Agent North Dakota | Andrew Engelsen (![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
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goneawaycomms2020-09-24 10:32 pm
bothbarrels) wrote in goneawaycomms2020-09-24 10:32 pm
Agent North
● Agent North Dakota | Andrew Engelsen
Theta likes dealing with the messages so just leave something appropriate for him to respond to.
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[ Several months, more like, but... ]
So now you're the older sibling.
[ That's really weird to think of. That she's lived longer than him. ]
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Yeah, guess so. My turn to boss you around, huh?
[ It’s meant to be a joke but she can’t even muster a strained smile, and her tone is flat. Tired. ]
Fuck. [ she rests her head against his shoulder ] Always fuckin’ hated you calling me your ‘little sister’, you ass, but feels... wrong. Not being that.
[ More than minutes in it, now. ]
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[ His tone is quiet, barely above a whisper. The hand on her shoulder rubs a small circle for a few moments. ]
We need to just...keep up being open, okay? It'll get better that way.
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[ She nods a little. ]
I’m trying. S’not easy, but... you know that. Took me like, twenty minutes to fucking ask you down here but... fuck, I knew I needed to. Needed to talk.
[ Despite her lingering fear about what Wrath will do or say, she does feel better for having talked about it. ]
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Gee, that must be some kind of record. Only twenty?
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[ She snorts and shoves him playfully with her shoulder. ]
Oh fuck you. You’re such an asshole.
[ But it’s fond, fonder than usual, without a hint of bite. She even manages a faint smile to match his, and she leans right back into him after the shove. ]
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Careful, you don't want people to overhear.
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[ She mock-rubs her head and snickers a little, too, retorting easily. ]
Hey, I picked here to mope for a reason. No one’s ever around.
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[ He chuckles and gives her one last too-hard squeeze before releasing her. ]
Love ya. Big sister.
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Love you too, little brother.
[ She half-laughs half-cringes before she even finishes saying it, half-heartedly shouldering him and flopping back against the seat. ]
Fuckin' hell, nope, that's too weird. Never saying that again.
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[ He lowers his arm from her shoulders and brings his hand back around to his lap. ]
Hey, we'll figure this out. Okay?
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There's nothing little about me and that never stopped you.
[ She reaches over and rests a hand on his leg, then nods. ]
Yeah, okay.
...thanks. This... this helped. I just want... I just want us to be okay.
[ It's as honest as she can get right now, and simplified as it is, it is honest. ]
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We will be. Believe me. We've weathered enough crap that, well...they can't take our 'weathering crap' abilities away, right?
[ And 'they' includes this Wrath. ]
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Yeah. Yeah, you’re right.
[ She exhales. She’s calm, now, despite it all. It’s been a long time since something like this worked so well to level her out. ]
Just... keep me in the know, okay? About this, yeah, but... openness is a two way fuckin’ street and all that shit.
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Of course I will.
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[ She knows there's something, something he didn't say, but she's in no rush to get into that so soon. But she knows, and she won't forget. ]
Thanks. I mean it.
...did I catch you when you were doing fuck all or is there something [ or someone ] you just fuckin' abandoned?
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I was just working out. No biggie.
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You wanna go back and finish up? I didn’t get to finish my workout earlier either, so...
[ She shrugs a little. She hopes Wrath’s moved on by now, at least. ]
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[ He pats her knee, then stands. ]
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[ She looks up at him as he stands, then gets up a second later and pulls him into a proper, tight hug, chin digging into his shoulder. ]
Love you, asshole.
[ It’s quiet. She knows they just said it, but... it feels more important than usual, worth repeating, this time. ]
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I know, silly. I love you, too.
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That’s my quota of fuckin’ sappy shit for the month, hope you know that.
[ It’s a typical jokey deflection from showing her more vulnerable side that he’ll recognise. She gives him a nice tight squeeze, knocks the sides of their heads together, then lets go. ]
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Just the month?
[ When she goes in to bop their heads together, he returns the motion, and lets go when she does. ]
I'd be surprised if that didn't last you the rest of the year.
[ Yes, he knows it's February. ]
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[ She snorts a laugh and shoves him, before backing up toward the door. ]
I repeat: you are such an asshole.
[ Still sounding very fond for someone claiming she’s done with sappy shit. ]
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I didn't deny it.
[ He takes the shove without much resistance, and starts following her as they make their way out to head to the gym. The afternoon feels better than anything has for a while, even though South has to be so careful about her hand. They find ways to work out in tandem, even despite this handicap, and North thinks everything's fine. Just fine. ]