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natasha i would never /ask/ you to break a contract thats illegal

I see. You're just suggesting that in my situation, you might forget the details.

And tell you who it was.

i mean youre free to interpret it that way

I see. You know I have a professional reputation to uphold, and there's no reason at this point to think the client was responsible. It wouldn't be very professional of me to talk about at this point, would it.

[That said...]

Can you drive stick shift?

yes
i can meet you at your office whenever you want

I'll see you in an hour then.

Did Matt warn you things got a little ugly the other night?

Edited 2016-01-08 07:24 (UTC)

his description was, as you might expect, lacking in visual description
but i heard about your changes yeah
hard not to notice when your roomie comes home covered in blood

are you doing ok

Edited 2016-01-08 07:34 (UTC)

Just didn't want it to be a surprise. It's already startled a few people.

If you already know, then should be fine.

[Just gonna smoothly ignore that last question.]

[he doesn't press it; he knows what the avoidance means so he lets her take it. an hour later he shows up at her office. he takes a passing glance at connor jr., which just makes him sadder that soeki is missing.]

Hey Natasha? It's Connor.

[and hey the last time he saw her in person he was a plant. they'll both look different to one another.]

[It's always a little comforting to see other people didn't stay the same monsters they came through the mountain. It doesn't help the fact she's become a giant spider, exactly, but at least she doesn't have to explain it.

And the spider portion of her body really is massive—and seems bigger because of the reach of her legs.

She gives him a sort of grim smile when he comes in.]

You weren't lying about the tail.

[connor isn't like matt - he's not blind and he's not good at dealing with fear. natasha is literally half-spider. connor's the kind of kid who grew up having to ask his sister to squash them. but he is good at talking about himself and even better at talking about sex so what she says is exactly the right thing and he takes the out, focusing on that and trying not to let the initial discomfort show - or at least to play it off convincingly.]

Right? [it swishes behind him, preening under the attention.] I can pick things up with it and everything - super useful.

[She's not a benign looking spider either. Ryslig took her code name very literally, leaving her gloss and black, with the distinct shape of a black widow. Matt probably would have missed that detail.

Natasha herself would rather not focus on it though. And she has the feeling Connor wouldn't either.]

Not bad. Not that nymph didn't suit you, but that's a good look.

[She might be teasing, but it's just to keep the mood from getting too low. Especially with both of them concerned for Soeki.]

If you're ready to go, we can get on the road. I can give you the address since I won't be up in the cab.

It works out pretty well.

[he smiles. it's a little bit awkward. he doesn't mind the attention, he knows he looks good - it's just always a little strange hearing it from women. like he doesn't quite know what to do with it.]

What, is it a truck? You're going to sit in the bed?

[this is truly strange to him but if she's already got it worked out thats fine]

As luck would have it, I did end up with a truck. It's a rusted out piece of shit, but it hasn't died yet. You drive and yeah, I'll ride in the bed.

[She has been thinking about this for a while now. The fact that she has the truck was just a lucky coincidence.]

It'll work better than trying to take a bus. Plus, we'll get there faster.

It'll still be awhile. You're going to be kind of uncomfortable.

[but he's still willing to drive it.]

If you have a better idea, I'm all ears. One way or the other I'm going to Vandare though.

[And she's had a lot less comfortable rides than the bed of a pick up.

She holds out the keys for him.]

I don't really have a better idea, no.

[he takes the keys from her, waiting to follow her out]

Hopefully we won't hit a lot of traffic.

Hopefully not.

[She leads the way out and around the building to where the truck is parked—she wasn't lying, either. It's a real POS. Definitely not what either of them would be driving back home.]

And hopefully it doesn't breakdown. So far, so good.

[holy fuck. that is hideous. he legitimately just stares at it for a moment before looking at her]

Did you pay actual money for this? It looks like they should've paid you to take it off their hands.

I didn't pay a dime for it. The previous owner wasn't going to need it anymore...

[She's not exactly proud of it, but she's not ashamed either.]

Why let it go to waste?

[that is......really shady...........]

I'm going to be honest with you, it probably should have gone to waste.

[Really very shady.]

I appreciate your honesty.

[She continues her approach, not pausing when she reaches the truck. She's not entirely sure how she's going to haul herself up into the back, but since wall walking is an actual thing, she figures it can be done.]

We're probably going to die driving this thing.

[it's a pointless protest since he's going to get in the truck anyway he's just. so salty about this.]

[Sorry. Next time she loots a car from a dead person, she'll try to get something in better condition.]

If we do, you can blame me. Say I made you get in this death trap and you were too afraid to say no.

That's fair. Totally fair.

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