TSW 35: Side stuff

	IcePickLobotomy	Robin: A few hours after the debrief, Walker knocks on the door to your bedroom.
	IcePickLobotomy	"Robin? Mind joining me for some tea in my office and having a quick chat?"
	RobinE	sits up and puts her notebook behind her bed, "fine," she groans as she gets out of bed and goes to the door.
	IcePickLobotomy	Walker gives you a small smile and motions for you to follow her into her office. It's decorated in the same way as the rest of the "apartment", several books are scattered about the rooms as is a mess of paper-work and files. She's cleared the space off somewhat and has two mugs and a steaming tea-kettle going. "Cream? Sugar?"
	RobinE	"sugar, yes please," she says as she grabs a cup.
	IcePickLobotomy	Walker pours out a cup for you and adds a cube of sugar and a splash of cream. "I wanted to thank you personally."
	RobinE	"You too?" she sounds almost fed up with the notion.
	IcePickLobotomy	She winces "Not just for the last fight but for all of this. For everything you've done so far."
	RobinE	"That's why you brought me here," she says looking into her tea.
	IcePickLobotomy	"One of the reasons, the other is that I do want to have some tea with you."
	RobinE	nods.
	IcePickLobotomy	"And. .  I am worried about you." She says into her tea
	RobinE	"So am I."
	IcePickLobotomy	"About this Sabrina, right?"
	RobinE	"/me flinches at the name, "a bit."
	IcePickLobotomy	She nods "But there's more to it than just that, you don't seem to think you're contributing, that you're a liability. Or something along those lines, don't you?"
	RobinE	"I don't think, I /know/ I am," she looks Walker in the eyes, "She tried to kill the pilots, she is working with mo-" her eyes divert, "uh, Lilith."
	IcePickLobotomy	"Because she might. . take control of your body right?"
	RobinE	"She could," she nods, "and I /am/ the weak link."
	IcePickLobotomy	"You're not Robin. Or at least. . you're a worthwhile addition to the team."
	RobinE	"I'm sure Arina and John can do it, They always seem to."
	IcePickLobotomy	"And that last fight was close Robin. Even if you don't see your contribution that doesn't mean you don't deserve to be there, that you're not needed."
	RobinE	"You sound like Arina."
	IcePickLobotomy	"Well I suppose we agree on this topic but, but there's another reason I say this. I've been where you are, or at least somewhere close enough. Not the whole, Sabrina thing but, feeling like you're letting your team down."
	RobinE	"What'd you do?"
	IcePickLobotomy	"It's. . . what I didn't do really." She leans back and swishes her tea around before setting the mug aside. "I was on the Enterprise when it was sunk by Tiamat. The 2nd Intruder."
	RobinE	"you couldn't have stopped an intruder."
	IcePickLobotomy	"I. . The ship was sinking. It was on fire and as I was getting out I saw one of the bulk head doors was closed. And I could hear people banging on it from the other side. I went to open it but. . the fire got worse. I probabl could have opened, gotten burned in the process but I was too scared. I didn't want to die, I just waned to get out. And so those men died behind that door while I...
	IcePickLobotomy	...fled to safety."
	RobinE	"oh."
	IcePickLobotomy	"But the thing is? I still helped people. I helped pull the wounded into the life-boats, did first aid on the wounded. I had no idea how many people were behind that door, and even if it felt like I hadn't helped that doesn't mean I didn't."
	IcePickLobotomy	"I still feel guilty over it, but looking back . .  . I won't know if i made the wrong choice or the right one there. I probably never will but I can't let that stop me from moving and continuing to do what I can." She sags with a deep and weary sigh, her voice hitches "I'm trying as hard as I can Robin. And I know you are as well, please don't think so poorly over yourself, it's really hard...
	IcePickLobotomy	...to look inward objectively."
	RobinE	"I have a feeling you are leading up to something."
	IcePickLobotomy	"My point is that even if you don't think you're being helpful doesn't mean you're not. No offense Robin, but if I really did think you weren't pulling your weight I'd have ordered you to pick up the pace or else kicked you to the curb."
	RobinE	"I'm doin' it for you," she sets her cup down.
