IC Contact

[tacticalvisor]

For network, messenger bird, or other such IC contact. Also works for actionspam as needed.

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not if you brought steambucks

[gr1m]

Might be best to keep it 1-on-1, don't want to overwhelm him.

[Because boy were there Things.]

Want me to call so you know he didn't find a way to kill me?

[It's a joke but it's a damned dark one.

Because hell he wouldn't stop him at this point.]

i WISH i had steambucks

[tacticalvisor]

Be nice, means I won't have to find a new drinking partner.

we should get steambucks

[gr1m]

Careful, keep that up and someone could think you actually care.

[A lighter ribbing sort of joke at the very least.]

He at least said he won't be bringing Peacekeeper.

come over here and get me it

[tacticalvisor]

I care about having someone who can keep up with me.

[What? He can admit that, at least.]

I won't care about having to buy the drinks as often, though.

[A beat]

Where're you meeting him?

what you want

[gr1m]

There's the jackass I know and love.

[There was a brief pause at the question, and no he wasn't going to be correcting himself on that last word of his.]

Farmhouse. Figured it was best to keep everything private rather than somewhere in town.

No where more private than where I live.

cinnamon dulce latte

[tacticalvisor]

Whatever you say, sweetie. [Yes, that's dry sarcasm. But, hey, back to business-]

Animals might help you in that regard. If he can tell they trust you, 'sworth something. [To be fair, animals can like bad people, but - he said might.

15 minutes

[gr1m]

Smart as ever, honey. [Just as dry, because really it's just how it is.]

I actually plan on them being out of the way- or at least outside eating. Rather them not be in the way if something does happen.

[Thalia and Clio would definitely act in his 'defense' if something happened and it was for the best to have them busy.]

[tacticalvisor]

[There's a pause then. A long one. Jack is...thinking.]

What're you gonna do if he takes it badly?

[Read; get violent?]

[gr1m]

Get him out of the house as quickly as possible, just to keep damage to a minimum.

[What else could he do?]

Otherwise, let him get it out.

[AkA let him get whatever hits in, wasn't like he couldn't take it. Fighting back would just draw it out.]

[tacticalvisor]

[That was mostly what he wanted to know; whether Jesse was gonna be allowed to, well, get mad. He had a right to.

Lot of people had a right to.

Another pause, but shorter than the first. Finally, thoughtfully;]

If he's leaving Peacekeeper, there's only so much he can do. Whatever he dishes out, you can probably take it.

[Unless he brought something else.]

[gr1m]

[There were only a handful of people Gabriel cared about enough to give that chance to. Jesse McCree was one of those, despite his own sore spots when it came to the gunslinger.

Genji had been another, and they'd already had these talks.

This one was a major sore spot, near on terms as his own anger with Jack with how personal it was- but this talk wasn't about him, it was about Jesse.]

What I figure, and if he tries to kill me I'm stopping him short- doesn't deserve having to find out the punishment this world deals to Otherworlders who kill someone.

[Not even to stop his own death because what was new there? He was already dead.]

[tacticalvisor]

Doesn't help you won't stay dead.

[Or would he. Or...unseen, Jack rubs the bridge of his nose. Not something he wants to revisit in his memories, though he's more or less come to terms with his own experience.]

From what I remember - even putting aside everything that happened before - he'll probably need to get something out? But you know him better than I do.

[gr1m]

I never stay dead.

[Grave couldn't hold him and all that.]

Whatever he needs to get out I'll let him get out. He knows me as well as I know him, and if nothing else there will be a hell of a lot on his mind after.

Going to give him whatever time he needs, even if it means leaving him alone for however long we're here.

[tacticalvisor]

Mmm.

[YOU GUESSED IT there's yet another pause. Only brief, though.]

I'll keep an eye on him afterwards.

[No 'if you want'. He's doing it. Period.]

[gr1m]

Someone needs to, and between you and Amari he'll at least survive this place.

[Wow was that some faith in him there or what.]

He's more likely to listen to Ana, however.

[tacticalvisor]

[It's faith in Ana. He Gets It.]

Probably. Combine the problem with authority with what they had, and frankly, if I see a problem, I'm better off approaching just as a stranger until I figure out how to take off the mask.

Or just calling Ana.

[gr1m]

[She always had her head on right-

Ana Amari was also terrifying. They called her Mama Bear for a reason.]

Whatever you feel is best, Jack. In his point of view we all were dead after all, and then suddenly. Well.

Calling Ana may be a very good idea.

[tacticalvisor]

[There's some mild humor, mild exasperation-]

Frankly, if I thought it was possible to keep it from him forever, I would. But it's going to come out somehow.

[He's not angry about the realization, just. It is what it is.]

I'll at least wait for a while after you do yours. He needs time to digest.

[gr1m]

Always best to do it yourself, rather than let some bullshit of this place do it for you.

[Which was why he was getting it over with on his own terms.]

Likely for the best, do not want to overwhelm him, or make him more likely to punch you in the face when you can actually feel it.

[There was that dry humor again.]

[tacticalvisor]

Yeah, no, I'm not in a hurry for a repeat.

Which is why I'm probably buying him a drink first.

[gr1m]

It isn't as if you don't deserve it, about as much as I do.

[They also both beat the shit out of each other for a reason when still in that period.]

[tacticalvisor]

I mean, he wasn't my kid.

[Not that he was Gabe's, but. He totally was.]

[gr1m]

My ingrate kid who ran the moment he saw shit going to hell.

[He has f e e l i n g s about these things.]

Kept him alive.

[tacticalvisor]

[...maybe he should offer Gabriel a drink.]

Yeah, well, you can talk about that, too, I guess.

[gr1m]

Another time, this one's about him.

[And not Gabriel's sore spots.]

Like I said, I'll get in touch after to let you know how it went. Might help for when it's your turn.