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[extendedbrutalpipemurder]

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[atowncalledtreffy]

That's what I was hoping you'd say.

So - you in?

[extendedbrutalpipemurder]

Of course.

Though-- I would like to reserve the right to ask you a favour at some point in return.

[atowncalledtreffy]

I thought stopping the lunchroom harassment would be favor enough.

[extendedbrutalpipemurder]

I think I'll have to insist. You're free to say no to whatever I ask, when I ask.

[atowncalledtreffy]

No, sorry. The last time I tried to do a no-questions-asked favor, it involved covering up a child-murderer's crimes. I'm not doing favors.

[extendedbrutalpipemurder]

A little hypocritical of you, wouldn't you say?

[atowncalledtreffy]

I'm not doing favors where I don't know what the end game is for them.

I'll go drinking with you, I'll take some of your kitchen shifts, I'll let you beat me up so we can figure these curses out, but I don't trust anyone anymore to not come up with something awful and fucked-up.

[extendedbrutalpipemurder]

As I said. You reserve the right to decline the favour I ask you, or to ask any questions you like.

I'd ask now, but I simply haven't thought about it.

[atowncalledtreffy]

You know I'd do most favors regardless of whether I owed you anything.

[extendedbrutalpipemurder]

Then I fail to see what the problem is.

[atowncalledtreffy]

I'm not ending up a distraction for something bigger.

[extendedbrutalpipemurder]

[ elias does not enjoy that that actually hurts a little ]

There's no danger of that. I prefer using distractions who are much prettier than you.

[atowncalledtreffy]

I can be pretty.

And I literally have nothing except my body to stand in the way of knives aimed at your back and I would fucking do that anyway, you godforsaken librarian.

[extendedbrutalpipemurder]

[ well that's. unexpected. ]

You're in no danger of being asked that of me either, for the record. Not just at present.

[atowncalledtreffy]

You don't have to ask that, that's the point.

How about, in exchange, I tell you what you want to know about me. All the little bits of stories I'd been feeding you.

[extendedbrutalpipemurder]

Why don't we jump right to seeing how much harm you can do and iron out the fine details later.

[atowncalledtreffy]

I know I'm going to regret this. Fine.

Do you have a place you prefer to go where it's quiet?

[extendedbrutalpipemurder]

Finding a place that's quiet on this barge is practically a miracle in the first place.

But I enjoy the deck, during the small hours of the morning.

[atowncalledtreffy]

Tell me about it.

All right. 4 or 5am?

[extendedbrutalpipemurder]

Four. I wouldn't put it past the early birds among us to try and get a run in before six.

[atowncalledtreffy]

Good. Just let me make sure the night owls aren’t around either.

[extendedbrutalpipemurder]

Do you drink at that hour of the morning, by the way?

[ Elias will not be there without a thermos of tea ]

[atowncalledtreffy]

I drink when I feel like shit, which is all the time. So, probably.

[extendedbrutalpipemurder]

Very well.

[ two thermoses of tea. ]

Was there anything else?

[atowncalledtreffy]

[Trevor thinks that there's alcohol so he'll be fooled about it]

No. Thanks.

And sorry for the waffle clean-up.