[She thinks of that stupid fucking conversation with Archer, and how easily people say "no one will starve", like she didn't grow up without it ever crossing her mind.
She turns around and looks at Jake and how rough he looks, and she decides to put the topic to bed. She's not convinced they're close enough for her to get away with picking too many arguments, and she's gotten far enough with him that it's not worth risking, either.
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Alright.
[She finishes up with the soup and ladles it out.]
[She comes back over to him, sitting down at his side, bowl in one hand, spoon in the other. She offers them over, but she'll spoon-feed him if she needs to.]
I'm not much of a cook but no making fun, alright?
Nothing crazy. Some old warden named Jonathan popped up again, some people were happy about that. Pagan's being his usual chatty self. Some warden girl showed up and says she's going to run custodial with Arthur.
[Tess knows almost nothing about Leia but has immediately decided she's going to be a pain.]
I haven’t asked. [She knows being immediately shirty about people doesn't always land well with Arthur.] I looked up her post to the network though. She’s practically a little girl. I know she’s a politician, too. She probably isn’t cut out for it.
They wouldn't even know what hit 'em. Arthur's damn near the only one here who can keep up with me, and even then, I kept him off my trail for a while.
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She turns around and looks at Jake and how rough he looks, and she decides to put the topic to bed. She's not convinced they're close enough for her to get away with picking too many arguments, and she's gotten far enough with him that it's not worth risking, either.
Simply:]
Alright.
[She finishes up with the soup and ladles it out.]
I do have a good sense of humor.
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[He runs his hand down his face. He's endeared by her, including those rough edges. But he's not going to leave them be.]
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[She comes back over to him, sitting down at his side, bowl in one hand, spoon in the other. She offers them over, but she'll spoon-feed him if she needs to.]
I'm not much of a cook but no making fun, alright?
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I'm sure I've had worse. Can't remember it, but I'm sure it happened.
[He manages a grin before he actually starts to try and eat it.]
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Death tolling and the worst meal in memory. What a week you're having.
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[He may be feeling sick, but he knows that not eating is going to make it worse. So he tries.]
Thanks for this.
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[She’s just going to hang out at his bedside, idly letting a hand rest above his knee.]
What were you going to do if I didn’t show up? Wait for Misty?
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[Two pills that were difficult to swallow alone. But they did make him feel much better.]
But I knew you couldn't stay away.
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I'm gonna hang on to that mental image, you laying here, miserable, clinging to the hope that I'm going to slide in to make you feel better.
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Romantic.
[He sets the bowl in his lap, reaching down to put his hand over hers.]
Nice to know you got my best interests at heart.
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[She says it lightly enough, but there's a thread of seriousness there, too.]
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[He sets aside the bowl fully, leaning back down and taking her hand in his.]
Tell me what's happened while I've been in here.
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Nothing crazy. Some old warden named Jonathan popped up again, some people were happy about that. Pagan's being his usual chatty self. Some warden girl showed up and says she's going to run custodial with Arthur.
[Tess knows almost nothing about Leia but has immediately decided she's going to be a pain.]
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Run custodial? Ain't Arthur been doin' that since he's been here? Wonder what he thinks about all that.
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Probably not. We got some young people around here on both sides. Don't know how that works.
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Me either. What the hell does a teenager know around the world enough to teach anyone else?
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He lets go of her hand and drapes an arm around her instead, letting his eyes close.]
Nothin'. Can understand how they end up on the inmate side. Life's shit. But if you got mixed with a kid like that? You'd walk all over 'em.
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They wouldn't even know what hit 'em. Arthur's damn near the only one here who can keep up with me, and even then, I kept him off my trail for a while.
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[He knows he won't be able to stay up much longer, but he can stay up this long. He can hear her out.]
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[A little grin.]
Figured he wouldn't be too pleased.
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[Annoyed sigh.]
Did it work? Sill workin'?
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[She's still pretty proud of that, actually.]
My guys are still keeping it going. I just retired.
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You did good work, then. What'd Arthur say about it?
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He was pissed.
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