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[A few hours after their awkward cafe encounter, Jon texts Agnes.]

I'm sorry about the cafe.
I should have told you earlier.
I'm trying not to tell Martin that Elias is here.
If he doesn't know, Elias might leave him alone.
And he's just going to worry once he does find out.
He has enough problems as it is.

Hi Agnes, sorry about earlier. Jon's a little stressed still.

If it's okay, I still want to talk about your contract sometime. You shouldn't be able to be forced into something like that, and if nothing else, I want to talk to someone about your options. [ if they, as submissives, have anything like options anymore. ]

( on around the fifteenth of the month agnes will return home to find a handwritten note waiting for her on her bed )

Hey, Agnes. It's Anthony, from the park and the whole hand-holding business. Not the weirdest introduction I've had to someone considering this city, sorry if it was a bit forward, though.

Thought I'd check up and see how you're settling in. The first month can be a tough one.

[Jon tells himself this is as much a practical thing as a gift when he leaves a metal box outside Agnes' residence. The metal is to make sure she can actually open the thing without burning it. There's a sheet of paper taped to it with her name on it, as well. Inside, Agnes will find three pairs of gloves. Maybe she's getting a spell to help with the issue, but it never hurts to have them.

There's no note to accompany the gift.]

Agnes, we need to discuss something.
Meet me at this location in an hour.

[And he leaves her an address to coffee shop.]

Edited 2019-12-30 02:36 (UTC)

( by the time agnes gets home after her day to venia and whatever else she has for the day she'll find a small box in her apartment, left on her bedside table with a small note atop it in handwriting that might be a little familiar )

Agnes,
Something to thank you for what you've done.
Lilith

( inside the box will be a small, simple bracelet, spelled with both heat protection and something to hide her from elias's senses )

[He's been meeting Agnes for coffee daily since she'd made the offer. Every day from 2 to 3 PM. That's their schedule. Agnes is always there before him or extremely punctual, so it's a little odd when he get there and she's not at their usual table.]

Are you okay?
I've ordered your regular.

I've heard about what happened. If you'd like company, you're welcome in my flat. No need to talk about it if you don't want to. If it's all a bit much, you can ignore this until you're ready.

Take care.

Crowley told me that you're with him.
Is there anything I can do?

( she won't ask if she's alright because she knows exactly what realignment is like even if she hopes agnes's punishment was far different than her own )

There's someone here you should be careful of.

[Shortly after a mildly unsettling exchange, Jon contacts Agnes.]

Agnes, there's a new man who's arrived here named Cole.
He's a spirit in a human's body and has some... bizarre combination of powers.
He can look into your head and pull out your most intimate thoughts.
And he can make you forget things, remove memories.

If you'd be all right with it, I'd like to give you a tape recorder to carry with you, in case you encounter him.
He can't remove his voice from the tapes.
He's already tried to wipe my memory.
I only discovered it because I was recording.

Hello, my name is Mrs Sheringham. I received some paperwork this morning that lists me as being in a contract with you. I thought it would be a good idea to meet and talk about it.

[Agnes' gift this year is a set of plates featuring various fish on them. There are 20, in total. There's a note with them.]

I thought you might find these funny for your bakery.
-Jon

I have a question for you and I have to admit that I'm a little embarrassed to ask it.

Do you like ice cream?

[It's 3 AM and the Archivist is bored to tears, sitting in jail, unable to work, unable to focus well enough to fall down a useless research hole on the internet thanks to being too tired. So, it's Agnes' turn for a late text he'll regret later.]

You should get a cat if you don't end up contracting with Festival.
Do you think regular cats are like children to him?
Or more like apes?

Edited (SORRY FOR EDITS) 2021-05-04 21:00 (UTC)

Mademoiselle Montague,

I hope you have been well, and that you have found the summer heat rejuvenating. There is a matter I wish to discuss with you, and I feel it would be best spoken of in person. Might you spare the time to meet with me some evening?

Warmest regards,
Louis de Pointe du Lac

Good evening. I hope you've been well.

Do you have a free night somewhat soon? There is someone whom I would very much like you to meet.

[On Christmas morning, Agnes will find a pair of books. One is titled Fire Safety and You, and appears to be a children's guide to preventing fires. Jon has a certain sense of humor, and he thinks Agnes will appreciate it. The real gift is a book of jokes, focused on puns, on all manner of things.]

Agnes, I wanted to check in.
Have you got a contract at the moment?
If you need somewhere to stay in the Up, my house is open.
Anything you need.

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