She doesn't shake him off, but she doesn't lean into him like she has been all day either. Doesn't look up from the message she's typing on the keypad.
"I know," she says, lightly, like it's nothing. "Get your boys. You got Vrenille, too?"
"Dinah might." He doesn't know Jacob well enough to say, but he knows Jacob has more responsibilities. He gulps down his drink, not wanting to waste it. He needs a drink anyway.
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Date: 2023-03-27 02:13 am (UTC)From:"I know," she says, lightly, like it's nothing. "Get your boys. You got Vrenille, too?"
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Date: 2023-03-27 02:15 am (UTC)From:"Yeah. Give me a couple of hours to get to all three of them."
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Date: 2023-03-27 02:20 am (UTC)From:Isn't assembling the troops and tying together a threadbare plan that relies mostly on grit business as usual?
"They won't come, but I need to talk to them, make sure there's nothing else I can do for them."
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Date: 2023-03-27 02:22 am (UTC)From:no subject
Date: 2023-03-27 02:23 am (UTC)From:Jesus will be there. That's what she knows. The rest is all just details.
"Doesn't change our timeline though."
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Date: 2023-03-27 02:25 am (UTC)From:no subject
Date: 2023-03-27 04:20 am (UTC)From:She nods, and pushes up to her feet; three drinks, even stiff ones, aren't enough to show.
"Alright - I'll go now. Sooner we know, the better."
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Date: 2023-03-27 02:05 pm (UTC)From:No matter who else comes, or doesn't.
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Date: 2023-03-28 01:41 am (UTC)From:"It means a lot," she says, uncharacteristically young. Then she clears her throat and promises, "I'll be back."