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[tucky]

[If I don't have an active post up, feel free to use this post to have your character call, videochat, text, or knock on Tiffany's door.]

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Text, post-pairing announcement

[tucky]

what do you mean

Re: Text, post-pairing announcement

[madaboutit]

I said stupid shit and made you feel bad and I don't know how to unfuck it I'm shit at this

[Of all the times he's ruined things with the woman he cares about, he's never managed to fix it.]

Text -> Audio

[tucky]

[Fuck this texting thing. She needs to hear his voice, and to let him hear hers.]

Sweeney--

You're still really fucked up over what Azul said in that flood, aren't you.

Re: Text -> Audio

[madaboutit]

[The switch of media is unexpected, but it only takes half a breath for him to catch up. Unfortunately, it takes him a lot longer than that to come up with an answer. It's something he's done his best not to reflect on; it's one of the reasons he'd offered truce with the man.

When he finds something to say, it's quiet and calm.]

He's not wrong. I am all those things. Couldn't save myself--wouldn't. It ain't like I didn't understand the fuckin' process.

Audio

[tucky]

He's a fucking kid who doesn't know shit, Sweeney. He's like sixteen years old.

You're stubborn and you got your own way of doing shit. You ain't weak.

Re: Audio

[madaboutit]

[The silence is a little too long.]

I'm just good at breakin' shit. The puttin' it back together's the part I keep fuckin' up.

[What if I'm too broken?]

Audio

[tucky]

You aren't breaking me, or ruining me. I just don't want you thinking shit about me that's not true.

Re: Audio

[madaboutit]

It ain't that. Yer too stubborn ta let me break ya. An' too strong ta let this stupid shit do it. [There's a brief pause.]

I just worry that I'm gonna ruin shit b'tween us 'cause I say shit I shouldn't. I know I've made it hard in the past with all my Jack bullshit and I don't want ta fuck things up.

Audio

[tucky]

[Tiffany sighs.]

It's not about you saying shit you shouldn't, Sweeney. You know keeping quiet about it's even worse, right? You think that's what I want?

Re: Audio

[madaboutit]

[The quiet is longer. He doesn't know, when it boils down to it.]

It's just...I lost the two women I l--cared about 'cause I said the wrong things. Did the wrong things. [Sweeney takes a slow breath.]

I don't wanna do that with you.

Audio

[tucky]

You're not gonna lose me because of shit you do or don't do.

I worry I'm gonna lose you because you decide I'm not good enough.

Re: Audio

[madaboutit]

[His voice has a weight, as if he's trying to will her to believe him.]

Tiff, that ain't gonna happen. [It's one of the few things he's certain of.]

No matter what ya do or don't, whate'er ya want or choose, you ain't losin' me. Just 'cause I try ta get willful or I'm unobservant in stupid-ass ways, dunn't mean there's a chance of that happenin'.

Audio

[tucky]

Even if I'm not who you want me to be, or how you want me to be?

Re: Audio

[madaboutit]

Yes. E'en then. Always.

[He takes a breath.]

I like ta think I know more than a lotta people what it's like ta be forced inta bein' what ya are by other folk's wants an' expectations. [Because, you know, rewritten all the time.]

I wouldn't wish that fer you. I sure as fuck ain't lookin' ta put that on you.

Audio

[tucky]

And I know what it's like to want something for someone that they don't want for themselves. So I'm not-- I mean, I get it.

Re: Audio

[madaboutit]

Yeah. [His voice softens in the understanding of that.]

So, we a'right? [The inflection suggests 'are we on the same page and good again?'. Sweeney really wants them to be.]

Audio

[tucky]

Of course we're all right. We're more than all right-- I hope.

Re: Audio

[madaboutit]

If yer good, then I'm good, an' I'll have a smile fer you when I see ya next.

[There's obvious relief.]

If there's anythin' I can do ta help with yer new Inmate, let me know. E'en if that's just hold ya an' listen ta ya bitch 'bout it.

Audio

[tucky]

How about believing me when I say I'm not pissed off about being paired again? I love being paired. And I don't know this guy much yet, but I like him.

Re: Audio

[madaboutit]

Which one is he?

[Sweeney isn't particularly good with names. Or overly observant when he doesn't give a shit.]

Audio

[tucky]

Angry kid who's pissing everybody off and asking for porn on the network.

[Her type exactly. Well, minus the porn.]

Re: Audio

[madaboutit]

Hm. Not sure I noticed that bit. I'm tryin' ta be better 'bout the Network, but I ain't good at keepin' up. An' it seems like a lotta new folk thrive on bein' cunts.

[There's a quick pause.]

He ain't the one with the silverware, right?

Audio

[tucky]

Nah, same world, though. I mean, uh--

[Back to text!]

this guy

Re: Audio

[madaboutit]

[And right back to audio.]

Fuck.

[Sweeney takes a slow, deep breath.]

I'm gonna bow up on him. [There's some level of preemptive apology.]

Gonna try not ta hit him, but if I do, I'll do my best not ta break anythin'.

[He knows what he is, and he isn't going to promise something he can't. But he still respects that this cunt is Tiffany's problem now, which means more restraint is called for.]

Audio

[tucky]

[Tiffany has, in certain situations, been perfectly willing to take a "if they fuck around, then they risk finding out" approach - she certainly had with Callisto. But by this point, she's read Billy's file. She's not about to say anything to him, or to others about him, that could be even loosely interpreted as "sometimes Billy deserves to be hit".]

He do anything in particular to piss you off?