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sorry, wasnt watching where i was going. pole spooked me and dropped my phone.

we're good!!

Perhaps I will bring splints in case you break yourself beyond simple bandaging.

ure such a jokester. like the greatest villainous can break by a piece of metal, ha!

[Bullets that plunged into his chest would dispute that claim. He wanted to say but opted not to.]

Perhaps not, but it is best to be prepared. One never knows when metal may try.

hey, did i ever tell you that kirahamms can control metal? dont know how shes pulling it off, but its beyond cheating.

Indeed, you have told me. I have confirmed the skill myself through my spies in the city as well. It seems pitiful to have been granted such a gift and not use it, but that is a loss we can take advantage of, isn't it?

uh-huh, uh-huh! if princess long legs starts being a pain again. right now, we're kind of on the same page.

theres a line, u know! i stay one side, and she stays on the other. but sometimes, i get bored, and i poke her with a stick from the other side. it gets pretty fun! knowing she cant do anything about it.

Are we? And whose page would that be? She won't move against you and risk losing your sister. It would be best for us to use that tether for our own advantage. She could be useful if she wasn't nose deep in your sister.

i mean the page between me and her, silly. WE'RE on the same page.

tongue punching the other's hoo-haa is an addicting thing. u gotta show some pity. its the kinder thing to do.

Why would you even bother? She has nothing of value to offer except the usual excuses. No doubt their intimacy is the only worthwhile thing between them. Tonguing an enforcer used to earn someone the boot from their own. How times have changed.

she helped me escape stillwater. so we kinda have a truce. sorta.

bleh, ok, thaaaaats enough talking about my sisters hornball life.

And how did you end up in Stillwater in the first place, Jinx? Don't go soft on topside; they will always use us up and spit us out. It's in their blood. Indeed. Their need to create a certain sound against each other does create a distraction that I have no issue taking advantage of. Neither should you.

i turned myself in.

and thanks for the image, pops. im going to crash on purpose so i can get a concussion.

As if they wouldn't have taken you even if you had resisted. Topside enjoys stamping out rebellion and has for generations. Do not harm yourself. An addled brain means you will have to lay on the couch for a few days, and I need you healthy.

yeaaaaaah, but i saved her from getting her head popped.
so she owed me.

ha! if u wanted me healthy, then i got some news for u!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣

Why would you do that? I expect you to manipulate and pull that leverage. I'm listening.

for reasons.

im sick, mr.silly!!! did u forget?

Sisterly reasons, no doubt.

[He's not grumpy about that. Nope. Never.]

You are not. You're perfect exactly as you are.

sure.

[it's more than that, but she'll settle for it.]

i feel like it some days. but maybe its everyone disappearing lately thats getting to me.

You and I are still here and together, so for me, that's all that matters. Everyone else is fine to have.

[Except Richard. He will not say that though because denial.]

even when ure mad at me?

Exasperated and angry are two completely different emotional states, and I'm never the latter with you. However, yes, especially if I'm angry.

so u.
u still want to see me?
even after what happened at dinner?

I was unwell. I'm feeling better now. I will see you whenever, as always.

u wanted to meet in my workshop, right? its not fully built, but we can meet there. want me to make coffee?

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