IC contact for lastvoyages

[cactusy]

[If I don't have an active post up, feel free to use this post to have your character call, videochat, text, or knock on Shaw's door.]

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[cactusy]

Harold, John, and Root usually know when I have a bug or tracker on them.

[She says this as if it's an answer in and of itself.]

I might not go for the "friend first, inmate a distant second" thing, but, uh... we're supposed to be thinking long-term here, right? You're not a mark I'm gonna save in a week and then never deal with again.

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[empathicfault]

[ Will actually looks a little surprised at that first part. Not that she would tell them about a tracker, but that she seems to equate Will on some level. The rest of it smooths that out with more of a reason, as far as he's concerned.

He still smiles a little to himself. ]

Yeah, I guess that's true. This is a long-term assignment. Best to let me know so I don't have to find out in some possibly upsetting way later.

Well...I'm not sure what problem the Admiral had with cloning my communicator, but you could ask again now that we're permanently paired? Maybe it'd allow you more access.

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[cactusy]

Not a bad point.

[She says, and she will absolutely be following up on that idea with the Admiral later, but for now--]

Big revelations like that can really screw up an equilibrium, especially if they come out at the wrong time. Not a big deal for a temporary pairing, but for a permanent one--

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[empathicfault]

Yeah, the dynamic changes.

[ He looks up at the ceiling and blinks a couple of times. Should he be more mad about this? He doesn't think so. He's a little surprised that he hadn't thought about it before, but he's gotten at least some level of comfortable here. The idea of someone having access to his communication- especially Shaw- feels more comforting than invasive right now. ]

Thanks, by the way. For treating me like I'm a real, reasonable person who'd understand why you might want to do that.

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[cactusy]

[She gives him a small, slightly awkward nod.]

I meant what I said, you know. You want a place with us, you got one.

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[empathicfault]

[ It's something she's said before, but again- their dynamic was different. Will hears it, along with the weight of the words and what they hold for Shaw. He can feel the trembling warmth of a hand, reaching beyond the opaque plastic that covers Shaw's mind. In his own imagination, he secures the fingers between both of his own hands and clings to the simple warmth.

In reality, he looks up into her eyes and gives her a grateful smile. ]

Thank you. It's...likely, that I will. Let's talk about it again when I graduate.

[ Not 'if'. Not 'in the unlikely event'. ]

I know that I'd want to make sure of a few things first. Hopefully they'll be sorted out by then, but... [ He shrugs. Who knows what will happen before he graduates? ]