may mingle (blameless!)

[revivo]

Who: Blameless crew + visitors
Broadcast: N/A
Action: Aboard the Blameless
When: May

[time to get your mingle on, people lacking blame and friends!]

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[takingkarabusiness]

[ Nope, Kara will not get on his case about this at all ]

Hey! You—Hey! You got the serum working! That's great! How's it going so far?

[beathach]

[bless you, Kara]

It's - going? I like not having claws.

[takingkarabusiness]

I can see where that might be a benefit, yeah. I mean, I can barely type correctly when my nails grow out let alone with actual, you know, claws. So any special occasion, or you just felt like it? How long will it last?

[beathach]

I was getting used to it, but - [he shrugs a shoulder] No special occasion, I just . . . like I told you, I prefer being like this. And - it's weaker than what I can make back home, but I did that on purpose. So at night, I'll end up like this if I don't - you know, overwhelm anything.

[takingkarabusiness]

Sounds like you've got a good plan going, then.

What else is new?

[beathach]

Mm, it's a - compromise, I guess. [wryly] Hopefully, it'll mean I won't get into as many arguments.

[god, what else is new. He shuts his notes and pushes them aside, getting the potential distraction out of the way]

Ah - someone from home arrived? [yes, that's a good way to put it] She's been here for a week or so.

[takingkarabusiness]

Really? Is that good, bad, or indifferent?

[beathach]

. . .

Complicated, I think. For - all of us, honestly.

[takingkarabusiness]

Oh.

[ she hopes he'll expand on that but figures she doesn't have any right to ask ]

I hope it's... as smooth as possible, then.

[beathach]

[she has every right to ask, but he will get up to head over to the door to close it. It's personal, not just for him]

So do I. It's just . . . they all need time. Their history with her is . . . it goes deeper than what I have. [he huffs, faintly amused] And they're all incredibly stubborn, so who knows how long it'll take.

[takingkarabusiness]

So it's more of a concern with Charles and Erik?

[beathach]

Because of everything that's happened, yeah. I mean - I'm involved too, and Raven and I have our issues, too, but - we're talking, at least.

[takingkarabusiness]

Talking's good—a start, anyway. I hope it goes okay, really.

[beathach]

Thanks. [he smiles a little, and then dryly] The world isn't going to end in some way tomorrow, so we have time, for once. We're taking advantage of it.

[takingkarabusiness]

That's the good part of the world not ending here tomorrow. The bad part is actually having time to think about everything else.

[beathach]

It's the talking part that's the hardest. I've . . . done the thinking part plenty.

[eleven years and change worth of thinking]

[takingkarabusiness]

I'm generally better at doing.

Though Winn was mad at me last week for a few days. It was awful.

[beathach]

He was? Did - something happen?

[takingkarabusiness]

During my... I don't know. Post-memory-regaining haze, I told Kitty something I thought was funny, but it was about Winn and he thought it was embarrassing, and that I should've talked to him before talking about him.

He wasn't wrong, it just didn't occur to me.

[beathach]

Ah. [he winces a little in understanding] But you two worked it out?

[takingkarabusiness]

Yeah, we cleared the air.

Which was good because the only thing about having super hearing while your best friend and his girlfriend sleep in the room next to you is being in a fight while it's happening.

[beathach]

That must be . . . yeah. [he's very glad his hearing isn't that good] I'm glad you cleared the air, though. It isn't fun fighting with a friend.

[takingkarabusiness]

Especially when it's someone who you expect to have your back.

[beathach]

Mmm. [a faint smile] I'm glad it worked out - like I said. I can't picture anyone being angry at you.

[takingkarabusiness]

Believe me, I have my moments. I'm sure everyone does.