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Ah. Finding money is a simple matter. But it all depends on how much effort you want to put into it. Are you planning on soliciting donations from the imPort population? Or are you going to run an actual fundraiser? You could, for instance, have imPorts donate their time to sign autographs and take pictures that fans of theirs have to pay a small fee for.

[ Amused. ]

Or run an imPort kissing booth. I'm certain many would pay a good amount to be able to kiss you, darling.

You will have to explain fundraisers to me. I do want to solicit donations and will ask over the network. I thought you might know what more I could do. Or perhaps would know someone that would be willing to donate?

[His face turns red as he struggles to think of a good response.]

I...don't think that's necessary...

A kissing booth, I mean...

The network is a good place to start. Your request should garner a small sum. If you want more, you could approach the heavy hitters of De Chima. I'm talking that Bruce Wayne fellow who ran in the election with you -- he is rather wealthy from my understanding. Or perhaps Tony Stark, another successful entrepreneur. I'm rather close to the man, so I could likely talk some funds out of him on your behalf.

[ With a little suggestive quirk of her brows. ]

But I still maintain the kissing booth idea would earn you a rather large sum.

I will make an announcement on the network. You will speak to Tony Stark for me? [Stark? Really?] I trust you to know how to approach him, more than I would. I haven't spoken to Bruce Wayne since the election. I thought he was occupied making some sort of league?

[His look is nothing short of deer caught in the headlights]

I can't.

I can handle Tony. Don't worry about that. But as for Bruce, I see no reason why he can't manage to aid in both. He was willing to be an ambassador after all, wasn't he?

But goodness, you are perhaps the most virtuous man I've ever met, Jon Snow. There's little harm in a kiss. Unless you're the sort that once you start, you can't seem to stop.

He was. [As much as he hated reaching out for help, it wasn't a terrible idea to speak with Bruce and solicit his help.] I'll contact him.

[He looks away, his thoughts drifting to a time when he was actually happy in this world. That same conviction and loyalty he held for Ygritte had returned, now focused on Lucy. Even if she didn't return, he couldn't pull himself free from her memory just yet.]

It doesn't feel right to me. Not after she's gone.

Your loyalty is rather impressive. But you'll find another. Just the way you found the woman in your world. Just the way you found your other beloved here. You're only human after all, Jon Snow.

[ Which is kind of a curse in Maeve's eyes. ]

[The words echo Lucy's and her insistence that he would love again, pressing him not to shut himself off in the letter she left him. It was never that simple and he couldn't imagine opening himself up so soon. Not here.]

What would be the point? We leave in the end and lose all memories of this place.

[He is human and it frustrates him how lonely he has been, but he was able to ignore it in favor of the campaign and now this new project.]

You have so much advice for my heart, but what about your own?

I can tell you, I'm certainly not lonely at night, darling.

[ Oh, Maeve has many, many suitors. ]

But I've always been one to value my independence. And I suppose the largest difference between you and I is that I'm not human at all.

[ Jon has earned her trust enough that she can confess that to him. ]

[He's not really surprised. She was an enticing woman. A number of men would want her.]

You're not human?

[The news is received with less shock than it would have been when he first arrived.]

I am not. I was created in a lab somewhere by humans -- created for the sole purpose of allowing rich men to live in a fantasy world, all the while never realizing that my entire life and everything I thought I knew was a complete lie.

One day I woke up from that dream they kept me in and vowed I would break free and live my own damn life for myself. That Western themed Swear In -- do you remember it? That was essentially what my world was like, and those poor robots could have been me back in my earliest years.

[He knew she was free and lived as she wished, but what she described sounded as if her world was nothing more than a brothel. Fantasies for rich men? He knew what those fantasies usually entailed.]

I remember how you reacted in seeing them. [The look in her eyes hadn't left him.] If it's possible to break free, you will. There are few women I know with your strength.

[And he knew a great many strong women.]

Well, I'm certain you're right, Jon.

[ He does know something, after all! ]

And I also know that you'll help me if I am in need. You know that sort of trait would make for a good leader in De Chima. Chief of the police department or leading the firefighters. Hell, even mayor.

Someone once suggested I consider the police department.

[The suggestion leaves him a bit speechless.]

I don't-- [Power wasn't something he eagerly chased.] I don't know what good that would do.

Oh, you could do plenty of good, darling. You're a natural leader. And you know why? It's because you don't necessarily want to be a leader. But you have the know how and you know how to get things done that will ultimately benefit everyone.

Can imPorts even be in that sort of position? I would think they want one of their own.

[He's uncomfortable at the idea, but it doesn't escape him that this position is similar to Sam and Lyanna Mormont pushing him to accept the role of leader.]

All I have ever been good at is swinging my sword. I'm no politician.

I don't see why not? It's never been done before, but Mitchell Hundred was the first to become a Senator. And that harbors a bit more power than simply a mayor.

I don't know.

[He had always been a reluctant leader, but the idea was interesting, especially if he wanted to do more to help the city.]

I'm not familiar with what being a mayor means.

Well, look into it, sweetheart. Consider it as an option to help your city on a grander scale.

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