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Every fibre in Atton's body hurt. His face was covered in dirt and he was pretty sure he was still bleeding a little from under this bacta patch. But the battle had been won.
At least there was that.
There were starship tracks leading out of this hangar that proved the war - which would hopefully turn out to be an exaggeration, but Atton was never pretty hopeful - had not yet been won. He had a malnourished Mira in the back, and a Visas who'd come within a couple of tendons of losing a hand.
Atton was not coming home any time soon. He knew that.
"Isn't Mical going to love this," he muttered, rubbing at his face.
"If you're complaining right now, I'm going to punch you," a voice drifted towards him from the back.
"You can't punch anything," Atton retorted, "Stop it with the posturing."
Right. Staying. Here.
Poodoo. He needed to comm Sparkle.
[[ for that guy. ]]
At least there was that.
There were starship tracks leading out of this hangar that proved the war - which would hopefully turn out to be an exaggeration, but Atton was never pretty hopeful - had not yet been won. He had a malnourished Mira in the back, and a Visas who'd come within a couple of tendons of losing a hand.
Atton was not coming home any time soon. He knew that.
"Isn't Mical going to love this," he muttered, rubbing at his face.
"If you're complaining right now, I'm going to punch you," a voice drifted towards him from the back.
"You can't punch anything," Atton retorted, "Stop it with the posturing."
Right. Staying. Here.
Poodoo. He needed to comm Sparkle.
[[ for that guy. ]]
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Date: 2018-05-11 01:05 pm (UTC)He sat bolt upright as Atton's call came through, and then found himself scrambling to answer it.
"Hey?"
No way was he letting it go to voicemail.
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Date: 2018-05-11 02:20 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2018-05-11 02:21 pm (UTC)"I hate that sentence," Sparkle informed Atton. "You know that, right?"
He bit his lip for a moment, and then sighed.
"Okay, hit me with the good news, first."
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Date: 2018-05-11 02:27 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2018-05-11 02:32 pm (UTC)"Those things are both good news!" Sparkle even managed to sound pleased about it. It was almost immediately followed with suspicion when he added, "So what's the catch?"
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Date: 2018-05-11 02:40 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2018-05-11 02:42 pm (UTC)Because that was how Atton rolled. If he cared enough to go rescue them, he cared enough to stay.
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Date: 2018-05-11 02:44 pm (UTC)... half-joked.
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Date: 2018-05-11 02:48 pm (UTC)On the one hand, his last stay at the temple hadn't gone great.
On the other hand, it was one of the few places off the island that almost felt like something approaching home.
"Okay," he replied. "But I'm bringing my fish."
Why the hell not? What big commitments did he have on Fandom Island that he couldn't just portal back for?
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Date: 2018-05-12 05:59 am (UTC)He had not expected that to be that easy.
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Date: 2018-05-12 08:55 am (UTC)"You sound surprised," he noted. "I mean, it isn't like I have anything really tying me to the island. A few jobs I might portal back for. Classes are done."
There was another, longer pause, and then he added, "And it's been, like, two years since the last time."
Since that whole... thing.
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Date: 2018-05-12 10:03 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2018-05-12 10:06 am (UTC)"Yeah, no," he agreed. "Anything more complicated than going for groceries is totally going to just get someone a side-eye. If it's Mical, it might even be a side-eye and a few fuckwords."
Sparkle was great at fuckwords!
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Date: 2018-05-12 02:42 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2018-05-12 02:46 pm (UTC)He trailed off, and then tried again. "Is it weird I miss the place?"
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Date: 2018-05-12 03:16 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2018-05-12 03:20 pm (UTC)"God, so we're both fucked up," he replied. "Go figure. At least we can be fucked up while making a point to check around the temple, loudly, to make sure Mical didn't fuck up any more plumbing."
Because messing with Mical was great, okay?
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Date: 2018-05-13 02:42 pm (UTC)Yeah, the next few months would definitely be easier with Sparkle around.
"Nothing that guy has ever done is genius," he said. A pause. "Thanks. Don't tell anyone I said that. So I'll see you Sunday?"
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Date: 2018-05-13 06:15 pm (UTC)Hell. He actually was, too.