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[eternita]

You are here.

[ he'd thought about this, about reaching out at all. about talking, acknowledging booker's presence. it is not the exile they had agreed on, is it?

it is not.

nicky had seen booker in a corridor, ducked away and considered it for a while and now here he is. tone of voice flat, as neutral as he can make it. ]

in which i nearly forgot what canonpoint i set booker at lmao

[livrer]

[ It hadn't been an entirely deliberate choice on Booker's part to maintain his distance with his immortal family, not at first anyway. He'd inferred bits and pieces about what might have happened but mostly he knows something happened and it had to do with him.

The ship is big enough (though not quite planet-big) to occupy and keep to themselves, but Booker won't deny that it's a relief to talk to his brother. ]

I am. [ Booker goes for a little more effort to be sunshiney. ] Bonjour, Nicky.

ily

[eternita]

[ it does not feel like much of a relief to nicky and so it is with atypical brevity (even for, well, nicky) that he responds. ]

Since when?

ily2!!!

[livrer]

Ah.

[ Booker thinks about it, but time feels a little odd in a tin-can where the skies aren't dictated by the rise and fall of the sun. ]

A few weeks, I think it's been. Give or take.

[eternita]

[ unseen, nicky nods to himself. ]

I will let you get back to your exile. [ and, after a beat: ] Do not talk to Joe.

( misfire )

[dothelokimotion]

Who needs forgiveness? I rather not waste my time hunting for it.

[livrer]

[ He could go straight to 'who dis'? But Booker decides to play along because 'forgiveness' certainly is a complicated topic he could frankly get some advice about.

Even if from a complete stranger. ]

Ah, oui?

I think that would depend on the circumstances of what you're not hunting forgiveness for

[dothelokimotion]

Why should it? Circumstances won't change it. That is what people hunting for forgiveness give. Excuses.

[livrer]

Some things may warrant an admittance of wrongdoing and thus an ask for forgiveness

Some things on the other hand may not and so, seeking forgiveness would be unnecessary because it would never come

[dothelokimotion]

I have no shame in admittance. But I will not grovel for it.

@candor | misfire

[evasives]

The room is empty.

And I got some of that drink you liked.

[livrer]

As far as propositions go, I must say this isn't a bad one

[ He would be into it.

Of course, Booker doesn't know any such '@candor's, so this is probably just another misplaced text. ]

[evasives]

[ this warrants use of a good 'what the fuck.' internally, of course. it's not even the name that clues cassian in - it's just not how jyn speaks. ]

I am afraid I will have to rescind the offer. The drink was meant for someone else.

[livrer]

I figured as much

I don't recognize your name

No harm done

march misfire, un: killjoy

[motivation]

do i have to buy you a drink first, or is me riding you incentive enough for you to let me hold you down and do what i want?

👀

[livrer]

An offer like that, I think I'm inclined to forgo the drink

Of course I don't think this message was meant for me

(¬‿¬)

[motivation]

it wasn't
but maybe if you buy me a drink, i'm still game

8 years later

[livrer]

Perhaps that can be arranged

What is your drink of choice? Or is it a guess?

misfire;

[chardismastic]

negotiating with my body and we've come to an agreement. violent upheaval is not necessary at this time.

[livrer]

Ah, well

Felicitations

I'm sure the original recipient would be as pleased

[chardismastic]

[ ugh again. is it even worth it to say it was a nanite misfire? who knows. he's already tired. ]

yeah i'm sure there'll be balloons and confetti




"felicitations"?

[eternita]

[ things are still not right between them, but ]

Booker. Check in.

[livrer]

I'm all right, I'm all right.

[ He'll admit it: he's surprised. ]

I don't know how they got in, but —

[genova]

Good.

[ whatever else, nicky is glad.

a beat. then, almost drolly: ] An airlock, I assume.

@joe.jones

[malta]

[ he almost didn't say anything and let book find out via a network post (since joe has had to apologize thrice because he doesn't recognize people he is meant to,) but apparently he is a chump. ]

What do you call a second chance when you haven't fucked up the first?