	IcePickLobotomy	"Robin my point is you're wrong. If we really were better off without you I'd have cut you loss already. And if I couldn't do you really think Yeffim wouldn't?"
	RobinE	"yeah and I'm saying you don't see how dangerous I am, so I'm trying to help everyone."
	IcePickLobotomy	"And the truth is Robin we don't have a choice anymore. You four are our only defense against the MP Evas. Once they're dealt with then. . leave if you really think so but please, stay on until we can take care of them at least."
	RobinE	gathers her hands in her lap. She looks to the floor and nods, "ok."
	IcePickLobotomy	"I . . I'm sorry weve had to ask so much from you."
	RobinE	"I'm sorry too, for whatever she does with Lilith."
	IcePickLobotomy	"THere's not much that we can do about it now though."
	RobinE	"Walker, are we worried they might spread Red Death?"
	IcePickLobotomy	"Yes, we are."
	RobinE	"I made it though the Red Death, could I... could I help with that?"
	IcePickLobotomy	She nods "If it gets loose you'd be immune. At least in theory."
	RobinE	"It wouldn't help anyone else though?"
	IcePickLobotomy	"No, worse case scenario. . . well, thats the nature of the beast right there."
	RobinE	"why me," she shakes her head, "Alright I'm not leaving, anything else you wanted?"
	IcePickLobotomy	"What can you tell me about Lilith?"
	RobinE	"A bit."
	IcePickLobotomy	She nods
	RobinE	sighs, "7 eyes, claims she's like a god or something," she fidgets in her seat, "and... and every time I think of her I cant get the name out of my head, 'mother'"
	IcePickLobotomy	"Huh. . . "
	RobinE	"And Sabrina wants something she has."
	IcePickLobotomy	"Do you know what it is?"
	RobinE	"No I..." she scratches the back of her head before freezing, "freedom?"
	IcePickLobotomy	"From what?" She runs her finger around the edge of her mug "I mean that's a fairly abstract thing to offer someone right?"
	IcePickLobotomy	"Pilot Evans. We request your assistance." The artificial tones of the MAGI pipe up from a speaker in the wall.
	RobinE	"what?"
	IcePickLobotomy	"We require you and Pilot Hunter to place explosives at the designated hard-line access points in case of a system intrusion."
	RobinE	looks over to Walker questioningly, "what?"
	IcePickLobotomy	Walker simply blinks
	IcePickLobotomy	"I have no idea." She says
	IcePickLobotomy	"We estimate that you and Pilot hunter have the highest chance of success at this task. You will not be suspected if the explosives are found."
	RobinE	looks up to the speaker "Ok MAGI. On my way, I guess."

	IcePickLobotomy	Theres a knock on your door. "John, it's Artyom."
	JohnH	"Come in."
	IcePickLobotomy	He steps inside carrying a case. He closes the door behind him and deposits it on the the bed. "For you."
	JohnH	"What's the occasion?"
	IcePickLobotomy	"We're going to kick the shadow-war into a full on counter-coup at some point in the near future. Want to make sure you've got something with a bit more punch in case things go bad."
	JohnH	cocks his eyebrow and opens the cawse
	JohnH	case*
	IcePickLobotomy	It's a M4 carbine, a half dozen magazines for it and a cleaning kit plus a solid assortment of add-ons. "Small enough to use in the tunnels."
	JohnH	"I..."
	JohnH	"...Thanks. But I have to ask, since you're giving this to me now, what are we planning?"
	IcePickLobotomy	"Schofield is making a list of known Society members on base. When things get started we'll use that list to gather them up before they can do too much damage. Hopefully we'll get enough of them to stop them from attempting to gain control of this facility."
	JohnH	"Going in guns blazing seems like it might not be the best way."
	IcePickLobotomy	"and if their people start going missing now they'll panic. I trust Schofield, this is more his field. Well that or your father's but he's a bit busy."
	JohnH	"Yeah I haven't spoken to him recently. What is he busy with?"
	IcePickLobotomy	"Doing the same thing Schofield and I have been doing back in the United States. Identifying and hunting Society members. last we heard they'd managed to infiltrate the White House to some degree."
	JohnH	"No way, thats not possible."
	IcePickLobotomy	"They infiltrated METI, the EF, the USSR, why would your country be any different?"
