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[cahooted]

Nicole. [He gives her his best 'don't you know me by now' look.] I promise I won't let any anomaly devour my flesh until you get to have a chance to inspect it.

[Wait.

Wait, no, that is not what he meant to say!]

... That. Sounded so different in my head.

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[slapthelibrarian]

Hmm? [ She gives him her best 'I have no idea what you're talking about' look. But then said look turns to one of amusement and fondness. ]

Still haven't managed to maintain control of your tongue, I see. But if you insist, I'm sure I can manage a little flesh inspection.

[ Perhaps it's wrong of her to poke fun at him, but sometimes, she just can't help herself. ]

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[cahooted]

I'll have you know I have excellent control of my--

[At least he manages to stop himself there.

Clearing his throat he wonders how it can be so easy to fall into old teasing patterns while his mind is still reeling, trying to catch up. Or maybe exactly because of that.] Right.

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[slapthelibrarian]

Yes?

[ She's just going to grin a cheeky grin. ]

I'm sorry, I should be going easier on you.

[ Except she never really has, so why start now? ]

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[cahooted]

You? Going easy on me? [He laughs.] Now that would freak me out.

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[slapthelibrarian]

Honestly, I wouldn't even know how to do that. Freaking you out, yes. Going easy on you, no.

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[cahooted]

Ah, that's the sweet and sensitive Nicole that I know.

Well, that settles it, you're definitely not a body-snatcher. Unless you're a really good one.

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[slapthelibrarian]

You know you like it, at least a bit.

I'm glad we've gotten that much settled, at least.

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[cahooted]

I guess I do.

I know, right? Always good to get these things out of the way.

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[slapthelibrarian]

Right. So now that we've addressed that, that leaves the question of when and where we're going to meet up.

[ And for her, it's definitely a matter of when, not if. ]

I still have quite a few questions for you, but I'd rather save them until we're actually meeting in person. [ That way, he can't worm his way out of answering them. ]

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[cahooted]

It will take me a while, the tunnels really slow you down and I don't have underground access from here. [He goes to consult the map because hello, convenient task that lets him completely skip over her last comment.]

I should be able to make it in about five days.

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[slapthelibrarian]

I'm in no hurry. [ Well, she is. She wants to see him, to actually talk to him in person and assure herself that he's alright. ]

You just take your time in the tunnels, be careful, and don't die.

[ And he is not going to be able to deflect or skip over her comments forever. ]

I'll see you in five days.

[ And she'll be counting each one. ]

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[cahooted]

I won't die. [Really, Nicole, you worry too much.] If I do you can tell me 'I told you so' after. But I won't.

I'll see you then.

[But he just... looks at the screen for another moment because part of him doesn't want to hang up. Before he knows it, his hand moves to take a screenshot of her feed. Not that he's going to mention it.]

Take care, alright?

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[slapthelibrarian]

[ Before she hangs up, Flynn might catch the sound of Nicole chuckling to herself, in spite of herself. But it's brief and one of those blink and you'll miss it moments.

She's back to all business and seriousness as if nothing ever happened. ]

And you take care too, Flynn.

[ And then she hangs up. ]