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audio; un: Sabriel.Abhorsen; A few days after mushroom mission wrapped up

[bindsthedead]

Felix- thank you.

[swordandshield]

[It's been a long while since he's heard those words for something he did that wasn't just a deception.]

For what?

[bindsthedead]

For helping with the evacuation.

[swordandshield]

[Or maybe not. His reply is very slightly delayed, almost not noticeable.]

Yeah, well, it turned out all right.

[bindsthedead]

Thanks to you! And thank you for... before, as well.

[swordandshield]

[That one hits a little harder. What are emotions again? He doesn't remember what it's like not to be lying through his teeth about being helpful. Two years... two years was a long time to pretend to help when all he needed was everyone to kill themselves.]

I, uh... didn't really do that much. Just my usual. [a beat and then quickly before she can respond to that first part:] Not like I opened a bunch of portals to get things really rolling. How are you doing after that?

[He had no idea how that magic stuff worked, but it had to be exhausting, right?]

[bindsthedead]

I'm tired. But... I've been in worse shape after some of the other missions.

[swordandshield]

Does that make this one easy by comparison?

[Said lightly, teasingly. But damn that made them sound worse, and watching a whole planet's worth of people die was pretty bad. Said the man who'd watched several in his lifetime... and then tried to do similar by his own means.

He doesn't think about that.]

Well, you should get your rest then. Isn't that right?

[Said in the full tone of 'isn't that what you told me?' when he had to recover.]