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From: [email protected]
To: [email protected]
Date: November 1, 2021 10:15 P.M.
Subject: I Know You’re MDC
Dear Ms. Dupain-Cheng,
I’ll make this short. I know you’re MDC, famous fashion designer for French rockstar Jagged Stone as well as others such as Clara Nightingale. I know you hide this fact from the public. I know why. I don’t understand what good it does to your situation to keep your identity a secret but I also don’t care and hold no wish to out you. Though I must say your ability to create an alias leaves much to be desired.
However, I’m in need of your service and unfortunately it’s rather hard to obtain. While I don’t quite run exactly in the same circles as your usual clients, I assure you I am well within the means to afford any price you charge. So while this might not be how you’d normally meet a client you may treat it as though it is.
What I’m looking for are three different pieces in the realm of sweaters or jackets for my older brothers to be given to them as gifts for Christmas. I will attach a copy of their measurements to this email and pay half the sum upfront so you may purchase your materials which are expected to be of the highest quality. Please take into account that they must arrive in the United States before Christmas. I will also pay for the international shipping but any delay will not be tolerated.
Of course in addition to payment in full I will keep any knowledge of your identity to myself alone. I am not unreasonable. I look forward to your acceptance of this commission although I know it must be very late in Paris when I send this so I will await your response till tomorrow.
Any further correspondence may be sent to this address.
- D.W.
From: [email protected]
To: [email protected]
Date: November 2, 2021 4:30 A.M.
Subject: So You’re Blackmailing Me?
Dear Arthur’s little sister,
Are you really in a position to lecture me on my choice of alias?
Reading your email, I can only guess (notice that I’m admitting that this is merely a guess and not declaring my assumption as a fact) that you’re one of those people who always thinks they’re right. So I’ve decided to make a list of everything you assumed in your email.
1. You assumed that whatever information you found gave you not only an idea of why I’d go to such lengths to hide the fact that I’m MDC but also the feeling that you’d be able to better handle the situation than the person who actually lives in it.
2. You assumed that I would be asleep when I received your email.
3. You assumed there was a chance I’d ever consider using less than the best quality materials even if the project was for say, my BLACKMAILER.
4. You assumed I would overlook a detail like shipping. (Really? You’re the one who called me a famous fashion designer.)
5. You assumed that earning a “reasonable” commission from the person who decided to BLACKMAIL me was more preferable to me than simply dealing with the fallout of losing anonymity.
I’m not sure it is. I have nothing left to lose.
I’m also done giving my work to people who don’t deserve it.
If you decide to give your proposal another try, I would suggest starting by giving me something to call you other than D.W. It only succeeds in highlighting what you have in common with her character (immaturity).
Sincerely,
The Girl You Tried To Blackmail