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controlledvariable) wrote2014-02-02 07:59 pm
controlledvariable) wrote2014-02-02 07:59 pm
exsilium; ic inbox
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what happened?
[She's on her way to Ellie's apartment even as she types the message.]
[She's on her way to Ellie's apartment even as she types the message.]
[Saul considered bringing this up a few weeks ago, but Steph wasn't around. He also wasn't sure how to contact her outside of showing up at the Hold and hoping she'd be there.
(Also, for the record, it's much harder to make a functional Bat-Signal than one would think.)
But now she's back and he can contact her without the aid of a flashlight and poorly-cut piece of cardboard, and since a certain network post made him uneasy to the point of nausea, he figures now is as good a time as any to talk about it.
So:]
I have a job for you.
(Also, for the record, it's much harder to make a functional Bat-Signal than one would think.)
But now she's back and he can contact her without the aid of a flashlight and poorly-cut piece of cardboard, and since a certain network post made him uneasy to the point of nausea, he figures now is as good a time as any to talk about it.
So:]
I have a job for you.
[That's... interesting, she stares at the message a few moments, wondering what exactly he could want her to do, before she decides the easiest option is the just ask.]
you happy talking about it over the network or should i come find you?
you happy talking about it over the network or should i come find you?
So whenever you're done flirting with strangers on the network, I've got a few secondhand suits that need to be fixed up. I can pay you with actual money as opposed to bartering with baked goods. How's that sound?
i think we were bartering with his virginity, actually!
but money's fine, too.
but money's fine, too.
[She's just going to assume this is Atlas, considering he's the one who promised her flowers.]
i did, they were the loveliest flowers i've ever recieved. thank you!
i did, they were the loveliest flowers i've ever recieved. thank you!
( This is a message being left while Jim drags Ellie to the hospital, because she would rather it not get back to her second-hand; )
Steph? It's El.
( So necessarily to specify who it is. Obviously. Although, maybe it actually is, because she sounds unholy. ) I'm feeling a little rough, so uh-- I'm ducking into the hospital for a bit. Don't stress, but.
Steph? It's El.
( So necessarily to specify who it is. Obviously. Although, maybe it actually is, because she sounds unholy. ) I'm feeling a little rough, so uh-- I'm ducking into the hospital for a bit. Don't stress, but.
[After getting the message, she decides to send a text instead of trying to call, since that way Ellie can just reply in her own time.
Also, her voice sounds awful.]
i'm stressing a little. [Well, at least she's honest.] is there anything you want me to bring to you?
Also, her voice sounds awful.]
i'm stressing a little. [Well, at least she's honest.] is there anything you want me to bring to you?
Good cover back there. Smart.
Thanks.
Thanks.
[Wow she hates herself a little for grinning at the compliment.]
You're welcome, did everything go okay?
[As if she wasn't lurking around wathching.]
You're welcome, did everything go okay?
[As if she wasn't lurking around wathching.]
Stephanie?
( Sicily, today, not Gotham. Well, still Gotham. Just not Huntress. )
( Sicily, today, not Gotham. Well, still Gotham. Just not Huntress. )
Yes...?
[DID SHE DO SOMETHING WRONG OH GOD WHY IS THAT HER INSTANT REACTION TO BAT-AUTHORITY FIGURES.]
[DID SHE DO SOMETHING WRONG OH GOD WHY IS THAT HER INSTANT REACTION TO BAT-AUTHORITY FIGURES.]
[After a slight delay because of reasons:]
as good as i can be. you in the catacombs?
as good as i can be. you in the catacombs?
Bat?
( A brief pause, deliberate, but it's amused. There's room for that, with the bombings past. )
Nice work out there.
( A brief pause, deliberate, but it's amused. There's room for that, with the bombings past. )
Nice work out there.
[Open mouth. Close mouth.
Welp.]
Ye-es?
[That wasn't supposed to be a question, but it came out as one anyway.
Smooth, Brown.]
Thanks. You make it through okay?
Welp.]
Ye-es?
[That wasn't supposed to be a question, but it came out as one anyway.
Smooth, Brown.]
Thanks. You make it through okay?
Steph? It's me. I know I promised I'd give you a call back in the catacombs, but —
Something came up.