	JohnH	"Because thats the kind of thing we look out for. That why America has always been a world leader."
	IcePickLobotomy	"But that does not follow. First, even if you look out for ti doesn't mean you'll see it. 2nd, being a world leader doesn't stop you from being subverted."
	JohnH	"Well even if they /can/ infiltrate our government or military, I'm confident they won't be there for long."
	IcePickLobotomy	"Well not for much longer if your father has anything to do about it at least."
	JohnH	"Whats our plan here, then? I mean you and me? Or at least me."
	IcePickLobotomy	"We'd rather not directly involve you unless we have to. You're far more valuable as a pilot than as a soldier. For now? Keep an eye on the other pilots and keep them from getting hurt," he motions to the rifle "That's why I gave you that."
	JohnH	nods and gets up to hide it away
	IcePickLobotomy	"You know things are going to get bad when everything hits right?"
	JohnH	"I try not to think about it, but yes."
	IcePickLobotomy	". . . My honest advice John? Once you can walk away. You never really leave this behind but if you're lucky it won't come back to haunt you until you're a old man."
	IcePickLobotomy	*do it
	JohnH	"We both know that won't happen."
	IcePickLobotomy	"A man can hope."
	JohnH	"I will fight until the fighting ends, and then I will stand guard to make sure no more fighting starts."
	IcePickLobotomy	The Russian simply nods
	JohnH	"Well thanks again. Do you need anything else?"
	IcePickLobotomy	"How're you doing?" he asks after a few moments thought
	JohnH	"I don't know."
	IcePickLobotomy	"That's a fair answer."
	JohnH	"It's really shitty hearing things like Kasra being a mutant clone, or that people are trying to destroy democracy"
	JohnH	"Its hard to know who to trust, maybe I'm fighting for the wrong reasons or the wrong people. I could just be a puppet. Or I could be in some kind of futile dream-world."
	JohnH	"How do I even know this is real?"
	IcePickLobotomy	"Ahh, but how can we know anything is real?"
	JohnH	gives Artyom a pointed look "You're not helping."
	IcePickLobotomy	"It's something you will have to work through yourself John. I had the same doubts as well when I was your age."
	IcePickLobotomy	"But the very fact that you can question reality means that at the very least you yourself exist in some manner that allows you to think."
	JohnH	"I don't even feel comfortable going for runs anymore. I could get jumped. And not for my good looks."
	JohnH	"I'll think about it, I suppose. Just let me know if you need me. I need to feel like I'm doing something other than sitting here. Especially when there is no action happening."
	IcePickLobotomy	He nods "I'll see what I can do. There might be a few things we could use your help on but I'd need to check with Schofield."
	JohnH	"Thanks."
	IcePickLobotomy	"Pilot Hunter. We have a task for you." the MAGI pipe up through  speaker in the corner
	JohnH	jumps "MAGI come on, what have I said about doing that. It's not natural talking to me through the walls in my own room!"
	IcePickLobotomy	"How would you suggest we communicate to you Pilot Hunter?"
	JohnH	"I don't know. Tell someone to come get me, ring the phone, anything but what you just did."
	IcePickLobotomy	"We do not understand the source of your displeasure. Pilot Hunter, we have a task for you still."
	JohnH	"Yes, what is it."
	IcePickLobotomy	"We require you to place det-cord at our hrd-line access points. We estimate that you and Pilot Evans will have the highest chance of success as the hard-points are either in unsafe locations or are being observed by METI personal who may be compromised."
	JohnH	"And when do you want this done, oh great voice in the walls?"
	IcePickLobotomy	"Tonight at 2am."
	JohnH	"And where is this explosive cord that you'd like me to place?"
	IcePickLobotomy	"We will insure that Armor 9D will be open and that security hardware will not be recording. You will have to avoid with the guards still."
	JohnH	"We'll get it done."
	JohnH	"Wait. MAGI?"
	IcePickLobotomy	"Do you have questions?"
	JohnH	"Did you say Evans?"
	IcePickLobotomy	"Correct."
	JohnH	"As in Robin?"
	IcePickLobotomy	"Correct."
	JohnH	"Now I don't mean to belittle her ability, but why her?"
