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[phaseshifter]

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[phaseshifter]

[ The tether around their necks doesn't have much give to it, so Jack is very much dragged off balance. Rude. He barks out a short 'HEY,' yanks back, and attempts to pull Rhys' head clear of the floor. By his hair. Naturally. ]

Nuh-uh, Rhys. We're in this for the long haul. What's a little strangling sesh between buddies, huh? Be a good boy and listen to - to, I dunno, Dadpire? Vampapa? Hell if I know. My point is play nice. You know what happens to people who make my little girl cry. Fangfather? I - god, this is freaking dumb.

[ He rolls his eyes, lazily letting his gaze rest on Dumpy. Just gonna. Give the guy a wave. A very glowy purple wave that should serve as a neat lil warning to any fakey-fake not real AIs. ]

[phaseshifter]

Alfie. Are you fussing?

[ She's trying very hard to sound flippant and teasing. All the better for just. Not addressing that point. Rhys should blame her and probably does and EVERYTHING IS AWFUL ]

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[phaseshifter]

I - good. Good that you're better. We're as okay as can be expected - Rhys got hurt, but. You know, he's used to it.

[ hahaha funny jokes hahAHA ]

[devoutish]

You need it, don't you.

[phaseshifter]

[ o-oh ]

Not as much as Rhys does! I'm not the one who got hurt, geez.

[ See how she sidesteps these questions? Skillz. ]

[devoutish]

No, you need it more than he does, because you're much better at pretending that things are all right when they absolutely are not.

[phaseshifter]

I have higher standards for what constitutes "not all right," which helps a lot with that.

[ Why is she arguing. This is stupid. Childish, even. Ughhhhh. ]

I mean - thank you.

[devoutish]

Your standards are a bit too high, eh?

[phaseshifter]

Iunno, it has its advantages! Every time things get bad I can remind myself that at least I'm out of the bunker.

[ joKES, ]

[devoutish]

Yeah, you are. But you can't ignore the problems that you've still got.

sort of not here but also totally here just ignore it k

[phaseshifter]

[ MUTTERING ]

'Dadula?' Wait - 'Nosfathertu?' Seriously, I'm - I gotta - why has nobody done these before, they're freaking golden. 'Dad Tepes?'

[phaseshifter]

I don't ignore them, exactly! That'd show an alarming lack of foresight on my part. Geez.

[devoutish]

Mm. Well-- I am gonna fuss a bit regardless.

[phaseshifter]

I'll allow it, but only because we're friends. You should feel very privileged.

[devoutish]

Privileged and honored, yeah.

[phaseshifter]

Oh, stop that.

[ She's not sure if he's teasing back, but she's touched anyway. And a wee bit sniffly. ]

I'm sorry, by the way. For not getting in touch. Before.

[devoutish]

Before when?

[phaseshifter]

Just before. In general. It's been a while, right? I should probably have reached out at some point, is all.

[devoutish]

Some mornings, I'll wake up and realize I've gone a full week without talking to anybody but Royce.

[So it's on him as much as her, really.]

[phaseshifter]

Well, I - that says a lot for his company, at least. And your friendship!

[ Finding the good in it? Angel? GASP ]

But I'm also taking it as my cue to harass you more often. Rhys, too. We'll be a really irritating tag team.

[devoutish]

[it's true Royce is amazing]

My point is that I haven't called either, have I.

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[spoileralert]

I'll bet.

[ She could use some humor, even if it's hard to get excited about. ]

What are you guys gonna do now?

[headjacked]

[ The Very Bluest Jack projects a single, massive hand, middle finger up in defiance as Dumpy smeeps a very confused smeep.

Rhys can feel the mask creeping along his own face and it makes him fight harder, screaming until his already hoarse voice gives way to more coughs and sputters. The burst of energy and panic is short lived and he stops struggling.

Just wheezing now, face a soaking mess. At least Beckett can't see, but he can probably hear. ]

[phaseshifter]

Iunno. Other than get back to Beckett. Are you sticking around, or going to get Alphonse? I'm assuming he's. Not nearby.

[phaseshifter]

So we both suck. Shame on us, right?