[The world's best liar is suddenly the world's worst.
way 2 go steph
At least he sounds much better, health-wise.]
Something came up.
[The world's best liar is suddenly the world's worst.
way 2 go steph
At least he sounds much better, health-wise.]
voice; i feel like i should count to see if you or bella have more
controlledvariable
2013-06-23 03:12 pm (UTC)(link)
[She won't pretend like she's not relieved to hear from him, but it turns to worry as soon he actually speaks.]
Something? What something? What happened?
[Way to play it cool, Brown.]
Something? What something? What happened?
[Way to play it cool, Brown.]
[Nope.
NOPE NOPE NOPE NOPE NOPE.
There's a brief second of panicked silence, before she manages a:]
Why?
[She doesn't know how she manages to keep her voice steady.]
NOPE NOPE NOPE NOPE NOPE.
There's a brief second of panicked silence, before she manages a:]
Why?
[She doesn't know how she manages to keep her voice steady.]
Good!
[Look you can tell because she used an exclamation mark]
How are you? What's up?
[She's not trying to be abrupt she's just. not used to texts that are just for idle chating so she assume there's a reason behind it.]
[Look you can tell because she used an exclamation mark]
How are you? What's up?
[She's not trying to be abrupt she's just. not used to texts that are just for idle chating so she assume there's a reason behind it.]
i forgot how to text like a lazy teenager shush
controlledvariable
- 2013-07-18 14:40 (UTC) - Expandall love i have ever declared for you is now cancelled by despair
bumbles
- 2013-07-18 15:31 (UTC) - Expandany chance you'd be up to looking around for someone for me?
sure. who am i looking for and what should i do if i find them?
Hey. ( Usually these days when she calls Steph, she sounds dumb and fond. This is a bit blunter. ) Has Caesar checked in with you?
[Oh, she didn't think to check if Caesar had contacted anyone else, she'd just headed off to start looking.]
I'm working on it, according to the people I've talked to at the Initiative she made it back from the mission and out of the Hold, so now I just have to figure out why she hasn't contacted anyone since then.
[For all that she's a little worried, she keeps her tone steady.]
I'm working on it, according to the people I've talked to at the Initiative she made it back from the mission and out of the Hold, so now I just have to figure out why she hasn't contacted anyone since then.
[For all that she's a little worried, she keeps her tone steady.]
[She loves snickerdoodles thanks Donny you're a bro.]
[Steph will find, attached to this message, a short recorded clip of what looks a lot like Saul's kitten chasing a small Bat-Signal, lit by flashlight, around the carpet of 509's living room.]
I'm training your new nemesis. You better watch your back, Brown.
I'm training your new nemesis. You better watch your back, Brown.
Thanks for taking over the cookie tent this month, Steph. I'll be with Jesse all day, so there's no knead to worry about him.
If anything goes wrong or you have a problem, please call me. But if you-know-who shows up — and I'm not talking about Voldemort, tho they could probably pass for cousins — TEXT me instead. I'll be keeping an eye on my tablet.
Good luck. Doughn't screw it up. :)
If anything goes wrong or you have a problem, please call me. But if you-know-who shows up — and I'm not talking about Voldemort, tho they could probably pass for cousins — TEXT me instead. I'll be keeping an eye on my tablet.
Good luck. Doughn't screw it up. :)
Edited 2013-08-31 18:39 (UTC)
[There's a long moment where she stares at this message, and then just - laughs, because those puns, Saul, those puns.]
thanks for the vote of confidence.
how's your hangover?
[JUST ASSUMING. Considering Ella's party]
thanks for the vote of confidence.
how's your hangover?
[JUST ASSUMING. Considering Ella's party]
Hey, Steph? I'm heading out into the Outlands for a few days to do some writing and hunting and stuff. You gonna be able to keep out of trouble that long?
Of course not. [But there's a grin in her voice, even if it fades after a moment.] Everything okay?
[Sometimes Ellie just needs space, but it can't hurt to check.]
[Sometimes Ellie just needs space, but it can't hurt to check.]
It is Stephanie, isn't it?
I wanted to thank you for the welcome when I first arrived. I have gotten much more settled in now, and that was partly thanks to the friendliness that everyone showed me, right from the start. Thank you again, and I look forward to working alongside you here.
