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[ekkoeffect]

You mistimed your call but that's okay. I'll still get back to you. Leave me a message.

[BEEEEEP]

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[ekkoeffect]

Hey, I got my own money. Whatever counts for it around here. Do you know what roots and mushrooms are going for right now?

[Quite a bit and he's been collecting as much as he can.]

Don't worry. If ya need some extra I'll cover ya.

[opheliac]

Look at you being such a gentleman. Only about fifty percent though. Keep it up and maaaaybe I'll let ya in on a lil' secret.

( is... there a secret or is she bullshitting? but if there is a secret, what could she possibly know what he doesn't know already when it comes to trench? but still with a "up to know good" smile, she rolls back over on her back as she plays with her braid. )

[ekkoeffect]

Or maybe I'll just wait until you get bored of not telling someone your big secret.

[He is trying to be playful, but he never knows how Jinx will take it.]

[opheliac]

Okay, I'm gonna have to do somethin' about you knowing me too damn well. I gotta start throwin' curve balls to get you off my trail.

( but in some way, she... likes that he knows her this well. it gives her a weird fluffy feeling that she can't quite explain what it's about. )

[ekkoeffect]

[It worked. He relaxes just a bit. Yeah, he has a little half-smile on his face.]

Not sure how that'll work. I've got a great swing.

[opheliac]

Yeah and I think you've been cheating on your swings. No one swings that good.

( unless he uses his little time wrap watch magic. which MAYHAPS. )

[ekkoeffect]

No need to cheat when you know what you're doing. It's all about the timing. Ya gotta know the right moment.

[NO CHEATING HERE. OBVIOUSLY.]

[opheliac]

Whatever. ( she rolls her eyes at this but her annoyance doesn't last for too long. ) ... Hey, this is kinda nice. Well, it's been nice. Just talkin' like this. So, uh.

( how to say this without sounding sappy? )

If you ever need to chat about science or... mechanics, don't be a stranger about it.

[ekkoeffect]

Yeah... [Maybe that was why he kept dragging it along, refusing to let the conversation die. They hadn't talked like this is so long. He doesn't want it to end.

A perfect moment in time when the world falls away and it's just them being them. Nothing else in the way. What if they can't capture a moment like this again?]

Yeah. Same for you. Need some inspiration from a better inventor, hit me up.

[He's teasing then, more genuinely than he's been this whole time.]

Night, Jinx.

[opheliac]

( a small snort but a chuckle. like she would ever call him for that. although... she might, you never know. the smile gives him is warm -- a rare sight since she doesn't show it except for vi these days. there's a quick thought on whether or not she should say this next thing to him. because something tells her it'll be a slipper slope for her if she does. but when isn't jinx falling over herself? when hasn't things come bite her in ass with all of her decision makings?

...

ah, fuck it. )

... Night, Little Man.

[ekkoeffect]

[That name, those words, it hits something inside of him and he smiles, genuinely. It's small, but it's very much there. He shakes his head, holds up two fingers as a goodbye and cuts the feed before he does something that is too much for him right then, like starting the conversation all over again or calling her "Pow Pow."

One step at a time. He's not wanting to go backwards, only forward. And maybe here--in this crazy fucked up world that somehow isn't Zaun--Jinx and he can walk the same path for a while again. Maybe.]