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[mrballisticsdummy]

Oh yeah, that's what this place does. Gives shit to probably the one guy on board who knows how to disarm them.

Of course it was "it's gotta be Jacobi." Fuck them.

[statementfuckingends]

Fuck the lot of 'em. They'll be sorry to see the back of you.

[mrballisticsdummy]

Taylor got herself into a bit of a knot about it with all the worrying she's doing. I'm sure a lot of people have some - thoughts about it.

[statementfuckingends]

Taylor worries about a million things at once. Suppose it comes with the territory, but seeing as how she actually wants to like Misty it complicates things a bit on her end.

Library's always safe if you need to hide somewhere, Jon's banned Misty from it.

[mrballisticsdummy]

Eh, fortunately no one's bothered me about it yet. It's just annoying more than actually alarming.

The bombs are alarming.

But uh....why is Misty banned from the library?

[statementfuckingends]

Oh, um--

[He takes a quick breath to brace himself.]

About a month ago before everything went to shit, she was trying to interrogate people and I wouldn't bite. So I evicted her myself, but when I went back inside she tried following me, so then Jon got out and told her off to get her off my case.

[And then she stabbed Jon.]

So now she's banned. It's most of the reason I work there, what with the spa gone.

[mrballisticsdummy]

[He can hear the emptiness in those words. Something missing. Loads of people are annoying, but a long-term ban?]

What aren't you telling me?

[statementfuckingends]

[...it is Jacobi. And it was like two months ago now.

The problem is, it is Jacobi.]

I may have been goading her into trying something on me because I knew if I did she'd get a solid quarter of the Barge on her case for hurting me.

Which Jon noticed, because she was just about at the point of trying to stab me when he took over, so she did stab him. He's fine, obviously, don't go starting a fuss about it.

[mrballisticsdummy]

Me? Start a fuss about Jon getting stabbed and you almost getting stabbed? Why would I ever do that?

[He's fine. He's just fine. He's definitely not going to go yell at Jon about this later. Never mind that his tone is getting a little heated.]

[statementfuckingends]

[Yeah he knew this would happen. Sorry Jon.]

Because even graduated you're still you, and you know an awful lot of ways to make someone miserable that wouldn't get you demoted.

Seriously, Jacobi, leave it. It's a non-issue right now.

[mrballisticsdummy]

You're right. I do. And I still don't understand why you won't let me do that.

[He won't touch Misty; the situation has been handled. But he doesn't like being left out!]

I'll be good.

[statementfuckingends]

Right.

[He only believes it a little. But Jacobi's a big boy who he knows can be responsible and he has to have faith in that.]

Look, the only real reason we didn't tell you earlier is because everything Misty does is a huge fucking extravaganza.

[Case in point: his own fucking murder.]

If we made a big deal out of it she'd lap that shit up, and you - no offence - are nothing but big deals, unless we cut you off at the pass.

[mrballisticsdummy]

Oh. Yeah. Daniel Jacobi, the loose cannon. Can't trust him with anything.

Got it.

[statementfuckingends]

That's not what I meant!

[But it comes out as a terse snap, which- is definitely not what he's aiming for.

So, he takes a deep breath. Forces himself to calm down before he speaks again, more gently.]

I shouldn't be insulting you over this. I'm sorry.

Look, Misty's entire deal, it. Reminds me of a lot of stuff I thought was behind me. The stalking, interrogations, all that... the accusations I've already done before, twice.

[There's a quiet sigh from him.] I don't want you getting sucked into her bullshit too.

[mrballisticsdummy]

I'm not getting sucked into anything. I just want to know when shit happens to my friends so I can be there for you in the way you told me to be. Not in the crazy, unhinged Jacobi way.

We're friends, Tim. And I can't help you if you don't tell me things like this.

[statementfuckingends]

[It's not that the fight's gone out of Tim,but he's very aware he's in the wrong on this one.]

No, you're right, it's not fair that I gave you shit for never opening up just to lock you out later on.

If something does happen again, I'll let you know. Properly. And we can have a good bitch about how stupid it almost definitely is.

[mrballisticsdummy]

Good. [And he settles significantly.]

Because that's some creepy shit. Give me someone out and out violent any day over whatever that is.

[statementfuckingends]

You know I've been accused of murder by police twice now? And Misty is way more obnoxious. At least the Met only care as far as the next pay check.

[mrballisticsdummy]

Well, but maybe you shouldn't act so shady.

Is she still hounding you now?

[statementfuckingends]

Amazing how being the last known contact for a missing person comes back to bite you.

[He scoffs quietly.] Only about the murder thing. Which I told her in no uncertain terms, if she starts that shit up again I'm throwing her in Zero and telling her warden not to let her out.

[mrballisticsdummy]

Yeah, bud. I know.

And I would support you in that. I think - uh...everyone would.

[statementfuckingends]

Yeah, which was where the idea to rile her up came from in the first place. Not one of my better ones, in that specific circumstance, but telling her off for trying to make the whole thing into a sideshow spectacle felt a lot more justified.

[mrballisticsdummy]

No, that was a shitty idea, but I can see the path it took.

But she's going to find anything to make a big deal out of.

[statementfuckingends]

I'd still rather it not be about how she found my tongue in a jar in her underwear drawer.

[mrballisticsdummy]

She needs to find something else in her underwear drawer. Something that isn't body parts. That's just not a good look.