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Of course.
[He's starting to miss your feistiness, Simon.]
Don't be so sure. I can freeze things, but that doesn't make me invincible, Mr Wilson. Also, I don't think Gliese would appreciate me turning your cat into a piece of artwork.
[He's starting to miss your feistiness, Simon.]
Don't be so sure. I can freeze things, but that doesn't make me invincible, Mr Wilson. Also, I don't think Gliese would appreciate me turning your cat into a piece of artwork.
[He'll have to miss it for both of them. Simon's trapped in the here and now.]
I agree. Definitely best avoided. No dead cats.
By the same token, though, if I fell over my feet in such a way that you ended up dead, I don't think it would go down well. You're safe for now.
I agree. Definitely best avoided. No dead cats.
By the same token, though, if I fell over my feet in such a way that you ended up dead, I don't think it would go down well. You're safe for now.
[ Annie actually snorts in what might be an almost-laugh. Very delicate and girlish, that. ]
Ha.
Ha.
Perhaps we can put that on the fridge as a reminder.
"no dead cats".
I'm so very glad to be considered in a safe zone. Might've jinxed it though. That would just be my luck.
"no dead cats".
I'm so very glad to be considered in a safe zone. Might've jinxed it though. That would just be my luck.
I'll take that as an appreciation of my humor.
[Also, Annie, you're kinda cutie sometimes, delicate girl snorts and all. Not that he's gonna say it.]
[Also, Annie, you're kinda cutie sometimes, delicate girl snorts and all. Not that he's gonna say it.]
I'd say watch your back, but I'm really not in the mood for the sort of jokes that would invite.
I'm always watching my back, Mr Wilson.
[he's a paranoid sort.]
[he's a paranoid sort.]
Then I'll just wish you luck. With whatever you're doing.
Let me know, if you're still conscious and alive.
[So he can head out to set up his spy lark.]
Let me know, if you're still conscious and alive.
[So he can head out to set up his spy lark.]
FROM: dagger@cdc.org
Death is death, fighting is fighting. If you like it then props to you.
How much of a mess is unpleasant?
Death is death, fighting is fighting. If you like it then props to you.
How much of a mess is unpleasant?
FROM: dagger@cdc.org
Assistant is a word I never thought I would have to explain.
And now that you've mentioned it, yes, it's an order.
Assistant is a word I never thought I would have to explain.
And now that you've mentioned it, yes, it's an order.
[He's not responding, maybe he fell asleep on the way back? Who knows.]
FROM: 11.november@cdc.org
So you want me to be your secretary, Dagger?
[He knows that's probably not it, but pulling the chain anyway.]
FROM: 11.november@cdc.org
If someone finds me dead from exhaustion, feel free to shame my name.
So you want me to be your secretary, Dagger?
[He knows that's probably not it, but pulling the chain anyway.]
FROM: 11.november@cdc.org
If someone finds me dead from exhaustion, feel free to shame my name.
FROM: 11.november@cdc.org
Once there's enough blood to coat the floor.
Once there's enough blood to coat the floor.
Maybe. That's on you, I guess.
[ It's for the best not to acknowledge her capacity for cute actions. Better for self-preservation to just ignore it. ]
[ It's for the best not to acknowledge her capacity for cute actions. Better for self-preservation to just ignore it. ]
FROM: anders@cdc.org
TO: 11.november@cdc.org
i need to ask you something
TO: 11.november@cdc.org
i need to ask you something
[Oh well, this is somewhat of an oddity. Hello, Anders.]
FROM: 11.november@cdc.org
TO: anders@cdc.org
What can I help you with?
FROM: 11.november@cdc.org
TO: anders@cdc.org
What can I help you with?
FROM: anders@cdc.org
TO: 11.november@cdc.org
theres a new recruit in my rover. july
FROM: anders@cdc.org
TO: 11.november@cdc.org
you know him, dont you? i saw you in medical
[Which was bizarre in and of itself. But he can struggle with that part later; this is more immediate.]
TO: 11.november@cdc.org
theres a new recruit in my rover. july
FROM: anders@cdc.org
TO: 11.november@cdc.org
you know him, dont you? i saw you in medical
[Which was bizarre in and of itself. But he can struggle with that part later; this is more immediate.]
FROM: 11.november@cdc.org
TO: anders@cdc.org
We're familiar, he and I. Did you need something?
[Which is more like saying: does he need something? Either way, the point stands. What is Anders getting at?]
TO: anders@cdc.org
We're familiar, he and I. Did you need something?
[Which is more like saying: does he need something? Either way, the point stands. What is Anders getting at?]
