IC Contact - Duplicity

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[scarrystories]

... that happened with the headband too.

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Mm. I suspected as much.

[scarrystories]

Want me to make tea?

[understood]

That would be nice. Thanks.

[scarrystories]

On it. And if you wanna tell me, I can promise to listen quietly.

[understood]

I don't want to burden you with more tales of violence after the goat incident, Andy.

[scarrystories]

Oh, that wasn't new. I've known about it since I met Grace, the only new thing was the goat.

[understood]

Still, you seemed— understandably disturbed.

[scarrystories]

It's... well, there's a lot of very alarming shit going on there. But I'm okay.

[understood]

... and you'd prefer if I told you?

[scarrystories]

Yeah, I'm always happier with you telling me things.

[understood]

Very well.

[ It'll take him a few moments to gather his thoughts, though. ]

[scarrystories]

[ That's fine, Andy's getting the tea. ]

[understood]

I suppose I can start with the basketball. You see, when my best friend was a child, he did witness a traumatic basketball event.

[scarrystories]

Okay, I'm listening.

[understood]

Apparently, the son of the neighbourhood mob boss used one rather brutally as a weapon against one of his schoolmates when they were kids, and he was, understandably, too intimidated to step in. It stayed with him even as a grown man.

And then—well. A few years ago, another friend of ours was killed, and most of the involved parties were convinced it was at the hand of said childhood nemesis.

[scarrystories]

... were they right?

[understood]

No.

[scarrystories]

[ Fucking Cops. Not that he knows for sure it's cops, but he's making an educated guess. ]

Okay, so your friend went after this basketball nemesis?

[understood]

I can't prove that. He may have only been trying to protect the man's sister, for whom he had feelings. Regardless, there was a confrontation between him, the nemesis, and the true perpetrator of the bombing that killed Louis.

[scarrystories]

Where were you in all of this?

[understood]

Investigating the real perpetrator and then trying to stop my best friend from causing a confrontation.

[scarrystories]

He got someone killed, didn't he? Your friend?

[understood]

[ Fraser stares at him in disbelief and wordless accusation, like, really? You're really going to go there? ]

[scarrystories]

Sorry, sorry. I just... I'll be quiet.