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[crushed_pearls]

Erin's voice mail message is in a weary voice: "Erin Peters. If you called in the middle of the night and I didn't answer, I'm dying. If I pick up and someone on your end isn't dying, they will be shortly. Text otherwise."

Comments

[crushed_pearls]

"The privateer part. Which would also have to be explained since he's never had a Freehold."

[breakaleginhalf]

He takes a long breath, and lets it out quietly.

"You want me to break the ice on that one for him? I don't. Think he's scared of me. Plus I've got the element spell so his windy shit won't hurt me if he takes it badly."

[crushed_pearls]

"...If you're sure you want to tank that hit, I can approach Ossie and Giles and we can all chat if they're down for it." The sound Erin lets out is frustrated. "...I don't want to scare the kid but it's not like it's an unreasonable response. I'm objectively terrifying. I'm shocked that no one's been on my ass for the shapeshifting even if I mainly use it for comedy.'

[breakaleginhalf]

"Better than him getting the wrong idea and coming after you for it. I can handle elementals, they usually burn out pretty quickly."

Though him defending a known 'traitor' was going to be an interesting conversation regardless.

"I'll leave the lovebirds to you, then. But honestly, like. Best case scenario we've basically got a motley on our hands. Ain't nothing wrong with that, right?"

[crushed_pearls]

Erin makes a noncommittal noise. "Depends on how much everyone likes each other's friends I suppose. I've been the friend nobody likes already, dragged into a Motley's business. Now I've got friends that nobody likes. Ain't simple without a siege to live under, you know?"

[breakaleginhalf]

"I mean, I like you right now," he comments dryly. "And I don't not like Daisy, I just got freaked the fuck out 'cos she broke into my room at five a.m. in the middle of my government assigned panic attack hours and threatened to steal my lunch money. And given how I killed her memory-girlfriend I think we're pretty square."

[crushed_pearls]

"...You not mind her enough to be the bigger man and try to mend things with her?"

Listen.

Daisy needs people who get it.

[breakaleginhalf]

"Not today."

Which he thinks is a reasonable enough ask. It's been a rough fucking day, and that's a pretty soft line.

"You're lucky I like you that much," he comments, but there's no bite to it as he chomps on more sushi.

[crushed_pearls]

"Yeah. I am." Erin flashes a wan half smile. "That's still a new one on me too but I've got your back. I'm not about to leave someone behind if I could have helped."