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[unfazeable]

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✉️ delivery.

[begot]

[ A few days after things return to (relative) normal, an envelope finds its way to Ava's door, containing a piece of pale blue card stock upon which has been written, in Amy's neat, looping hand: ]

Dear Ava,

I'm writing for a few reasons: to thank you, first, for your part in saving Rupert and myself; to thank you, second, for checking in on me, afterward; and to thank you, third, for being so honest. All three, I think, betray rare qualities, all of which I'm grateful for. And sure, maybe I've said some of this before, but it bears saying again. Thank you.

— Amy

— @dean misfire

[cholesterol]

Dude, did you want to blast hair metal or is that British chick on your ass again.

@starr

[unfazeable]

Are you bloody serious right now?

Dean, is it? I'm only 'on his ass' because I've got half rights to the living space.

[cholesterol]

( Well, fuck. If anything makes you feel like a teenager who put your foot in your mouth, it's that. )

Dean meant to send this to Chris, but the house's network had other ideas.

His words, not mine.

( unspoken as they are. )

For the record, I agree, you share space.

[unfazeable]

Yeah, that's damn right. Well done, parroting his goofy nonsense back to him.

And for the record, I don't care if you two have pillow fights and naked wrestle to whatever soundtrack, however loud, while I'm out. Just don't do anything weird in my room.

[cholesterol]

I'm not a parrot.

Wasn't planning, asking, or needing to anything in your room, Ava. It's Ava, right? I can make a promise. No listening parties in your damn room.

[unfazeable]

Fine.

[fine. >8{]

@guevara

[revvedup]

do you have a favorite type of food?

[unfazeable]

Curry, Cajun. Red pepper makes most things better. Why? There something special at black tie tonight?

[revvedup]

ooh, good choices. and accurate.

was thinking about either making or taking you guys out for dinner.

@dean

[cholesterol]

You're invited to Dean Winchester's funeral. Refreshments and a small catering spread will be provided afterward. Prepared remarks and stories are encouraged.

[unfazeable]

[]

@tried_to_leave_me

[vdovy]

Are you okay?
What's happening out there?

[ Please don't be dead. ]

@likes_vans_better 1/2

[unfazeable]

The message failed to send. Retrying.

2/2

[unfazeable]

[43 minutes later—]

Stuck in the van. Scarlet Witch lightshow not doing ja▒█▓▓▒▒

1/2

[vdovy]

Fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu

2/2

[vdovy]

I think the house did that
Doors and windows not budging from in here

[unfazeable]

[the next delay isn't as bad. shouldn't be nearly this long, though.]

██▓ e▓▒▒▓▒▒▒█s powers work█ng?

@PEACEMAKER

[11thstreet]

Dude they locked the house
Where r u??

[guy who isn't involved. also guy who isn't worried that he hasn't seen her in a while]

@likes_vans_better

[unfazeable]

█▓▒ck in █ van at Salt▒▓███ bound█ry.

T▒▒nk the lockd▓█n is our fault. S▒rry.

@buran (for now), event, pre-escape

[cryptofascist]

This is Gabriel Lorca.

I'll be brief. It concerns recent events.

@starr (for now)

[unfazeable]

Sure. We met.

What's going on?

[she doesn't think—well.

a lot has happened between then and now.]

[cryptofascist]

[ Boy did they meet. ]

Words don't really measure up to much in light of what I did [ not what happened — though they were both under the influence, he was the one placed in a position of power at the auction ] so I thought I'd give you distance instead. As much as possible, indefinitely.

But that doesn't seem to be feasible for the next while, and that's something I can apologize for.

[unfazeable]

[the silence stretches into awkward. or maybe something interrupted her. the job, the obligations. impossible to tell, over the network, how hot her face gets. misguided embarrassment.

worse, for the fact she knows it is. easier to make it about something else.]

This about Yelena's idea?

[cryptofascist]

[ The silence soaks in, weighted. He thought it would be less burdensome on her to approach this over the network. Impossible to tell, but what right does he have to know or to even hope?

Her eventual reply wrenches him so suddenly out of himself, he doesn't even take time to mark himself undeserving of relief. ]

It's about positioning myself where I can get the most done.