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[phaseshifter]

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[headjacked]

[ Rhys, always the helpful one, jerks his thumb in Jack's direction. Of course, Jack renders this moot by vanishing and reappearing at their side instead.

Oh well. At least she can track where Rhys just glanced?

'Are you gonna tell her whose idea it really was?'

That gets a flinch out of him. A very unsubtle one. ]

[phaseshifter]

What's he doing?

[ She registers the wince, if not the glance. Which means she's still glowering suspiciously over Rhys' shoulder. ]

If he's testing the boundaries already, I'm awake enough to help you with the de-installation.

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No, it's -- i-it's not him, shockingly. It's...

[ Looking at Jack for direction is still a shameful habit. Jack seems to almost agree. At least in this one, very rare instance.

'Dunno why you're staring at me, princess. You showed your hand already.'

His gaze drifts down and he chews his lip, prolonging the inevitable. ]

[phaseshifter]

Rhyyyyyys.

[ OH NO IT'S THE STERN VOICE ]

Why don't you tell me what's going on. Now, preferably.

[ before she eviscerates you Beckett-style ]

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It's super embarrassing, though, Angel! I know we don't keep secrets, b-but...

[ There is no 'but', he has no leg to stand on. He knows he's done and dusted, and it's not going to make her angry. Just saying it aloud, though, reaffirms the reality of how it went down. ]

[phaseshifter]

You're right. We don't keep secrets. And you do embarrassing things in front of me all the time! Soooo...

[ Give up on this thing called "dignity," rees ]

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There's embarrassing, like smacking my head against every surface known to man, a-and then there's embarrassing. Like the kind you lose sleep over.

[ It takes a lot of embarrassment to actually embarrass Rhys, okay. He is kind of used to embarrassing himself. Embarrass doesn't look like a word anymore. ]

1/2

[phaseshifter]

2/2

[phaseshifter]

Oh my god did you hit on Jack too.

[headjacked]

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Okay, that breaks the tension a bit, because nothing would be worse than that. Rhys has to laugh, in a scandalized sort of way. ]

No! Jeez, absolutely not. And not just because he's a hologram!

[ In case that wasn't, y'know, clear.

'And we are all incredibly thankful for that.' As undeniably sexy as he is, Jack really doesn't need to hear it from Rhys.



No, he totally does, but. Not in that kind of context. ]

[phaseshifter]

Then however embarrassing your secret is, you could definitely have embarrassed yourself more. A lot more.

I'm actually judging you a little bit simply because I thought this was plausible.

[headjacked]

Oh, no, I'm not responsible for your twisted imagination. Remember when you thought I was crushing on you? When Meat Jack had us in the basement??

[ Good plan: turn this back on her, she will totally forget about the Other Thing. Totally!! ]

[phaseshifter]

Yes, and that should teach you that keeping secrets only leads to even more embarrassment in the end. Also durrr girl of my dreeeemz durr durr giggle.

[ JACK, WHO'S JACK ]

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Please never bring that up again. I already paid for that sin.

[ True, he did. Doesn't stop Jack from glowering at him a little. Pepperidge Farm remembers, Rees. ]

[phaseshifter]

Okay. Now get confessing, Romeo.

[ S M I L E ]

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[ The whining begins. Whining, and hand wringing for half a minute as he drags this out as much and as awkwardly as possible. As is tradition. ]

--- itwasnthisidea.

[phaseshifter]

What wa--

[ wait

oh NO ]

You mean Jack?

...are you sure?

[ BECAUSE HE CAN BE VERY MANIPULATIVE AND ]

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Sure, I'm sure. Like, who knows, maybe he would've brought it up eventually? Possib -- pro-probably.

[ It's hard to say, actually, since Jack barely seems to know what he wants anymore. It appears to vary from moment to moment. The look he's giving Rhys now isn't betraying anything. ]

But. I wanted it. So bad it was pathetic.

[phaseshifter]

Well... that you was kind of pathetic.

[ A++ COMFORT ANGEL ]

Which is part of why you're awesome now. You've been through - and learned - so much! You aren't some dumb blind fanboy any more.

Er... except when you're around Alfie, I suppose. [NUDGE NUDGE]

[headjacked]

So why do I feel like I'm back where I started?

[ He isn't, psychologically, so it's clearly hyperbole and/or a crash of his self-esteem. The moments of weakness he has, he analyzes obsessively. Especially lately, with sleep so elusive. ]

...n-not exactly where I was, but. Backpedaling, maybe.

[phaseshifter]

Because you're too hard on yourself? You're much stronger now than you used to be, even if we're comparing you to the you that first came here and not... douchey you.

If you were still the same person you used to be, I'd be more inclined to push you to remove Jack. But as you are, I don't just trust you to handle it - I trust you to identify if you can't, and to take action.

You're still a dork, though.

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I mean... if you say so.

[ He may not sound especially confident, but he still has confidence in Angel and her judgement, at least. He nudges her back, finally. ]

I'm surprised you didn't push me into that pit. I was that bad.

[phaseshifter]

I know! How old were you, even? Because if it was post eridium deal, it had to have only been a couple of years ago, right? Geez!

[ She is kind of delighted that she isn't the only one who used to be a complete fuck ok LET HER LIVE ]

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[ He groans. Sure, he's earned this. But Reesers gonna Rees. ]

Old enough to know better.

[phaseshifter]

So... eight? Nine?

[ IF SHE HUGS WHILE SHE TEASES IT'S FINE RIGHT ]