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controlledvariable) wrote2014-02-02 07:59 pm
controlledvariable) wrote2014-02-02 07:59 pm
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Like literally, or...?
[Why does he have to be vague about it? That makes it hard to fish for information.]
[Why does he have to be vague about it? That makes it hard to fish for information.]
[Because sometimes, you have to work for what you want!]
Literally. But it's — um.
[There's a pause as he searches for the word. He's really tired, too, despite having spent a lot of his time "resting."]
Biodegradable. What they make, I mean. And we found some access points, too; Ellie probably remembers where they are better than I do.
Literally. But it's — um.
[There's a pause as he searches for the word. He's really tired, too, despite having spent a lot of his time "resting."]
Biodegradable. What they make, I mean. And we found some access points, too; Ellie probably remembers where they are better than I do.
So they're environmentally conscious?
[She sounds just... bemused, because she isn't sure how else to react to that.
Access points might have been useful earlier, but she doubts they're ever going back to that facility.]
[She sounds just... bemused, because she isn't sure how else to react to that.
Access points might have been useful earlier, but she doubts they're ever going back to that facility.]
[A shrug.]
I guess.
[He sets his glass down and reaches over Steph, so Mike can paw at his hand.]
The information might be useful to someone, maybe. I'll pass it on to the powers that be tomorrow.
I guess.
[He sets his glass down and reaches over Steph, so Mike can paw at his hand.]
The information might be useful to someone, maybe. I'll pass it on to the powers that be tomorrow.
[She watches his hand, but not warily, she's curious what he's doing and turns her attention back to him once she realizes what he's doing.]
Yeah.
[And then she's just not sure what else to say, so she lapses into silence, idly watching Saul play with Mike. Maybe there are things they should talk about, but she really just wants to avoid that, for a little while.]
Yeah.
[And then she's just not sure what else to say, so she lapses into silence, idly watching Saul play with Mike. Maybe there are things they should talk about, but she really just wants to avoid that, for a little while.]
[That's fine with him. He's comfortable enough around Steph that he doesn't feel like he has to run his mouth constantly, so this is nice. And after spending so much time alone in silence, having someone by his side — someone he loves — makes this kind of quiet much more tolerable.
But then there's also the fact that Mike is purring like a motorboat, so it's not really that quiet.]
But then there's also the fact that Mike is purring like a motorboat, so it's not really that quiet.]
[After a little while, she moves to curl up against Saul's side, still careful of her leg, but she just wants that physical reassurance of his presence, the same way she barely let go of Ellie for the entire train ride.
Maybe she should feel guilty, being here with Saul, but she's sick of feeling guilty, and she just wants to relax for a few minutes, after the stress of the last few months. Saul's warm and comfortable and she just shuts her brain off, keeping her attention focused on Mike to keep any unpleasant thoughts from sneaking in.]
Maybe she should feel guilty, being here with Saul, but she's sick of feeling guilty, and she just wants to relax for a few minutes, after the stress of the last few months. Saul's warm and comfortable and she just shuts her brain off, keeping her attention focused on Mike to keep any unpleasant thoughts from sneaking in.]
[Effie should be the one curled up against him, not Steph. He knows that, he accepts it, and he's going to have to deal with it when he sees her later. Whenever that is.
He shifts around a bit so that he can slip an arm around Steph's shoulders, at which point Mike apparently decides it'll be easier to get attention from her — so there she goes again, rolling around in Steph's lap.]
I think she missed you more than she missed me. For future reference, it won't count as catnapping if she goes willingly.
He shifts around a bit so that he can slip an arm around Steph's shoulders, at which point Mike apparently decides it'll be easier to get attention from her — so there she goes again, rolling around in Steph's lap.]
I think she missed you more than she missed me. For future reference, it won't count as catnapping if she goes willingly.
[Her laugh is quiet, but genuine and warm, as she lets Mike chase her fingers around her lap.]
I was gonna come take her while you were gone, but Lee seemed to have a handle on things.
I was gonna come take her while you were gone, but Lee seemed to have a handle on things.
That would've been way too convenient an excuse.
[He'll have to thank Lee later. And maybe warn him to never let Steph take Mike anywhere, lest they never see her again.
It's a legitimate concern, okay.]
[He'll have to thank Lee later. And maybe warn him to never let Steph take Mike anywhere, lest they never see her again.
It's a legitimate concern, okay.]
Nothing wrong with taking an easy win.
[She's more than willing to cheat or fight dirty, including taking Mike while Saul isn't around to protect her.]
[She's more than willing to cheat or fight dirty, including taking Mike while Saul isn't around to protect her.]
Edited (an east win. which is the opposite of a west win i guess) 2013-09-21 07:30 (UTC)
i've been referring to her as linton to save confusion
guess i could always give you a nickname
guess i could always give you a nickname
shorty
;)
[the joke is that linton is shorter than ellie]
;)
[the joke is that linton is shorter than ellie]
yeah that's what I'll call your girlfriend
Now what about me?
Now what about me?
corazón?
[She's teasing a little, assuming that Ellie probably won't know what it means, but forgetting about the translator function on the tablets.
Also apparently calling someone "heart" is teasing, now.]
[She's teasing a little, assuming that Ellie probably won't know what it means, but forgetting about the translator function on the tablets.
Also apparently calling someone "heart" is teasing, now.]
heart? Why?
[She's a smart cookie. Also feeling inexplicably embarrassed.]
[She's a smart cookie. Also feeling inexplicably embarrassed.]
[oh yeah.
well, might as well be honest]
it's a term of endearment. like sweetheart.
[what of it]
well, might as well be honest]
it's a term of endearment. like sweetheart.
[what of it]
[Like baby girl. There's a delay before she replies.]
kinda sappy
kinda sappy
[Oh, hey. That reminds him.
So much for trying to teach Mike to be Steph's nemesis. Look at how well that worked!
He sighs and drops his head back against the couch cushion.]
Note to self: Never get kidnapped again.
So much for trying to teach Mike to be Steph's nemesis. Look at how well that worked!
He sighs and drops his head back against the couch cushion.]
Note to self: Never get kidnapped again.
[Ignore the way she presses closer.]
I won't let it happen.
[She already let him down once.]
I won't let it happen.
[She already let him down once.]
[oh, that's sweet, and it makes Steph smile despite everything]
don't worry, most people won't know what it means
don't worry, most people won't know what it means
[He'll ignore that if she ignores the way he holds her there after she's done the thing he's ignoring...!]
Good. Because that sucked. It's not like I thought they were gonna kill me, but — [And here his voice drops, a little, and he sounds tired.] I don't know what they're planning. Or what they were trying to do with us. They must've known you and the others would come, right? They must have noticed something was wrong with their systems before everyone broke in...
Good. Because that sucked. It's not like I thought they were gonna kill me, but — [And here his voice drops, a little, and he sounds tired.] I don't know what they're planning. Or what they were trying to do with us. They must've known you and the others would come, right? They must have noticed something was wrong with their systems before everyone broke in...
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