EMPATHEIAS IC CONTACT

[sadisticwarfare]

IC CONTACT

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[sadisticwarfare]

...Oh.

[oh god]

I'm sorry, that... That must have been terrible. Are you sure you're alright?

[alchemicals]

...I think so.

[And that's...a bit less confident, but it doesn't seem too bad.]

It was pretty bad? But I'll be all right.

[sadisticwarfare]

...Do you want to come over?

[He's not sure how much that will help, but he'd feel better, alright.]

[alchemicals]

[He knows. And it probably says something when he doesn't pick on Archer for it.]

...I'd like that, actually.

[sadisticwarfare]

[He really does appreciate it, alright...]

Of course. I need a bit to clean up, but come over whenever you'd like.

[..."clean up" like it's not already spotless...]

[alchemicals]

Liar.

[He'll cut the connection, though; give him something like twenty minutes.]

[sadisticwarfare]

[r u d e

But he'll let you in once you get here, alright.]

[alchemicals]

[He appreciates it; couch as always, then.]

I probably upset you pretty bad earlier.

[It's not really an apology, but one's implied. Maybe.]

[sadisticwarfare]

I was worried about you.

[Which is pretty normal, all things considered.]

It's good that you're doing better now. You've never sounded like that before.

[...because he was afraid....... does he sound like that when he's afraid??]

[alchemicals]

I'd say not; I usually don't get like that.

[He's usually not afraid of anything, after all.]

[sadisticwarfare]

I know.

[He's really not sure what to say about that. Is it good that Kimbley was able to experience it? Maybe, but all it's doing is making him anxious.]

...I'm sorry I couldn't help more.

[alchemicals]

[...Oh.

That seems to strike him a bit strangely, actually. And maybe it's because he's been kind of emotionally weird all day - who knows - but that actually gets a reaction out of him, albeit a minor one.

It's not the same sort of intensity as Silver's caring concern that he puts out there sometimes, but the temperature does rise a bit - it's not a spike, it's light, but still.]

Hey, no. You did what I needed you to do, it's fine.

[sadisticwarfare]

Did I?

[It's not pointed, it's just an off-handed remark and not one he intends to pursue. The rise in temperature is really nice though. Kimbley usually doesn't do that.]

I'm glad I could do something for you, then.

[alchemicals]

Well, yeah.

[Rhetorical or not, it's something that kind of needs to be answered.]

I contacted you for that because whatever you do usually works.

[sadisticwarfare]

...I'm pleased to hear that.

[It's warming up in here, so that certainly seems to be true.]

Though to be fair, I'm not entirely certain what it normally is that I do.

[This time he actually tried, but normally he's just... himself???]

[alchemicals]

Hell if I know.

[...helpful, Kimbley.]

You can usually calm me down if I'm worked up, though. I don't know what specific kind of mind-control magical bullshit you're using to do it, I just know it works.

[...Ah, there's the teasing.]

[sadisticwarfare]

I'm fairly sure it only works on you. Too bad, that sort of power might have been useful otherwise.

[TWO CAN PLAY AT THAT GAME]

[alchemicals]

Maybe I like having it to myself.

[sadisticwarfare]

[o-oh...]

Well, consider yourself lucky.

[DAMMIT DON'T EMBARRASS HIM...]

[alchemicals]

Yeah, yeah, I know.

[Don't worry, he'll drop it; he's still feeling pretty emotionally out of it, and it isn't long before he's back to the usual void over there.]

...Thanks for calling me over, by the way.

[sadisticwarfare]

You know how I am; I wanted to make sure you'd be alright.

[In person. Because he just worries constantly otherwise.]

[alchemicals]

I know.

[...]

...I said a lot of weird shit while I was messed up. Don't worry about that, okay?

[sadisticwarfare]

That's easier said than done.

[...]

You'll let me know if you are having problems, correct?

[It's not something he thinks he needs verified, but he'll ask anyway.]

[alchemicals]

Depends on the problem.

[...That probably wasn't the answer Archer was looking for, but still.]

[sadisticwarfare]

[SIGH....]

Must you always be so difficult?