea, really): It's during a vicious flare that she creeps to my side, dropping her knife on the floor to embrace me with both arms. 'Just let me have this moment,' she rasps, 'And I won't bother you again.' FNORD </br>A Liasion: If anyone else touched her like this, they'd lose their hand. But when it comes to me, she couldn't be cuddlier. She buries her face into my neck to listen to my pulse, taking comfort in the proof that I still live. FNORD </br>
Victory Text: Even during the worst of her illness, she hates to leave my side. Sometimes I wonder if the only reason she clings on, day after day, is because she simply refuses to leave me without her support. </br>
Prisoner: Rashmi sings all the louder, as though she might break the walls of her cell.<br />
First invitation out (Location): 'Why, I'd love to!' Rashmi exclaims. 'Even if it doesn't amount to anything, I'm happy to.' </br>
Compatible Desire (Kindnessno idea): 'You're so sweet,' Rashmi murmurs. 'It's what I like best about you. You wouldn't hurt anyone.' She says so often, but this time she continues. 'People can be so cruel. But you don't let them make you cruel in turn.' FNORD </br>A Liasion: It's an odd sort of date, but collecting donations for the poor is a lot more than I imagined. We don't get very much, but Rashmi often sells the gifts foisted upon her to add more to the pot. FNORD </br>
Victory Text: She's always singing, but she no longer accepts gifts from her audience. She doesn't want people to think that she doesn't love me with all of her heart. When she returns, smoke clings to her hair and her clothes, but she covers me in kisses until I hardly notice. </br>
Prisoner - Kathie may not be breathing anymore.</br>
First invitation out (Location): FNORD </br>
Compatible Desire (maybe beauty or obscurity? not sure): FNORD </br>
A Liasion: FNORD </br>
Victory Text: FNORD </br>
Prisoner: We can permit no bars or windows of any sort in Sule's prison.<br />
First invitation out (Location): Sule shrugs, not looking up from what she was doing. 'Sure, why not?' </br>
Compatible Desire (Rapacitybramble's?): She's never been a great listener, but today she's quiet and patient when I speak. 'You're not boring,' she says, apropos of nothing. 'Everyone else is boring, but you're the most interesting person I've ever met.'FNORD </br>
A Liasion: There's always a cheery fire burning when I visit. She generally doesn't set it in the fireplace, but she hasn't set her room aflame yet, so it's hard to complain. </br>
Victory Text: Our home glitters with light reflected from all the decorations haphazardly hung everywhere. Her new job doesn't pay as much as being a clerk did, but she's never bored anymore. It's not always easy, but we make it work. </br>