IC Contact: Sanctum

[alaspooryork]

Hello! You have reached Delta's voicemail. Please leave a message and I will contact you as soon as I am able to do so. Thank you.

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[goddamngrenades]

[ After being gone for- well a day and a half more or less and no word from Delta he's not sure how he'll be received when he wanders in. Coat hung by the door he swings by the kitchen for a beer before sitting down across from North and Delta. ]

What've you got for me?

[bothbarrels]

[ North's eyes glance over at York for only a moment before he finds his tongue to respond to Delta. ]

I don't know where you got your information on that but it was wrong.

[alaspooryork]

Hello, York.

[But that's all the attention he's sparing for the moment, sorry.]

My information came directly from her mind, North. She got her AI, and then proceeded to shoot Agent Washington in the back to leave him for the Meta as well.

[goddamngrenades]

...D I honestly thought you covered this with him awhile ago.

[ Seriously, D. What? ]

[bothbarrels]

[ His eyes dart over to York for an instant before returning to D. He doesn't know who to yell at first. ]

I guess you'd like to tell me that was you?

[ Eyes back to York. ] And you. already knew this story?

[ Nope. None of this makes sense and he doesn't want to listen to it. ]

[alaspooryork]

Yes, North. Why do you believe I was avoiding her?

[He scowls, clenching one hand into a fist.]

Yes, I told York. I did not tell you because there is the possibility she would have developed differently in this environment, and it would have done little good except to turn you against her. That would not have helped.

[goddamngrenades]

I knew enough to understand why he was uncomfortable. I recommended he tell you but that call has always and will always be his to make.

[ Delta's life isn't his to dictate. ]

The second time she pulled that trick she abandoned Delta.

[bothbarrels]

[ He sits back, his arms crossed, and glares at them both. ]

So what, you're telling me you're not going to help me get her? You don't give a fuck about what's happening to her?

[alaspooryork]

I will help you because you are my friend. Do not imagine I will do so for her sake.

[goddamngrenades]

This is the second time her signal's gone dead, North. Last time you went missing too so- stay in the house with Theta? Let D and I handle this, okay? We'll dig and see what we can find but. Stay here?

[bothbarrels]

What a good excuse.

[ But it's the mention of Theta that gives him pause. He looks down and away for a moment. He's still glaring when he looks back up, but— ]

You have a day. One. Day.

[alaspooryork]

[That's right, North, you do have other responsibilities besides your sister. Delta nods sharply, his expression back to a carefully neutral one.]

Understood.

[goddamngrenades]

Keep running your mouth and I'm not doing shit, okay? I don't owe you or her anything. Delta sure as shit doesn't either. We'll dig but if we don' find anything that's probably because there is nothing to find. When signals go dead there isn't anything to trace. I've tried.

[bothbarrels]

[ He just looks at York for a moment. They have their differences right now but York did seem invested in keeping him from disappearing. ]

Okay. Fine.