	IcePickLobotomy	"She is skilled in infiltration and evasion. Additionally she will not be suspected nor will either of you slow eachother down. In addition if caught you may make use of the fact that you are both adolescents of opposite genders to throw off suspicion. We are certain Arina would understand once explained if such a distraction is needed."
	JohnH	"Uhhh....right. Two horny teenagers in the armory. That'll be an excellent story."
	IcePickLobotomy	"Or in alternate locations that are both secluded and out of the way. The detcord can be disguised as aids."
	IcePickLobotomy	Artyom coughs into his fist.
	JohnH	"Riiiiiight...."
	JohnH	"Anything else, MAGI?"
	IcePickLobotomy	"No. We do not require your assistance in additional matters at this time."
	JohnH	"Great. Next time, could you please knock? Or something?"
	IcePickLobotomy	"if we possessed the means to knock we would.:"
	JohnH	"MAGI, you're smart, right?"
	IcePickLobotomy	"By most definitions of intelligence we are."
	JohnH	"Then figure it out."
	JohnH	"Thanks!"
	IcePickLobotomy	"You are welcome."

[20:35]	IcePickLobotomy	JohnH, RobinE you two meet up in a abandoned office a level above the armory. Step 1.) Acquire the detcord.
[20:36]	JohnH	"Hey. I'm assuming you've been briefed by the MAGI?"
[20:38]	RobinE	"Set bombs?"
[20:38]	JohnH	"Yeah. We're going to get them from the armory below us, place them in specified locations, and get out of here, hopefully undetected."
[20:40]	JohnH	"Any questions?"
[20:40]	RobinE	"lead the way," Robin offers before motioning in front of them.
[20:44]	JohnH	takes the lead, heading towards the armory
[20:44]	JohnH	goes slowly through any area that would likely have patrols
[20:51]	IcePickLobotomy	JohnH: There's not much foot traffic but it's pretty clear a pair of guards are stationed at the front entrance at all times.
[20:51]	JohnH	leans to Robin "Look around for something we can use to distract them. Draw them away from their post, if possible"
[20:53]	RobinE	shrugs and begins looking for things to throw.
[20:59]	JohnH	"I can't find anything. What about you?"
[21:00]	RobinE	calls out, "I found a crawl-space thing we could try."
[21:02]	JohnH	"Let's do it. Your turn to lead the way"
[21:03]	RobinE	hops into the crawl-space.
[21:03]	IcePickLobotomy	It's dark and cramped, smelling of mold and dust, with a hint of rat droppings. A warm stale wind blows behind you.
[21:04]	JohnH	checks his holster before crawling in behind her
[21:08]	IcePickLobotomy	RobinE: you see some light coming in from a great built into the floor.
[21:10]	RobinE	moves to the grate and attempts to peer out into the room.
[21:12]	IcePickLobotomy	The room is pretty dark. A few dim lights are on, and you can make out the rows of weapons lined up along the walls.
[21:12]	RobinE	"I think we're there," she whispers.
[21:13]	JohnH	"Can you get the grate open?"
[21:15]	RobinE	attempts to open the grate.
[21:16]	IcePickLobotomy	The grate shifts somewhat. It's pretty heavy and is stuck somewhat.
[21:16]	IcePickLobotomy	And then it pops out and you gently set it onto the ground.
[21:18]	RobinE	"There, got it," she notes as she tries to quietly exit the crawl-space.
[21:18]	JohnH	waits until there is no commotion from Robin exiting until he folows behind
[21:22]	IcePickLobotomy	It's a surprsingly large space. About 300 feet long and 40 in width. Several stands run along the length with weapons leaning against them. Rifles, sub-machine guns, shotguns and machine guns. Crates of ammo and cleaning kits all well organized. The scent of gun-oil is almost choking here.
[21:25]	RobinE	covers her nose with her sleeve, "aw man, your turn again."
[21:25]	JohnH	lightly steps through the hallways, taking the lead, in the search for explosives (among other things)
[21:27]	JohnH	"Back here" John whispers
[21:27]	JohnH	moves and grabs two stun guns, handing one to Robin
[21:28]	JohnH	"Just in case. We don't want to kill anyone, but it would be better to not be caught."
