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TAAKO

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[scholiast]

(Well they're all broken now fuck you.)

That's a very sensible recourse.

(Gods but they are bad at this. Lucretia takes a seat and sighs very long sufferingly. Wearniness with the whole situation makes a very honest person of her, apparently.)

Why is it so hard to talk to you sometimes? It's not like this is the first time we've fought.

[spellslots]

Uh, you want the honest answer or the easy one?

[Cause the honest answer is that he makes it hard to talk to him about this kind of shit, it's a long standing defence mechanism against getting too emotionally attached or having to deal with any kind of messy feelings. And sometimes it sucks, because he cares about Lucretia and he wants to sort this out; it's just instinctive, to play it normal or brush shit off with jokes.

But... after a second of staring at the groceries, he turns around and takes a seat himself.]

Let's get this over with.

[scholiast]

(She gives him a rueful grin.) Neither; we're stalling.

(But it's nice to know that he's taking this seriously enough to sit down and give her his full attention. Lucretia sighs, and scrubs a hand slowly through her hair as she thinks.)

Right. Look, I... I know it wasn't conducive to the problem at the time, but I... I dunno, Taako. Do you at least understand why I was angry?

I'm sorry that I reacted so... so strongly, but I... you can't spring things on me like that.

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[It's very tempting to start this fight again, to point out that it's not like he planned on dropping this on her, that he did give her warning, but he knows that it won't help, that at the end of the day, it doesn't fucking matter.]

I'm sorry, Luce, I should'a asked.

[It's a bit of a struggle to say, but it's not entirely disingenuous, he's just... stubborn.]

[scholiast]

(She can kinda tell that he's warring internally and resists giving him a look as her temper flares for a brief moment. Literally neither of them benefit from being in an extended fight over this. What's done is done.

She's stubborn, too. Eventually she gives her head a little shake, and looks at him.)

Thank you. I'm sorry I yelled at you.

[spellslots]

Nah, I think that was probably deserved.

[Even if he stands by what he did, he can still understand her anger. He just doesn't think there was any other real solution for the situation they were in.]

[scholiast]

(Lucretia just hums in response to that, and taps her fingers on the counter top. She can at least accept that this is about as close to halfway as they'll get on this issue.)

I... um, Lup and I talked it out. It was good.

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[That, at least, is a genuine fucking relief, obvious in the way he sighs.]

I really didn't mean to fuck that up for you, for either of you.

[He expected Lup to be mad, he just wasn't sure how mad.]

[scholiast]

Yeah, I know.

(She shrugs.) I got her to come around here and she calmed down pretty quick once we had more time to talk about it in person.

So it's going to be okay. Probably helps that I'm taking off for two weeks, though.

[spellslots]

That sounds like Lup.

[She's an emotional thing; he's sure seeing Lucretia upset probably helped her to get over the anger.]

Where are you off to, bubbale? There's not exactly a lotta great vacay spots around here.

[scholiast]

Yeah. I'm on best friend probation for now, but I suppose I can't complain.

(She's tired of complaining.)

Work thing, outside of the first wall. It's come at a good time.

[spellslots]

It'll get better.

[She'll get over it, is what he mean, but it feels a bit reductive to put it that way, after everything.]

I mean, I'm gonna miss you. Are you gonna be able to make calls out there, if shit goes south?

[He wants to be sure that she'll be safe.]

[scholiast]

I know.

(She can tell what he's implying, but she kind of agrees with it too, so. C'est la vie. She smiles tentatively.)

I'll miss you too. I'll have my phone with me the whole time and we should be in reception range, so I'm just a call away if you need me.

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Let's hope we can keep the place from going up in flames while you're not here.

[laugh track.mp3]

[scholiast]

I mean, feel free to burn your house down but leave my room out of it okay? I have important things in there.

[spellslots]

I'll do my absolute fucking best, pumpkin.

[Or will he.

We'll never know.]

[scholiast]

(Is it sad that hearing him call her by a nickname always makes her feel so much better. It's a small thing, but it helps.)

That's all I can ask for, I suppose.

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[He knows, it's why he does it, especially after a fight.]

If you're really worried you could get one of your coworkers in to fireproof the place.

[Let her live.]

[scholiast]

Oh, should I let Loki know?

(She pulls her phone out of her pocket.)

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[Taako just shrugs, calling whatever bluff this is.]

If you want, not really sure if that's in his wheelhouse, but whatever.

[scholiast]

(Dangit Taako she's hasn't actually asked Loki for his contact information yet. She gives him a deadpan look, and just holds it in her lap.)

Fair point. I'll have to ask around.

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[He eyes her for a moment, then smiles a little smugly.]

Don't have his number, huh?

[scholiast]

I don't like to bother him outside of work hours, is all.

[spellslots]

He's pretty fun to bother, just saying.

[He doesn't know if Lucretia and Loki will get along quite as easily as he does with them, but there's no harm in trying. Probably.]

[scholiast]

Oh, I wouldn't want to go that far. He's been quite helpful with my research project.

(Wipe that smug smirk off your face Taako.)