IC Contact - Duplicity

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[scarrystories]

[ That's fair. Andy knows he fucked up, so he's just gonna drink his tea and wait this out. ]

[understood]

[ After several long minutes, Fraser masters himself enough to speak up again, tone even. ]

I hardly think it's helpful to assign blame in the case of an accident, but if we must, I was equally as responsible. My friend didn't fire on anyone. He tried to escort the sister out of the house. The bomber tried to shoot the brother. I prevented him. The brother then tried to shoot my friend, but missed, and killed his sister instead.

[scarrystories]

[ It's always the cop's fault, he doesn't say. He just leans back and nods. ]

[understood]

[ Fraser gets up abruptly. ]

I'm going for a walk.

[scarrystories]

All right, I'll see you later.

[ He apologized, Ben drove in the 'don't assign blame' thing. They can just cool off and never talk about it again. ]

[understood]

[ Fraser doesn't come back all day, but he texts around supper time: ]

I won't be back tonight. I've booked a hotel.

[scarrystories]

Come back home, I'll take the hotel.

[understood]

No, thank you. I'm here already.

[scarrystories]

I'm sorry. I didn't mean to make things difficult. I didn't think about what I was saying and I regretted it the second I did.

[understood]

[ There's some typing/not typing, and then a voice call comes through. ]

[scarrystories]

[ He picks up even though text was easier. ]

[understood]

Hi, Andy.

[ His voice is soft, and sounds tired. ]

[scarrystories]

Hey. Come home? I promise I won't be an asshole.

[understood]

... I just called to say that I accept your apology.

[ Which isn't a no, necessarily, he just needs to get it out before he can think about anything else. ]

[scarrystories]

Okay. Thank you.

[understood]

The basketball fell out of the hotel linen closet when I opened it.

[scarrystories]

[ He huffs, god. ]

I love you.

[understood]

I love you, too. I'm sorry I stormed off.

[scarrystories]

You were right to be upset. I'm sorry you didn't get to the actual basketball thing.

[understood]

I thought I had. Did your headband keep following you?

[scarrystories]

No, it stayed in the closet.

[understood]

I must have been thinking of the wrong basketball incident.

[scarrystories]

If it's two separate incidents maybe you do have basketball trauma.

[understood]

The basketball is merely symbolic, I'm quite certain. I enjoy basketball.

[scarrystories]

I'm sorry you're being haunted.