[21:28]	JohnH	then realizes the gate for the explosives is locked. "Crap. Got any ideas?"
[21:28]	IcePickLobotomy	You see packages of C4 and detcord, as well as some rocket launchers, stowed behind a heavy metal mesh wall with a locked gate.
[21:28]	RobinE	"oh its just locked."
[21:29]	JohnH	"Yeah, and unless you have the key, we will make a lot of noise getting in there."
[21:31]	RobinE	walks up to the gate and fiddles with the lock, "just a sec... aaand there." she backs up and pulls the door open.
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[21:32]	JohnH	just stands there "What."
[21:32]	JohnH	"You..."
[21:32]	JohnH	"What?"
[21:33]	RobinE	"I have my secrets. What does it matter, we're in."
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[21:34]	JohnH	"Well I didn't know this was one of them." John moves in to find the needed explosives
[21:35]	RobinE	"take whatever and lets get out before some stupid patrol comes in or something."
[21:37]	IcePickLobotomy	A long roll of detcord, as directed by the MAGI, plus the radio detonators for them.
[21:37]	JohnH	hands the radio to Robin "I'll carry the cord. Do you still have that stun gun?"
[21:38]	RobinE	holds up the stun gun, "sure."
[21:43]	JohnH	"Good, don't let it go off in your pocket." John heads back to the grate
[21:43]	JohnH	"I'll lead the way."
[21:44]	JohnH	stops to snag some armor piercing rounds for his handgun off the racks
[21:44]	RobinE	grabs a combat knife just in case.
[21:53]	JohnH	combat crawls through the vent back into the room we came from
[21:53]	IcePickLobotomy	Even at this late hour the floors and halls of METI are alive with activity. Thankfully the side-passages and maintenance corridors are much less traveled. You're approaching a junction between two tunnels with a few large cracks in the concrete. The lights are mostly off in this area, leaving only a few still alite lamps the maintenance crews left to give a few scarce patches of illumination.
[21:57]	IcePickLobotomy	RobinE JohnH you hear a pair of foot-steps coming from further down the corridor
[21:57]	JohnH	stops, reaches behind to grab robin's shoulder, and pulls her into a doorway
[21:59]	JohnH	listens intently to see if the footsteps get closer
[22:02]	IcePickLobotomy	They are
[22:03]	RobinE	waits quietly behind John.
[22:05]	JohnH	squeezes his eyes shut and turns to face robin, with his back to the hallway, facing robin, putting himself between her and the hallway "Don't take this the wrong way"
[22:05]	JohnH	pulls her close, but does not do anything more, in an attempt to look like they're being friendly
[22:07]	RobinE	freezes, stunned.
[22:09]	RobinE	eventually returns the hug.
[22:09]	JohnH	"Just until he passes." John whispers as quietly as possible
[22:13]	IcePickLobotomy	He steps around the corner and signs a flash-light "Hey what. . Oh. . . uh. . " he clears his throat "Look this ain't the place for that. I'm gonna just go, you two be gone by the time I get back, you hear?" He quickly turns and heads down the path to the left.
[22:13]	JohnH	immediately lets go and steps back blushing "Sorry Robin."
[22:14]	JohnH	looks away "Let's go."
[22:14]	RobinE	"whatever, its fine."
[22:16]	JohnH	"I'll..uhh...we can talk about that later."
[22:17]	RobinE	"Let's just go."
[22:18]	RobinE	starts nudging John out the door in an attempt to keep moving.
[22:19]	JohnH	moves along, suddenly revitalized by the pokes
[22:20]	IcePickLobotomy	The tunnel leads out to the underside of the command deck. You can hear people moving about and talking quietly above you. Red rays of din light filter from the gaps above, the scent of tabacco hangs heavy in the air. It's tight quarters moving between the tubes and piles of wiring, you each have to crouch to avoid banging your head, and in a few places crawl over bulges in the floor.
[22:25]	JohnH	"Robin, you go first. Just in case."
[22:27]	RobinE	"ok," she goes ahead into the tunnel.
[22:31]	JohnH	crawls in behind her, for the second time
[22:33]	IcePickLobotomy	You clear past a few of the tunnels, which open up into a large space below the command deck. It's big enough to stand up fully and a number of pillars support it. based on what the MAGI told you the MAGE access link is on the other side of this space.
