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[factuallysatan]

Picked a date for us yet?

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Not yet. There are rumors that a former student of mine from the Paris Conservatory will be doing her first US tour in half a year's time. I'll know more soon.

I promise she's worth the wait.

[factuallysatan]

Oh. I see.

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No, you don't. Not right now. But you will.

[factuallysatan]

I just - out of everything and everyone, you choose someone so completely fresh-faced? Not Hélène Grimaud? Yuja Wang? Someone less pretty but equally talented?

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You like the showstoppers. Aranya's the show, though. Please trust me on this.

[factuallysatan]

Fine, fine. I did leave it up to you, didn't I. Just let me know, say, a night in advance.

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You'll know when I know. Which is probably a bit earlier than that.

The strippers were very popular, at the housewarming party. A nice touch.

[factuallysatan]

Yes, they tend to be, don't they? Did they send Richard, perchance? Great, big talents on that one, I've always thought.

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Tall guy, fit, body like a Greek god? Definitely more well-endowed than the statues, though? Yes, he was really nice.

[factuallysatan]

Indeed. Did he stay the night?

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No. We enjoyed a glass of Scotch after the show was over, then I tipped him and he was out the door.

[factuallysatan]

Ah. His loss, I'm sure. Figuratively, anyway, you don't strike me as a bad tipper.

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I still struggle with tipping by European standards, so I might actually be.

Besides, I had my ex staying over. That is not to say he wouldn't have liked me to spend the night with Richard, but he knows my ways at this point.

[factuallysatan]

Your ex?

Who might he be, then?

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A lawyer from Paris, twice my age, we were together briefly, before I went on tour to the US a couple of years ago - by the end of which we weren't lovers anymore, just friends. We've stayed friends since. His name is Michel.

[factuallysatan]

Such an unfortunate name but we can't all be winners, I suppose. He's a lawyer, you say? What kind?

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Corporate. He's head of a family business in Paris.

[factuallysatan]

Hm. I assume he treated you well, then, if you're still inviting him over.

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He treated me well, Lucifer. He just wants to see me happy, he did back then and he does now.

[factuallysatan]

Good. Hope he enjoys his stay here on the other side of the pond.

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He did, said it was a nice respite from Chanel and Hermes business claims. I sent him off yesterday.

[factuallysatan]

Oh, alright.

And the apartment? Suitable enough for you?

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I love it. I love being able to move around my piano. And having to go to another room to sleep.

[factuallysatan]

... so, the space. You like the space.

There's certainly enough of that, yes.