I wanted to thank you for the welcome when I first arrived. I have gotten much more settled in now, and that was partly thanks to the friendliness that everyone showed me, right from the start. Thank you again, and I look forward to working alongside you here.
[Normally she does the lazy teenager thing and doesn't bother to capitalize, but this message was really nice and she feels like she should put a little more effort in.]
That's me, hi!
You're totally welcome, I'm glad to hear we did some good and that you're settling in fine. I'm sure we'll get a chance to work together sometime, and until then you can get in touch if there's anything you need.
That's me, hi!
You're totally welcome, I'm glad to hear we did some good and that you're settling in fine. I'm sure we'll get a chance to work together sometime, and until then you can get in touch if there's anything you need.
[Shit.
She totally meant to call Ellie.]
i'm okay, sorry. i was gonna call you but some stuff came up. is tess okay?
[Did she go to the party? Did she get taken? There were so many people to keep track of.]
She totally meant to call Ellie.]
i'm okay, sorry. i was gonna call you but some stuff came up. is tess okay?
[Did she go to the party? Did she get taken? There were so many people to keep track of.]
[He heard her message.
And heard it and heard it again and finally decided, after the fifth replay (which happened to be the replay that finally caught Mike's attention and had her pawing curiously at the speaker), to take a shower and clean himself up, change his bandages, and have some decent coffee.
Then he listened to it one more time.
Saul knows what she was going to say. He doesn't know if she means it the same way he does, and in light of all the time he spent with Ellie back in the holding compound and how much he grew to like her, it really shouldn't matter how Steph means it.
But it does matter. And he has to know.]
If this wakes you up, ignore it.
If not, drop by? Or meet me somewhere. Your call.
And heard it and heard it again and finally decided, after the fifth replay (which happened to be the replay that finally caught Mike's attention and had her pawing curiously at the speaker), to take a shower and clean himself up, change his bandages, and have some decent coffee.
Then he listened to it one more time.
Saul knows what she was going to say. He doesn't know if she means it the same way he does, and in light of all the time he spent with Ellie back in the holding compound and how much he grew to like her, it really shouldn't matter how Steph means it.
But it does matter. And he has to know.]
If this wakes you up, ignore it.
If not, drop by? Or meet me somewhere. Your call.
[This is probably a bad idea, seeing Saul always is, but she needs to reassure herself that he's safe.
She needs to apologize for letting him get taken in the first place.]
can i let myself in through the door?
[She doesn't want to come through the window, not when she's already busted her stitches three times since putting them in.]
She needs to apologize for letting him get taken in the first place.]
can i let myself in through the door?
[She doesn't want to come through the window, not when she's already busted her stitches three times since putting them in.]
[ he's struggled with what to say to her for a while now since they returned, even after she jabbed him with a needle (don't matter how small it was!), but this seems pretty clear cut.
she'll get it. ]
next time, no needles.
she'll get it. ]
next time, no needles.
Steph —
[He almost asks where Ellie is, but stops himself.
And then he's not sure what to say, or if he should say anything at all, so there's a long pause before a very quiet:] I'm sorry.
[He almost asks where Ellie is, but stops himself.
And then he's not sure what to say, or if he should say anything at all, so there's a long pause before a very quiet:] I'm sorry.
[She answers straight away, because it's Saul, because she doesn't think he'd know, but as soon as he says her name...
It's like someone's stolen the breath from her lungs, and there's nothing she can think to say in reply, nothing she wants to say. In the end, after that quiet apology, all Steph can do is hurriedly end the call without saying a word, as if that might make it all go away.
Fifteen minutes later, after crying for a bit, she calls back.]
Sorry.
It's like someone's stolen the breath from her lungs, and there's nothing she can think to say in reply, nothing she wants to say. In the end, after that quiet apology, all Steph can do is hurriedly end the call without saying a word, as if that might make it all go away.
Fifteen minutes later, after crying for a bit, she calls back.]
Sorry.
Did I ever tell you I hate flying?
I mean, I'll admit that it's cool from a technological standpoint or w/e but when you take into account how high up you are and how the only thing separating you from a very unpleasant trip down is a big hunk of metal and some physics
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