[22:35]	RobinE	pauses and turns to John as best she can and whispers "we aren't alone down here."
[22:36]	JohnH	nods
[22:44]	IcePickLobotomy	RobinE: everything goes well and you make it half-way before JohnH trips on a loose wire and lands with a heavy clatter. You hear one of the techs behind a wall of wires call out "Uh, Comrade? You hurt? Need doctor?" He asks in a thick Russian accent.
[22:47]	JohnH	"No, just tripped. I'm fine" John pushes it out in his best russian accent, emulated incredibly heavily from Arina's accent
[22:48]	IcePickLobotomy	"Oh, I see how is. Make fun of me. I do not speak good english so you mock me. /Comrade/ you are funny guy. Have never heard that before." You hear him spit in your direction "Hope you trip again and breka neck. Be good riddance." He mutters in Russian
[22:50]	JohnH	grunts and gets up
[22:50]	JohnH	keeps his hand on his stun gun and moves forward
[22:51]	RobinE	keeps cover as best she can to stay out of line of sight.
[22:58]	IcePickLobotomy	JohnH, RobinE you manage to reach the panel, there's a tool-box nearby and it;s closed up. It'll take a few moments to open it up and set the charges.
[22:58]	JohnH	"Can you get this one, too, Robin?"
[22:59]	RobinE	"I can try."
[22:59]	JohnH	prepares the detcord
[23:00]	RobinE	scrounges through the toolbox, takes a tool and goes for the pannel.
[23:01]	IcePickLobotomy	It takes some finagling but you manage to get it open, exposing a large bundle of wires
[23:02]	JohnH	lines the box with detcord, then stuffs as much of it into every crevasse he can
[23:04]	RobinE	pulls out the remote detonator and holds it out for John to take when he is ready.
[23:05]	IcePickLobotomy	The two of you head back through the maintenance tunnels. As you come across a intersection you hear a pair of voices coming down from one of the turns.
[23:06]	IcePickLobotomy	"So yeah, nobody knows where Sasha went, just disappeared, though they found some scraps of bloody cloth. Real freaky shit man." The first man drawls in a texan accent.
[23:12]	IcePickLobotomy	"I am not a godly man," "Damn straight you commy" "but, I'm not going to work down at the school anymore if that happened there."
[23:13]	IcePickLobotomy	"Yeah, fuck that. I ain't paid enough to risk getting killed by a serial killer in a fucking hole."
[23:17]	RobinE	"Watch this," Robin says as she pulls out her knife. She turns the corner and runs at the two men screaming bloody murder.
[23:17]	JohnH	reaches a hand out to stop her, but too late
[23:17]	IcePickLobotomy	The first man doesn't even react as his eyes roll up into the back of his head and he faints. The other gives off a terrified scream as he throws his flashlight to the ground and takes off at a dead sprint in the other direction.
[23:18]	JohnH	"Dammit!" John draws his gun and follows Robin out to find a man running screaming down the hall
[23:18]	JohnH	sees the man laying on the ground "Uhh...Nice job...I think."
[23:19]	RobinE	lets out a maniacal laugh before coughing and putting her knife away, "Not proud of that talent."
[23:19]	JohnH	looks at the passed out guard "We should do something about him..."
[23:20]	RobinE	"anything in mind?"
[23:21]	JohnH	"Drag him out of the way. /Borrow/ any security items he may have"
[23:21]	RobinE	"ok sure, why not."
[23:22]	JohnH	"Keys, cards, etcetera." John grabs the guy buy the shoulders and drags him into the vent they came out of
[23:22]	RobinE	"I borrow for keeps though."
[23:22]	JohnH	"That was kind of the intent, Robin."
[23:22]	IcePickLobotomy	Aside from a rather large wrench and his ID Card (Nathan Spencer, Maintenance) and a wallet he doesn't have anything of note or worth
[23:23]	JohnH	pockets the ID card for "reasons" and checks that the coast is clear
[23:24]	IcePickLobotomy	Nobody else, though you can hear his buddy sprinting away from you
[23:24]	JohnH	"Let's go" John takes the lead
[23:25]	RobinE	"right," Robin follows.
