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[shrinkage]

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[stagecoach]

[ johnny is loyal to the queen when it suits him. he's nowhere near as blindly devoted to a cause (or a person) as his counterpart is. ]

NOTHING SO PRECISE.
I'M BORED.

[shrinkage]

That's great, but you're also a liar.

[ ray's demeanor finally turns, then. he's got no love for mirrors-- though partially because some can elicit what ray finds to be his most dangerous weakness these days: compassion. ]

[stagecoach]

I AM A PROFESSIONAL LIAR.
SO IS HE.

[shrinkage]

Ah.

[ he thinks he gets it. ]

I'm guessing you're going to tell me not to trust him now. He's not the guy I think, et cetera. Trust me, I've trusted actual scoundrels. I'm not new to this.

[stagecoach]

[ nope.jpg ]

I'M HERE TO TELL YOU NOTHING OF THE SORT.
AFTER ALL, IT'S NOT HIM YOU NEED TO BE WORRIED ABOUT.
IT'S HER.

[shrinkage]

[ he rolls his eyes. ]

I might seem like an idiot but I'm not actually stupid, you know. Come on, get it out of your system. The curse makes her uncontrollable or whatever it is creepy dudes like to say about ladies who can kick their asses.

[stagecoach]

[ oh, raymond. raymond, raymond, raymond. ]

THAT WOULD CARRY A LOT MORE WEIGHT IF SHE WAS THE TRUE HEIR.
WILLA EARP WAS ROBBED.

[shrinkage]

[ that cuts close the bone for ray. now he's not comparing wynonna to kendra anymore. ]

Well, siblings don't always get along.

[ his confidence slips, the joke landing flat. ]

[stagecoach]

[ u tried ]

SIBLINGS DON'T ALWAYS commit sororicide, EITHER.

[shrinkage]

[ keeps trying, too. ]

Says the self-proclaimed liar.

[stagecoach]

[ pls stop trying ]

do you know what the secret to a successful lie is?
there are always grains of truth.

[shrinkage]

You know what's funny about people who take pride in lying?

[ ray sighs, staring at himself in the mirror. ]

They forget that the rest of us do it, too.

[ crack. down goes the wrench into the glass. ]