[ No message, just a selfie of herself tethered to a pipe in one of the houses with a drooling Rhys in the background. A drooling Rhys with a bandaged head and grody vicodin dust arond his dumb snorey nose, even.
Also there is duckfacing and she's flashing the peace sign because look that's just how you DO selfies ]
[There's a moment of silence as Jack tries to process what he just heard. He must have misheard, right? It couldn't have been what he thought he heard? Because that would be unimaginable.]
Jack wants to protest, to spare her from that, but he holds his tongue. He can't protect her like that anymore. As much as he hates it, the most he can do is help her protect herself.]
[ Wow okay. Congrats, Jack, Angel is rendered speechless for a few seconds. IN A GOOD WAY
MOTHER OF FUCK
It's one thing to know he'll vaguely admit a level of responsibility for her death, but hearing that is something else entirely. No bullshit. It's almost enough to make her worry. ]
Well - yeah. But I only used one dose and don't plan on using any more. It didn't work. Uh, not the same way it did back home, anyway. You may as well dispose of the dose you found.
[Getting to the point where he's able to say that with no bullshit was not easy and he is not happy about it, but there you go. He's grown more than she might have realised.]
I can't believe you even- have there been any side effects?
[He knows exactly what the stuff can do. It's not pretty.]
An initial violet glow consistent with one-time eridium usage, followed by a mild - um, very mild - energising effect. Like drinking a cra-- a gross energy drink. Nothing else.
It was worth the risk. If I had my abilities back, I could get us all out of here. You know that.
[ She hasn't genuinely felt the need to justify her actions to him in a long, long time. But there you go. He's kinda sorta earned that much. ]
[He breathes a deep sigh, considering the options. A large enough dose might be enough to give her full abilities back, but- no. It's not worth the risk. He's not going to lose her again.]
[ No. Look where putting faith in Jack has got her and Rhys. He - they - have had more than enough chances, and this is obviously just more bullshit. High effort bullshit, but bullshit. ]
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