[23:26]	IcePickLobotomy	--------
[23:27]	IcePickLobotomy	It's about 3:30am when the two of you, somewhat sore from crouching in the tight spaces, and covered in a coating of dust, sneak back into the apartment.
[23:32]	JohnH	walks in and sits down "Before you go to bed..."
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[23:33]	RobinE	staggers, stopped in her transit to bed, "what?"
[23:34]	JohnH	"Two things. The first is about the things we" John pauses "...Borrowed"
[23:34]	RobinE	"Don't sugar coat it, they are ours now."
[23:34]	JohnH	hands her the ID card "Do you have a place to keep that stun gun and this ID card safe?"
[23:35]	JohnH	"Yeah, I know. I just don't like admitting that."
[23:35]	RobinE	"No, but nobody looks through my stuff.
[23:35]	JohnH	"Well I have a safe place for the stun gun, if you want me to hold on to it."
[23:35]	JohnH	"As for the ID card....you can keep that."
[23:36]	RobinE	"Will do," she swipes the ID card from him.
[23:37]	JohnH	"And uhh..."
[23:37]	JohnH	"The other thing..."
[23:37]	JohnH	"Sorry if that made you uncomfortable, I wasn't sure what else to do."
[23:37]	RobinE	"I told you, its fine. Don't worry about it."
[23:38]	JohnH	"Well I saw..." John pauses to see if Robin will say something
[23:40]	RobinE	"Look, it was nice... kinda." she scratches the back of her neck, "I haven't been hugged since..." she shrugs, "well a long time. It was comforting even if it was just a ruse."
[23:40]	JohnH	"...oh. Well that's good."
[23:41]	JohnH	sighs "Look I'm not good at this, sorry."
[23:41]	RobinE	"heh, who is?"
[23:41]	JohnH	"I just wanted to make sure you didn't take it the wrong way, you know?"
[23:42]	RobinE	"Stop, it doesn't mean anything. What happens in METI corridors will stay in METI corridors if you want."
[23:42]	JohnH	"Even the guys you scared?"
[23:42]	JohnH	"I'm sure we'll hear about that"
[23:42]	RobinE	"Hey for all they know it was just a ghost."
[23:42]	JohnH	"I hope thats all they think it is."
[23:43]	RobinE	"oOOooOOo." she moans deadpan
[23:43]	JohnH	"Heh."
[23:44]	JohnH	"Well good. You did great tonight. I can't imagine it would have gone much better than it did, all things considered."
[23:45]	RobinE	"Yup," she spins around, "Now back to going to bed."
[23:45]	JohnH	"If you ever need another hug..." John trails off, assuming the point has been made
[23:46]	RobinE	"hmh," she chuckles to herself, "yeah alright."

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[18:49]	Mary	is knocking on walkers door in the daaark of the night wearing her PJ , megs on her shoulder as she s won't to do after the thing in her closet apperead , surprisingly her other hnd has a letter inside of i
[18:49]	IcePickLobotomy	Walker doesn't even blink as she opens the door and plops down in her chair "Eve-" She glances at the clock "morning Mary."
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[18:53]	Mary	"Evening Amandra  sorry, I could not really sleeper over in my room. Still, well uh spite putting a lamb into the closset and leaving the door open.
[18:53]	IcePickLobotomy	She just nods tiredly "It happens. Can't say I've never had nightmares either."
[18:57]	Mary	"On that note, I got something for you, I kind of forgot about it but it was adressed to you and I saw it ... well lying around in Regans room."
[18:58]	IcePickLobotomy	"Hmm?" She takes the letter and grimaces "Idiot." She growls and tosses it into the trashcan.
[19:02]	Mary	"Well it seemed more important then you thought about it then?"
[19:03]	IcePickLobotomy	"Hm?"
[19:06]	Mary	"The letter, but then he was to afraid to give it to yourself in person after all"
[19:07]	IcePickLobotomy	"He tried that. Once."
[19:08]	Mary	"And you shot him down?" She says as she sits down on the bed making it comfortable for megs
[19:09]	IcePickLobotomy	"I'd already broken things off at that point, and I made it quite clear that there wasn't going to be a "next" time."
