“I’m not in it now, seems fair enough.” She smirked. “And I’m not like your friend Palmer.” Hint of inquiry in her tone, even if she wouldn’t press on that. She knew he was close with her, because she knew the looks he gave her. It was the way they had used to communicate without words.
“You can ask, I can tell off the record generalities. Anything else I can tell you that I can’t answer or I can lie, your choice.” She’d learned how to do that, which would have made Vickers proud.
Chyler nodded to his offer to pour and watched him silently while he did so. “Thank you.” For the drink? Maybe. Or maybe for coming at all and letting her feel like she hadn’t lost the one person in the universe that still mattered.
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Date: 2020-01-24 11:20 pm (UTC)“You can ask, I can tell off the record generalities. Anything else I can tell you that I can’t answer or I can lie, your choice.” She’d learned how to do that, which would have made Vickers proud.
Chyler nodded to his offer to pour and watched him silently while he did so. “Thank you.” For the drink? Maybe. Or maybe for coming at all and letting her feel like she hadn’t lost the one person in the universe that still mattered.