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[bardish]

[ Oh no, he's so hot.

Now, here's the thing: objectively, yeah, Jeff already knew that Cameron Waltz was a good-looking man. But he was good-looking, to Jeff, in the way that art is. You like looking at it, but that's about it. There was nothing attractive or appealing beyond 'nice to look at, for a totally mean person.'

But dressed down and showing a little bit of sense of humor? Shit. Now Waltz is human, instead of a sexy T-1000.

FUCK.

Athena must never know that a snarky video message from Cameron fucking Waltz is the reason he's grinning like a doofus right now. ]

I'll cherish this video forever.

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Make sure to include it in your will, so it won't be lost to the sands of time.

Better include the conversation too, so your descendants will know great-great-grandpa could've been a stripper.

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Oh yeah, definitely. Context is everything with primary source documents!

[ And he is a history academic, after all.

Okay, not an academic... At least, he doesn't consider himself one. ]

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[Now that his anger has been (partially) diffused, looking back over the conversation Cam can see where he may have come across as a dick.

Not that Jeff wasn’t equally dickish.]

Upon review, I’m not sure I’d want anyone reading that particular transcription.

[Was that a slight admission of his less-than amicable behaviour?]

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There's some things in there I wouldn't mind redacting.

[ ...so maybe Jeff can admit he was kind of a jerk, too. HE STILL WAS LESS OF A JERK THAN CAM, THOUGH! ]

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You were right in that I shouldn’t bring our issues from back home while here. That’s a conversation for another universe.

We have enough problems here as it is.

Chief of them being keeping Athena Parker in one piece.

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I agree.

I swear, she's gonna kill herself in her quest to give us heart attacks!

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[That’s two things they agree on. It’s a new record. At this rate, Cam won’t break Jeff’s cute little button nose next time he sees him.]

She’s a teenager on an alien moon in a dimension where she’s of drinking age.

We’re lucky she hasn’t attempted a tequila-induced spacewalk.

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[ Awwww, you think his nose is cute...

Gay. ]

Yeah you've got a point there.

All things considered, she's making way better decisions than I did at her age, anyway.

(Which I'm sure you're just SHOCKED to hear)

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I'm guessing you could play limbo with that bar.

In any case, I'll be keeping an eye on her.

It may not take a village to raise a child, but I’ll be surprised if it takes less than two in this particular instance.

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You're better off gently hopping over that bar.

[ Which is to say: it's too low to even play limbo with, okay. ]

Between the two of us, she should be in good hands

[ THERE'S A BIT OF A PAUSE BEFORE HE SENDS THE NEXT TEXT. ]

I'm glad she has you, for what it's worth. You obviously care about her.

[ Which is important to Jeff! Because he knows where Athena's been and what kind of piss-poor excuse of a family she had before Lenore took her in. ]

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[An even longer pause before Cam's response goes through.]

Likewise. It's a relief to know she hasn't been alone in this.

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[ Okay, so for all their earlier bickering, and their previous head butting... Jeff can pick up on the word choice there and put two and two together. It helps, too, that he went through the same feelings of loneliness before Athena was brought here.

So, even if they don't get along all that great, he wouldn't leave Waltz to suffer in loneliness. ]

I bet Athena would like it if we all got together for dinner sometime.

You know, to hash out how this co-guardian thing should work.

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[Did Jeff really just extend that olive branch, after everything Cam said?

It's the first real kindness he's felt from anyone since his arrival, minus Athena's hug.

Cam could cry right now, but he's still at the office, and soon he'll be meeting his new staff.]

I think that would be a good idea. So we don't continue to step on one another's toes.

My schedule is open.

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Yeah, exactly.

[ THE ONLY REASON TO DO A DINNER TOGETHER. ]

So's mine. How's tomorrow? Or Friday? Is Friday better?

Wait, let's do Saturday!

[ Because: no work, more time to... make food happen?? ]

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Saturday is fine.

Should I bring anything?

Wine? Dessert?

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If you want to split that bottle with Athena...

Probably better to just bring dessert!

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You don't like wine? Or you don't drink?

I'll bring dessert regardless.

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I don't really drink. Just sometimes.

[ Instead, his vice of choice is to 420 BLAZE IT. Which is the worst kept secret in the world. ]

Ok great perfect!