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Uh.
[He has to think for a while.]
No one who's here now, no.
[He has to think for a while.]
No one who's here now, no.
Oh good. So, all that settled, I think that conversation went rather well.
[And now Norton will be very pleased with himself for having attempted, and in his mind succeeded quite nicely, at some openness and honesty.]
By the by, the only person I'd veto for you is Quill, but I seriously doubt that was ever on the cards anyway.
[And now Norton will be very pleased with himself for having attempted, and in his mind succeeded quite nicely, at some openness and honesty.]
By the by, the only person I'd veto for you is Quill, but I seriously doubt that was ever on the cards anyway.
[It's about as much openness as Rawne can take.]
No, I have no interest in sleeping with her.
No, I have no interest in sleeping with her.
[Oh, good, talking is over. Rawne picks his head up and kisses Norton fiercely.]
[Rawne drops his communicator on his bed, gets up, stalks in a circle, then picks it up. He's gripping it hard, though. And his other fist is clenched.]
Again? What? How?
Again? What? How?
Jacobi.
[His voice is flat. Jacobi had been friendly. Had he planned this then?]
He reprogrammed Connor?
[His voice is flat. Jacobi had been friendly. Had he planned this then?]
He reprogrammed Connor?
Yes. But I don't think Connor was programmed to attack me specifically. That wasn't the impression I got at all. Connor was after the pistol I was carrying. And asked for any other weapons I had, said he'd let me live if I gave them to him, but I fought back instead. I don't know what Jacobi's intentions were, but I got caught up in it.
Has Jacobi said anything to you, any indication that there's someone here he wants dead?
Has Jacobi said anything to you, any indication that there's someone here he wants dead?
No. But we didn't talk much, just blew up cars in the Enclosure.
I know you said no murder, but would you mind if I punched him in the face?
I know you said no murder, but would you mind if I punched him in the face?
I'll do it as soon as he gets out of Zero, then.
I'll be right there.
[He takes a moment to shake the last of the anger out of himself and goes over to Norton's door, knocking on it.]
[He takes a moment to shake the last of the anger out of himself and goes over to Norton's door, knocking on it.]
[Rawne does slip inside and sits on the edge of Norton's bed to take his shoes off.]
What would you have done if that hadn't been me?
What would you have done if that hadn't been me?
How effective.
[But he stretches out next to Norton and holds out an arm, so Norton can curl up next to him.]
[But he stretches out next to Norton and holds out an arm, so Norton can curl up next to him.]
A fearsome weapon.
[He wraps his arm around Norton. The last of the tension leaves his body now that he's got Norton close and he can feel that he's not dead anymore.]
[He wraps his arm around Norton. The last of the tension leaves his body now that he's got Norton close and he can feel that he's not dead anymore.]
Now that you've thought of it, you'll have to make the world's most uncomfortable pillow. For defense.
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