FROM: anders@cdc.org
TO: 11.november@cdc.org
hes fine. if you care. im honestly not sure at this point
[Deflecting. He's the one who contacted November, but still.]
FROM: anders@cdc.org
TO: 11.november@cdc.org
i just need to know how long hes been like that. the way he is. do you know?
TO: 11.november@cdc.org
hes fine. if you care. im honestly not sure at this point
[Deflecting. He's the one who contacted November, but still.]
FROM: anders@cdc.org
TO: 11.november@cdc.org
i just need to know how long hes been like that. the way he is. do you know?
FROM: 11.november@cdc.org
TO: anders@cdc.org
I'd expect him to be alright, he's always been very efficient when asked.
FROM: 11.november@cdc.org
TO: anders@cdc.org
I don't know. When he became my partner at MI6, he was already like that. I didn't see the point in asking. Does it bother you?
TO: anders@cdc.org
I'd expect him to be alright, he's always been very efficient when asked.
FROM: 11.november@cdc.org
TO: anders@cdc.org
I don't know. When he became my partner at MI6, he was already like that. I didn't see the point in asking. Does it bother you?
[Efficient. It makes him want to gag.]
FROM: anders@cdc.org
TO: 11.november@cdc.org
it would bother anyone with half a shred of decency
FROM: anders@cdc.org
TO: 11.november@cdc.org
hes too young to have had that done to him
FROM: anders@cdc.org
TO: 11.november@cdc.org
it would bother anyone with half a shred of decency
FROM: anders@cdc.org
TO: 11.november@cdc.org
hes too young to have had that done to him
FROM: 11.november@cdc.org
TO: anders@cdc.org
Too bad neither July nor I are bothered; you'll get used to it. Or you won't.
FROM: 11.november@cdc.org
TO: anders@cdc.org
None of us had a choice.
TO: anders@cdc.org
Too bad neither July nor I are bothered; you'll get used to it. Or you won't.
FROM: 11.november@cdc.org
TO: anders@cdc.org
None of us had a choice.
[The next few texts come in a flurry. True to form, he's been riled.]
FROM: anders@cdc.org
TO: 11.november@cdc.org
thats th epoint
FROM: anders@cdc.org
TO: 11.november@cdc.org
dont you see
FROM: anders@cdc.org
TO: 11.november@cdc.org
he couldnt be bothere deven if he watned to be
FROM: anders@cdc.org
TO: 11.november@cdc.org
no one deserves having tha t taken away from them
[Is November the same? He hadn't gotten that impression. July is a blank slate, as close to Tranquil as anyone can be without actually being Tranquil. November seems to have capacities beyond that.]
FROM: anders@cdc.org
TO: 11.november@cdc.org
thats th epoint
FROM: anders@cdc.org
TO: 11.november@cdc.org
dont you see
FROM: anders@cdc.org
TO: 11.november@cdc.org
he couldnt be bothere deven if he watned to be
FROM: anders@cdc.org
TO: 11.november@cdc.org
no one deserves having tha t taken away from them
[Is November the same? He hadn't gotten that impression. July is a blank slate, as close to Tranquil as anyone can be without actually being Tranquil. November seems to have capacities beyond that.]
[Anders please.]
FROM: 11.november@cdc.org
TO: anders@cdc.org
I know he can't be bothered, it makes him a very good partner.
FROM: 11.november@cdc.org
TO: anders@cdc.org
When it comes down to it, we're cut from the same cloth, he and I. His abilities and makeup differ only slightly as a Doll– they're passive mediums.
[He's not a blank slate. Moreover, he's learned to manipulate, rather than be Doll-like and allow the world to pass by him. That's not a mark against July, though; he clearly remembers the boy tugging on his sleeve so he wouldn't get himself blown up.]
FROM: 11.november@cdc.org
TO: anders@cdc.org
I know he can't be bothered, it makes him a very good partner.
FROM: 11.november@cdc.org
TO: anders@cdc.org
When it comes down to it, we're cut from the same cloth, he and I. His abilities and makeup differ only slightly as a Doll– they're passive mediums.
[He's not a blank slate. Moreover, he's learned to manipulate, rather than be Doll-like and allow the world to pass by him. That's not a mark against July, though; he clearly remembers the boy tugging on his sleeve so he wouldn't get himself blown up.]
FROM: wilson.simon@cdc.org
TO: 11.november@cdc.org
I might have something to report. I should have brought it up this morning, but Anders was there.
[And we all know how he is.]
TO: 11.november@cdc.org
I might have something to report. I should have brought it up this morning, but Anders was there.
[And we all know how he is.]
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