[ Alpha sounds like a very lonely position, in light of all that. Clearly the poor man needs more friends.
Is he even allowed friends? Natalia would be surprised if he was. Bifrons doesn't seem like the sort of operation to understand the many uses of real friendships.
Either way, there's very little that Natalia actually knows and quite a lot that she imagines about him and his life. What she imagines isn't too far off though. ]
God, what is even safe to discuss other than the weather? Probably not much. I imagine a slew of technicians pouring over recordings of this conversation as we speak. Might as well keep them paid and bored. One very dangerous Immune calling their face of the people while high on...whatever this painkiller is. It's good though.
Ah. I fractured my arm in several places. It wasn't really a fight. No one swung any punches.
[ Well, to be fair, he did that a fair amount before he became Alpha. Not that it isn't at times, but he's certainly not helping that at all. It's a little lonelier at the absolute top, but he's had practice for that throughout his life, so don't start feeling too much on his behalf.
And yes, he can have friends. Within parameters. On the record, anyway. And speaking of: ] Yeah, probably at least the one. Anything particularly inflammatory, that'll see more. You did call me, love. That at least gives a couple minutes window. [ He thinks. Last he was aware, his calling people back at least had a lazy awareness, but who the hell knows. He's all but obliged to say shit like that. ] Painkiller? Are you okay? [ That's actually a dumb question considering but equally considering it's not bad. Hopefully it'll pan out. ]
That's not particularly informative. I suspect on purpose, but still. Curiosity rages.
Not planning on making this call any sort of party the Happiness Officer would need to be involved in. [ Hopefully by mentioning the woman's name Natalia hasn't managed to invoke her like some evil spirit living in the wires - she peers around the room like the cheerful face might pop out of the closet or through the door. Fortunately, no one comes in and she settles back with a sigh. ]
The transition has been difficult for him. My counterpart. Kilo's cooking didn't help. Either way, my arm encountered shatterproof glass and did not win the fight.
[ Nah, it'll be okay. Alpha isn't particularly interested in talking to her either. Not that certain strands and strings of conversation won't invoke her anyway, but still. That's not particularly a conversation he feels like having just now. ] Probably for the best.
[ Now that gets a sort of grunt he doesn't particularly bother with masking too much. ] Kilo's cooking didn't help anyone. You'd had it looked at, I assume? Given that you mentioned painkillers and just just alcohol. [ Which probs would have been his choice, but to each their own. ]
Mhm. Despite what Kilo believes. [ That his 'food' practically enlightens those who eat it. Must be one of those things that takes more than one dose to take hold of a mind. Something Natalia is going to be thankful for, for quite a while to come. ]
Better I go than have Juliett have to track me down and drag me out to have it looked after. Besides I'm still getting used to be able to get drunk; not quite the cure-all for me.
[ Yes, well. Kilo seems to believe whatever he feels like at the time - which is... technically how feelings work, but you get the meaning. Kilo doesn't always make sense, with his feelings and his methods of communication. Clearly.
Apologies. [ For what, he couldn't actually point to if you asked, but it feels proper to say so regardless. Some things are difficult to forget. ] If you ever need help in that particular endeavour, I'm particularly adept when the need arises. Although I would agree - it's typically better to preempt that specific sort of visit.
It's quite all right. We're both catching up on living the lives we've lost. Outside of whatever other horrors this place may bring us to face, that is not...the worst. Nor unwelcome. It's been an opportunity.
I'll take you up on that. Really. [ Why not? She'd told the other Alpha she was interested in Callsigns. It's still true. ]
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Is he even allowed friends? Natalia would be surprised if he was. Bifrons doesn't seem like the sort of operation to understand the many uses of real friendships.
Either way, there's very little that Natalia actually knows and quite a lot that she imagines about him and his life. What she imagines isn't too far off though. ]
God, what is even safe to discuss other than the weather? Probably not much. I imagine a slew of technicians pouring over recordings of this conversation as we speak. Might as well keep them paid and bored. One very dangerous Immune calling their face of the people while high on...whatever this painkiller is. It's good though.
Ah. I fractured my arm in several places. It wasn't really a fight. No one swung any punches.
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And yes, he can have friends. Within parameters. On the record, anyway. And speaking of: ] Yeah, probably at least the one. Anything particularly inflammatory, that'll see more. You did call me, love. That at least gives a couple minutes window. [ He thinks. Last he was aware, his calling people back at least had a lazy awareness, but who the hell knows. He's all but obliged to say shit like that. ] Painkiller? Are you okay? [ That's actually a dumb question considering but equally considering it's not bad. Hopefully it'll pan out. ]
That's not particularly informative. I suspect on purpose, but still. Curiosity rages.
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The transition has been difficult for him. My counterpart. Kilo's cooking didn't help. Either way, my arm encountered shatterproof glass and did not win the fight.
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[ Now that gets a sort of grunt he doesn't particularly bother with masking too much. ] Kilo's cooking didn't help anyone. You'd had it looked at, I assume? Given that you mentioned painkillers and just just alcohol. [ Which probs would have been his choice, but to each their own. ]
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Better I go than have Juliett have to track me down and drag me out to have it looked after. Besides I'm still getting used to be able to get drunk; not quite the cure-all for me.
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Apologies. [ For what, he couldn't actually point to if you asked, but it feels proper to say so regardless. Some things are difficult to forget. ] If you ever need help in that particular endeavour, I'm particularly adept when the need arises. Although I would agree - it's typically better to preempt that specific sort of visit.
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I'll take you up on that. Really. [ Why not? She'd told the other Alpha she was interested in Callsigns. It's still true. ]
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Door's always open. To a degree. [ bc yeahhhh sometimes he is doing stuff. but. ]