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oh it's almost ghostly! seeing a ghost at an old train station perhaps.

[demimondaines]

no ghosts except my own. only dusk and rain.
and iron gates in inner paris on my way home, all locked.

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it looks very romantic. i know everyone says that all the time but it's true!
are you almost home?

[demimondaines]

yes, just closed the door behind me. the apartment's quiet.
to allow for more ghosts, maybe.

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hoping you find some friendly ghosts to keep you company as well.
and you have me, albeit virtually.

long day?

[demimondaines]

i'd tell you all days are of equal length, but it wouldn't be true and i don't feel like telling you a lie. not a blatant one, at least.

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you need to pamper yourself, regardless of the day's length.

[demimondaines]

if i grab a soak, will you stay on the line?
i'll count my bubbles for you.

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of course! i would pamper you myself if i could. massage your shoulders and temples and all.

[demimondaines]

few people are too good for this world, philippa, but i think you may be it.
what time is it at your end?.

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late afternoon 💕
i promise i am no better than anyone else!

[demimondaines]

worth is difficult to determine, isn't it? always, but especially by ourselves.

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i've found many people often struggle with internal, self-perception and external perception.

[ once a foreign concept to someone of her kind, but she has always been interested in the ways of humans. ]

[demimondaines]

it's the worst when the two coincide, don't you think? in those moments, you truly can't escape yourself.

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a terrible prison to be in!
i would hope anyone who struggles that way finds someone who can lift them up.

[demimondaines]

mm. must be what everyone's looking for.
angelic wings or superhuman strength. which one fits you?

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i'm not sure between the two. perhaps fairy wings. ;)

[demimondaines]

from you, that's the only correct answer.

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i'll grant you a wish!

[demimondaines]

can i wish for anything? or must we follow rules?

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anything. tell me.

[demimondaines]

i want love to be merciful. and for my bubblebath to smell like roses rather than grapefruit.
that was two wishes, wasn't it? see, you should never give me a finger.

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i could give you that. for as long as you'd have me.

[demimondaines]

don't tempt me, philippa.

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i promised you one wish, didn't i? i can just wave my magic wand and all.