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[5055034455]

[It's the too that gets him.

His thoughts keep circling back to what he'd wondered the other day: What is this place doing to them? Him, especially. The threat of nuclear annihilation is nothing; he died once, almost died again, has been kidnapped...

People loving him, though, romantically or otherwise? That's terrifying.]

Sometime this weekend. I'm not gonna push it 'til Monday, but I need to stick around for a while.

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Good.

[She says it without really thinking; she's just glad he's going sooner rather than later.

Nevermind that she's going to push it 'til Monday.]

Can you check on Collette for me once you're up there? I haven't told her about-- [Ellie] But she's still recovering from everything.

[So she's worried.]

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Of course.

[He has a lot of people to check on. Collette was already on the list.]

I'm guessing you won't be there until the last possible second?

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Probably not. [she sounds apologetic] But I'll be there, I promise. You don't have to worry about me.

[There's no plans to go do anything stupid.]

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Yeah, I do.

[But he says it fondly.]

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Nothing's gonna happen to me.

[Saul pls]

[5055034455]

Probably not, but I'm gonna worry anyway.

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Fine, but don't blame me when you end up with high blood pressure.

[All she wants to do is see him.]

[5055034455]

I had high blood pressure long before I met you, Brown. Don't flatter yourself.

[He's not really kidding.

thx walt]

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Someone has to do it.

[Because clearly no one else flatters her. Ever.]

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[Saul never has!

Ever!

He clicks his tongue and rolls his eyes.]

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Something wrong?

[She doesn't know how she's doing this, just... joking around in the face of everything. But it's always been easier with Saul.]

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Are you in need of some flattering? Because I can totally help with that.

[STEPH DON'T ACCEPT HIS HELP.]

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Maybe later, I'm sure the Initiative doesn't want you wasting your time pandering to my ego.

[SOMETIMES SHE CAN MAKE SMART DECISIONS....]

[5055034455]

[SOMETIMES.

But not often.]

Mm, good point. Later, then.

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I'll hold you to that.

[not often at all.]

[5055034455]

[So now's a good time to just abruptly hang up, right?]

I know.

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Of course you do.

[probably]

I'll see you later, Saul. Let me know when you get up there.

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Aye aye, captain.

[She probably knows he's mock-saluting, even without the video feed.

And then he hangs up.]