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[dendarii]

"This is Miles. Leave a message and I'll respond to you at my earliest convenience."

The line has gone silent; any messages sent to this name only return an error.

Comments

[driftsintobuffetline]

You didn't chase him down and make him see the error of his ways? Ah, now, see that makes me think-- [How secure are these phones anymore. Whatever that makes Newt think, he doesn't voice it.]

Are you staying in America?

[dendarii]

[ Miles pauses for a long moment. Wait ... he needs to be handling the other side of this mission. Why not actually start handling it instead of sulking?

In any case, he suspects Newt has an inkling now. Smart man. ]

Naturally. He can go shove off to Russia if he wants, I don't give a damn.

[driftsintobuffetline]

[Newt wishes he had the ability to do what he thinks (hopes) is going on. Info would be great, but he'd never pull it off. He'd be in the same position as Miles, probably: frustrated and sulky.]

Yeah, kick him to the curb. Or Russia. Whatever. You want to come down to Mexico? Or are you okay up there, because you know, if you want a space to crash, Hermann and I can make space.

[dendarii]

I fully intend to stay here. Would you like to come over maybe? It seems unwise to discuss a former friend over a comm like this. He could easily see it.

[ Hint hint. ]

[driftsintobuffetline]

Yeah, plus I guess this is a pretty shitty way to discuss a 'break-up.'

If you want to meet after the seminar ends for the day, I'd love to stop in. What's your poison: ice cream? chocolate? booze? terrible movies?

[dendarii]

[ Oh goddammit. Even if it is working for his mission he winces at that phrasing. ]

Please don't call it that. I'll take the booze and movies, please ...

[driftsintobuffetline]

Alright, ok, sorry. Too soon, huh?

Booze and movies it is, then. Maybe I'll even smuggle in some good tequila from down here.

[dendarii]

Just - not applicable. Please don't use that word around him ...

[ He doesn't want to broach the topic. Ever. ]

... Are you going there now? How are you getting back here?

[driftsintobuffetline]

...Oh.

Alright. Okay, yeah, no, I won't. Around him, or about him? There's a difference, and for the record, I was teasing, but I see that's a sore spot and I'll--okay.

We're in Mexico. Now, actually.
You know how you said you do the thing? That gets you wet--NOT LIKE...--but ...you know. Where I suggested the air mattress? Hermann can do something vaguely similar. Same principle, different execution.

[dendarii]

Around, about, entirely. Kindly drop it.

[ His voice takes on a slight edge at that last part. ]

... That's terribly convenient. I'm jealous, actually.

[driftsintobuffetline]

Duly noted. Dropping, dropping now.

Don't be. Two is his max and it tires him pretty badly.

[dendarii]

And falling into bathtubs and breaking my arm is a better alternative?

[driftsintobuffetline]

[Shrug] Maybe not, but one of these days, he's gonna fall down and break his hip, I swear to god, and the only reason he hasn't yet is because I'm usually there to catch him.

But hey, at least you two can DO something useful.

[dendarii]

And what, you can't?

[driftsintobuffetline]

What, with my powers? My powers are slightly less conducive to helping. You know my powers. I'm just a nerd.

I can bring booze and ice cream, though.

[dendarii]

Let's start with that, then, and go on from there.

[driftsintobuffetline]

Sure dude.

See you later.

[dendarii]

[ He salutes the camera lightly and clicks it off.

Breakup. God forbid. ]

[driftsintobuffetline]

[Yeah really. please don't sink the ship. T_T]

[dendarii]

[ Shut up and bring your stupid booze and ice cream so Miles can tell Newt all about sabotage plans. ]

[driftsintobuffetline]

[Where do you want to do this? Here or a log or __? Preference?]

[dendarii]

[ LET'S JUST DO SOMETHING QUICK HERE keep it simple. ]

action

[driftsintobuffetline]

[Late in the evening, after the seminar has concluded and after a kiss and an I Love You, and a very firm you have 6 hours, no more from Hermann, Newt shows up at the location where he agreed to meet Miles, a bag in hand with tequila, some ice cream (because Newt wanted it, okay), and a pretty shitty American movie dubbed into Spanish. He might be bad at this, but he could at least fake a cover story.]

Hey. How was the seminar?

[dendarii]

[ Miles is there in his usual brown hoodie and jeans, looking worried and a bit damp but otherwise fine. (He keeps having to teleport out of these damn seminars, it's really annoying with his range cut down to barely anything.) ]

Oh, wonderful. As always. They love administering electric shocks to my braces.

[driftsintobuffetline]

[He puts the bag down and looks Miles over, just to see if there's any visible other signs of torture, because he doesn't expect Miles to tell him everything.]

Shit. [Miles is enduring all of that? Newt wouldn't have survived long without breaking under pressure.] And Gregor just LEFT you to that? What the fuck is he thinking??