[19:11]	Mary	"Even if they malke you angry, is there really more harm in reading it, instead of later seeing them when it might be to late to react?"
[19:11]	Mary	looks into the direction of kasras room
[19:14]	IcePickLobotomy	"There's no point in digging at a old wound Mary."
[19:17]	Mary	"If you do say so Amanda.."
[19:20]	IcePickLobotomy	"Do you think I'm wrong?"
[19:24]	Mary	"I do not know the deeps of your disagrements, just that it feels wrong to throw it away without reading, if the letter can not change you, what is the harm in reading it, and if it does, well then it raises the question of why to ignore it  if you lter feel that it was a missed moment."
[19:46]	IcePickLobotomy	"It wasn't really a disagreement per say. At least not between me and Schofield."
[19:50]	Mary	hm?"
[19:51]	IcePickLobotomy	"Schofield is MI6. I was United States Navy. If we'd continued our relationship our careers wouldn't have advanced any farther. So I ended it, Schofield. . . would rather not have."" She sighs "I knew I'd do more good if I broke things off, make more of a impact. I'd rather he stop reminding me of that."
[19:54]	Mary	"Well the keypoint here is "was " right?=
[19:55]	IcePickLobotomy	"It's. . ." She fiddles with her fingers
[19:57]	Mary	"hmhm?" She pats the bed next to her
[20:08]	IcePickLobotomy	"I haven't given any thought to what happens after all this. Doubt I'll be able to remain in the Navy, and METI probably won't need me after all of this is finished.:"
[20:10]	Mary	"Well someone has to manage the units after it is over ...And hey with our paymend I can always hire you as a babysiter while your write your mempoirs"
[20:32]	IcePickLobotomy	She snorts "If we don't decomission them or they get sent back to the US and USSR."
[20:37]	Mary	 "Which would still leave you as the main expert in managing them"
[20:37]	IcePickLobotomy	"Honestly when this if over I'd rather wash my hands of this whole affair."
[20:49]	Mary	That is a quite good point, and I am seeing how you are trying to answer the question like a 16year old Amanda"
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[21:18]	IcePickLobotomy	She frowns "God you're like Nelly back at boarding school."
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[21:24]	Mary	"all to nagging, and all that without being in a relationship?"
[21:25]	Mary	"And yet also saying the truth even if it hurts?"
[21:25]	IcePickLobotomy	". . . yeah. More or less."
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[21:47]	IcePickLobotomy	". . . . . Fine I'll read the fu-" She stops and glances at the wide eyed toddler "uuuuuuuuuuuuuu. . . . The letter."
[21:48]	scya	Meagan:" Fuuuu?"
[21:54]	IcePickLobotomy	"No! No Fuuuuu! NO FU!" Walker waves her hands frantically "Aunt Walker isn't teaching you bad words!"
[22:06]	scya	Mary blinks and then starts to giggle
[22:06]	scya	Meagan " Fuu? Fufu!
[22:12]	scya	"..Fuck" she then calls out to walker
[22:13]	IcePickLobotomy	"No! Bad! Bad word don't say that word!"
[22:40]	scya	"Fuuuck"
[22:40]	scya	"Fuuck Fu Fuck?"
[22:41]	IcePickLobotomy	She just sighs and points to a bottle on her shelf "Brandy Mary?" She asks drly
[22:48]	scya	"With how our days are going, and us already being a bad exemple.."
[22:54]	IcePickLobotomy	"I think we have our redeeming qualities." She pours a pair of small glasses
[22:57]	scya	"Well at least we hope so " she says as she sits down opposite of her
[22:57]	IcePickLobotomy	"Cheers! We got 'em all." She raises her glass
[22:58]	scya	"cheers" she returns and drinks her sleeping aid.
[23:07]	IcePickLobotomy	"To the fallen, may they we forever carry their memories."
[23:08]	scya	"To the dead, may they rest easily."
[23:09]	IcePickLobotomy	"and to the living, who've gota clean up their messes." She adds more bitterly
[23:16]	scya	"Well yes.."
[23:16]	scya	She says, and then after a moment stands up, and hugs her
[23:16]	IcePickLobotomy	She returns the hug "Good talk?"
[23:18]	scya	"partialyl"