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sugarbowl generation dynamics - Beatrice Baudelaire & Frank Denouement, the dramatic actress and the unmoved hotel manager

“Consider it handled,” Beatrice assured Frank. “By the way, can I get some harpoon guns once I get back?”

Frank narrowed his eyes. “What for?”

Beatrice smirked, mischievous. “Decorations! I hope you hadn’t forgotten your end of the deal. Don’t worry, you can trust me. You trust me, don’t you?”

The truth was, he did. Mostly. Beatrice’s chaotic and overly creative at times, but she knew where the line was, the unspoken limit not to cross over. And they’d been friends long enough, and he knew she had good judgement, despite her adventurous tendencies. He didn’t want to directly say “yes” though, that sounded too sentimental. But he did want to convey to her he trusted her. So he said, with a cool, authoritative voice, “I’m grateful for your assistance, concierge. Not many people have the courage to help with a scheme like this.”

sugarbowl generation dynamics - Esmé Squalor & Jerome Squalor, Married After Only One Evening Together

“I knew it!” Jerome said. “I knew you could be a noble person again, Esmé! You don’t have to parade around in an indecent bikini in the middle of the night threatening sub-sub-librarians! You can stand with us, in the name of justice.”

sugarbowl generation dynamics - Jacques Snicket & Ernest Denouement, the cautionary tales 

“Oh, don’t get me wrong,” Ernest said, he smiled, a little casual, a little amused, a little mean. “I like Jacques. I like him a lot. Just not romantically, nor as a friend. I like him as a lesson, a cautionary tale I’m grateful that exists. A living example of what’ll happen if one believes in an organization like vfd loyally, unquestioningly, almost blindingly.”

sugarbowl generation dynamics - Beatrice Baudelaire & Count Olaf, vfd theater kids who practically grew up together

So he enacted his various ways of revenge, seeking to hurt her but making sure to never permanently end this game. She hid, she fought back, and she planned schemes of her own to take him down too. They were creative, and never reused the same plan for the second time.

Sometimes it almost felt like a game, just like all those stupid games they would play when they were young.  He reminded himself it wasn’t a game, it was revenge.

sugarbowl generation dynamics - Kit Snicket & Lemony Snicket, the siblings trained not to recognize each other when the situation required

I put on some pajamas and walked into the room. It was empty and it was a mess. I could hear what my sister would say about it, if she were in the room.

“It is a mess, L. But it’s not your mess. Go to bed and forget about it.”

“Theodora told me to clean it up.”

“She also told you the case was closed.”

“It doesn’t matter,” I said, and went to pour the green liquid down the sink. “I can’t sleep in a messy room.”

sugarbowl generation dynamics - Georgina Orwell & Sally Sebald, the fields of optometry and film-making

“You hypnotized my brother,” Sally Sebald said, her voice sharp, and Georgina felt an immense satisfaction that the famous code lover actually came to her doorstep to tell her this instead of sending letters with her accusations hidden with Sebald Code.

“Jealous?” She asked slyly, not bother denying the accusation.

"You think I want to be hypnotized?” Sally glared at Georgina. Her eyes looked like her brother’s, Georgina noted, though the fury was more palpable than what Georgina usually seen Gustav’s eyes. Beautiful, Georgina thought.

sugarbowl generation dynamics - Esmé Squalor & R, the Duchess of Winnipeg, rivalry and tension on all fronts 

sugarbowl generation dynamics - Frank Denouement & Bertrand Baudelaire, sharp bluntness meets artful avoidance

“Listen, I don’t care if you want to cut me off or avoid me after leaving the organization,” Frank said, which was of course a lie, but he doubted whether it was a lie or a truth really mattered at this point. Not when it wasn’t going to change anything. “But Dewey - he lives in a underwater library and rarely ever gets to see anybody. That’s a different level of isolation then simply being stuck in a hotel. You shouldn’t just - cut him off completely. Promise me you’ll visit him.”