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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."

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[hadnoright]

Because going after her could well play into her games just as easily as actually humouring her. She'll find a way to twist that, too.

Like I said, better not to be completely open with something like her. There needs to be some other approach.

[crushed_pearls]

"Jesus...I don't suppose she'll have to act ethical if I expose her to ligma?"

[hadnoright]

The hell is ligma?

[crushed_pearls]

"Ligma ass!"

Erin will be back after this laughing fit fueled by stress and uncertainty.

[hadnoright]

Cue groaning and burying her face in her hands.

Goddammit Erin

[crushed_pearls]

"Yeah you don't get to complain about how I'm dealing with the nightmare scenario you just presented me."

[hadnoright]

If I knew better how to handle it, I'd tell you. But this is the Spiral. Impossible nightmare scenario is kind of built in.

I'm sorry.

Even Jon didn't really have a read on her. The Eye can only follow the spiral so deep.

The way I handled her was being mostly honest but keeping some important things back. Be direct as you like but don't show your whole hand. And always be aware that even if she isn't outright lying, she's still not being entirely honest. She wants you to trust her. So don't.

If she knows what's good for her she won't attack you without provocation.

[crushed_pearls]

"...Alright. I trust you love, and I'll follow your cue here. But if she does make me kill her I'm gonna drag her corpse to Siffleur and ask him if he wants to get real high. Fair?"

[hadnoright]

Fair. No skin off my back. She's had her warning that she's mortal now. And that's all she's getting.

[crushed_pearls]

"Only one more question on the topic, love. And no judgement either way I just don't wanna get blindsided - did you bang it out with the incarnation of madness and fear or nah?"

[hadnoright]

The face Daisy pulls.

Definitely not!

[crushed_pearls]

"Message received, damn. I'll stay on my toes, and...if you hear me in trouble, I'll trust you when you come running. Deal?"

[hadnoright]

I do have standards.

Anyway. Deal.

[crushed_pearls]

"High standards or low ones?" Erin teases, with all the energy of 'would you still love me if I was a worm'.

[hadnoright]

Highly specific standards. Like not shagging concepts.

[crushed_pearls]

"Daisy. The self is a concept."

[hadnoright]

Alright, little miss over-literalism-as-humour.

Wrap?

[crushed_pearls]

"Think of it as something to fuck out of me later." Erin chuckles, then sighs fondly. "...Love ya."

Wrap!

[hadnoright]

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