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Hope everyone had a happy holiday. I was pleasantly surprised by my oma and opa this year. They flew all the way out to L.A. to see me...and bless them, they didn't bring my parents.

I didn't get back to the office until late this afternoon so it was a nice treat to find presents for me there too.

Henry, the book you put together is amazing, I'm sure it took you a while to find all of those compositions and put them all together like this.

That mirror you gave me, Herr Greed, is absurd...I love it. I spent an entire afternoon putting things in front of it...and I've found a very practical use for it.

Herr Justice, I'm not sure who Sheryl Nome is, but the CD was superb and so were the plecks! As for the finger painting...I wonder who gave you that bit of inspiration. It's going on my wall in the office!

Daryan I had a nice chat, sorry I couldn't stay a little longer, but visiting time was limited. Hope you enjoyed the gifts.

Danke Schön!

On a more serious note...is it un-neighborly to want to put up a hedge between your home and your new neighbor's home? I say this because I have these new neighbors...moved in not too long ago and they have a very interesting lifestyle. They're nice people and all but... I did get some very unhelpful advice when I went to the office. An associate of mine told me to write an anonymous letter...a brilliant idea in theory until you get down to the writing:

Dear Neighbors,

Not that I don't enjoy the view, but your bedroom window looks right into my bedroom window. I would be much obliged if you'd invest in some curtains.

Signed,
Anonymous

You can see the gaping holes in this can't you? And it's like watching a train wreck, you don't really want to, but when it's there for all the world to see it it's just kind of hard to look away. Then you want to go burn your corneas out with some liquid plumber. You see the dilemma?

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Yeah, right! Like you're ever gonna get hitched!

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Relax, will ya, little peach? I'm just fucking with Greed! Figured you'd appreciate the gesture, seeing as you're all butthurt at him and all.

You're right, why by the cow when you can get the milk for free? You've got to make yourself like Low's Gully, all but inaccessible.

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I'd appreciate it if the gesture was for me. You're antagonizing him because you want to.

...Like what now?

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Hey, he started it! Making discriminating comments like that! At least some people have an open mind about these things!

Low's Gully, one of the most inaccessible places on the Earth's surface except for when there's a drought. Then you're at the mercy of the Gully.

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Yeah, but don't you know how Greed is...he's told me several times how much he dislikes you, I'm sure you know that. If you approach him he's only going to give you grief so...really you're like a moth to the flame.

Tch... I'm at the mercy of nothing and no one!

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...What's that supposed to mean?

Knock on wood.

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I don't know, I think it's pretty obvious, you've got to know that when you talk to Greed he's going to insult you. I think you do it intentionally.

I don't do it to get insulted! I do it to piss him off! Payback for all the shit he's given me over the years, that's all!

Why do you even bother talking to him if all he does is insult you? It's not like you're even on his List or anything!

I think the knife cuts both ways on that one. If you keep pissing him off he's going to keep insulting you and you can't use me as leverage.

Hn...it's complicated. I know sometimes his actions are different from his words. He might insult me while patting me on the back or buying me a drink or picking me up after falling down drunk. He has good intentions, it's just not like him to hand out compliments for free...that and he's great in bed!

I can't use you as leverage...

Yeah, sure. You just keep telling yourself that, Blondie.

Right, because if you did he'd be pretty pissed off about it and that would end in disaster.

I don't have to, he's done all of these things so it's proof enough. You have someone who likes you too, do you think he questions whether or not the way you treat him is for real?

You're a moron. I'm not scared of him! If he's stupid enough to try and pick a fight with me, then he'd better be prepared to get his ass kicked six ways to Sunday!

Why do you have to go and drag Lavi into all of this? He has nothing to do with this!

But it's your bad this time, isn't it? You're the one screwing with him.

Why do you feel it's necessary to drag me into your family squabble? I'm just making a point.

I told you, this is payback! You can't count that as starting something! I'm finishing something!

To prove a point, that's why!

Whatever, just make a concentrated effort to leave me out of it.

Looks like we're both proving a point then.

Like I'm gonna bother listening to a human just because you asked nicely!

Uh-huh. And what point would that be?

You ought to. I'm getting a little tired of it and I plan on telling Greed you're screwing with him so this is really just a huge waste of your time.

The point is you should leave other people out of your problems.

Tch... You're no fun. And to think I thought you'd actually wanna have a little revenge against him, too!

I work alone, besides I like him even if he gets on my nerves.

If someone gets on your nerves, then you should get on their nerves right back!

I do get on his nerves, but I don't push him into getting all violent with me.

That's because he won't get violent with you, no matter how much you get on his nerves. You could probably get away with a lot more shit than you realize...

That's not true, he's punched me before. Not in the face, but he has punched me. He just won't use that armor of his on me.

We Homunculi have a different definition of "violent" from you humans.

Of course he didn't hit you in the face. It looks too girly, and Greed can't hit girls, but you've got the body of a man, so it's okay for him to punch that!

That's just mincing words, it doesn't really matter what his definition of violence is. He was angry, he wanted to get even, he punched me.

I'm gorgeous and he knows how I feel about my face, it's a courtesy.