Duplicity IC Contact

[bothbarrels]

 I suppose if you've reached this message I'm not around to accept your contact.
So, you can just leave it here, and I'll be sure to contact you back as soon as I can.

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[bothbarrels]

[ North doesn't respond right away at that. Finally, he says quietly: ]

It wasn't really like that.

[ But the details aren't important. ]

I do trust him, though. So that definitely helps.

[ownperson]

[ Okay, that makes her brow knit, but— she doesn't ask, not just because she doesn't really want to know details, but because it doesn't sound like a happy thing. ]

Focus on that part.

...I'm glad you're not alone down there. Least you guys can look out for each other.

[bothbarrels]

We will, yeah. Always will.

I'll do as much looking out for you as I can, too.

[ownperson]

...thanks.

[ She goes quiet, then gives him another squeeze. ]

Love you, Drew. I'm not happy you're in a place like this, but I'm happy we at least have each other.

[ She really has missed him so fucking much, even when he was so close by. ]

[bothbarrels]

Love you, too, Anja.

And yeah, I feel the same way. Sucks to be us, but at least we're both here together.

[ownperson]

[ No, she does not fucking tear up a tiny bit when he actually says it too, shut up. ]

...stay as long as you can so we can catch up on the like— least fuckin' stressful bits of everything...?

[ There's so much for both of them, she's sure, that they need to talk about, but this has already been... a lot. She just wants to talk to her brother without getting into the rough shit, for a while. ]

[bothbarrels]

[ He pats her shoulder. ]

Absolutely.

[ He glances beside them. ]

If this couch were longer I would stay over. But no one 6'7" is sleeping on a 7' couch.

[ownperson]

There is the room that I think's meant for a fuckin'— contracted sub [ she pulls a face ] but that might be too weird just by implication, your call.

[ She wouldn't complain about having him stay a night, after all. But this is a weird situation all around. ]

[bothbarrels]

As long as there's no one already in it, I'm okay.

[ownperson]

[ She snort laughs. ]

Don't worry, I'm definitely not that fuckin' quick. S'just us here.

[bothbarrels]

Okay, I'll stay over. We can talk until our eyes are red.

[ownperson]

[ She gives him a nice, tight squeeze and grins against his shoulder. ]

Damn right.

[ God. She's never been so relieved in her life. ]