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[shawt]

[ . . . uh. ]

Is there a reason why you're so curious? I know you're usually nosy, but.

[flawing]

[ a beat, thoughtful and quiet. ]

Did you know that they have healers here?

[shawt]

Is that how you think they dealt with me?

[flawing]

Honestly, I'd be surprised if you let them.

But between potions and bodyguards with superstrength, we have a lot of new variables to play with. I guess I'm just -- curious to see how much they can do.

[shawt]

Don't rock the boat.

[flawing]

You don't trust me to take orders?

[shawt]

They really don't have anything better to do, if you're the fire starter.

[flawing]

But I know better than to burn anything down without a clear way out.

[ unlike some people. ]

[shawt]

[ wow. ]

And what's your plan of escape?

[flawing]

You sound almost homesick.

[shawt]

Why? I've got eyes on me for a major part of the day. They sic me at people, they try to kill me.

Feels just like home.

[flawing]

At home, [ it's the lightest stressor - ] we knew the worst of what people could do.

[shawt]

I thought you were getting used to the separation.

[ and then, because it would only hurt to clarify: ]

Your girlfriend doesn't have a signal around here, does she?

[flawing]

She knows I'm here.

[ with bare, awful simplicity. ]

[shawt]

And that's it.

[flawing]

For now. Luckily, we've had a little practice in working. . . outside of her guidance.

[shawt]

On the bright side, I don't see any Good Samaritans around either.

[flawing]

[ the soft, caught hum of a smothered laugh. ]

And I thought you'd miss the easier targets.

[shawt]

. . . I thought they'd be less messy about it.

[flawing]

Which ones?

[shawt]

The ones who kept me alive.

[flawing]

You might have to be a little more specific.

[ look at her track record. ]

[shawt]

Look.

[ because honestly, it's not doing them any good, to talk about it. better to deal with something relevant. ]

Are you on the other side, or not.

[flawing]

[ silence answers as well as a name. ]

. . . For their intents and purposes.

[shawt]

As tech support?