[Accidental voice post | A lover's spat | Action for Attleton]

[k2so]

…and I’d say, it just turns out I can’t leave you alone for five minutes.

[The phones tune in to the sweet dulcet tones of Cassian at his grumpiest. Kay had picked up his communicator from the floor after it was dropped by accident during a fight with Akihiko, and he accidentally turned on the voice option.]

Maybe if someone has gotten here sooner instead or away getting a coffee fix things would have gone differently.

[The droid snaps back, unable to keep the snappy tone out of his voice. He is rarely this confrontational with Cassian but he's in a terrible mood because the joints of his right arm seem to have been affected by Caesar's lighting attack.]

Maybe if someone had learnt to follow orders sometime within the last decade things wouldn't fall apart as soon as I take a coffee break!

[And off they are...10 years of petty grievances being dug up and flung at another as they work through their frustrations and feelings of helplessness in their very own way.  They're very loud and not very nice.]

Comments

[pianola]

[ Flat look ]

Bringing up the past won't help the present.

[captain_by_the_book]

[ Scowl turning her way. ]

You don't know what's going to help us.

[pianola]

[ Slight, slightly narrowed eyes again ]

No. I don't.

But I also know what would hurt things in general.

[captain_by_the_book]

He squares his shoulders.

With all due respect, I believe strangers interfering in our personal affairs is among the things that would hurt.

[pianola]

I didn't mean to intrude.

[ A long pause ]

I was worried about Kaytoo.

[captain_by_the_book]

[ He nods, forcing himself to calm. At least outwardly. ]

Thank you. I'm sure he appreciates it. It's... been a bad day.

[pianola]

[ Then why take it out on each other. She really doesn't understand people sometimes.

Eyes narrow.

Only says: ] I hope you're both careful.

[captain_by_the_book]

[ He nearly cringes at her obvious disapproval. ]

I wouldn't hurt him!

[pianola]

We often don't mean to.

[ A long pause ]

But, haven't you already?

[captain_by_the_book]

I... I don't know.

[ No. No, he knows. ]

Probably.

[pianola]

[ Even, steady look. Eyes are not narrowed. Of course, she doesn't blink. ]

....

[captain_by_the_book]

[ Why does he feel like he's on General Draven's shit list? Not fair. ]

Yes. Yes, I've hurt his feelings.

[pianola]

[ And he acknowledged that Kay had feelings! Well, she'd hoped that was the case. She'd have ... stern things to say otherwise. ]

Bringing up the past doesn't help the present.

[captain_by_the_book]

That's probably true. I shouldn't have done that. I was upset.

[ Not even with Kay. More like, with the day. With himself, mostly. ]

[pianola]

People can get angry when they're worried.

[ Flat ]

But. I'm not the one who needs to know this.

[captain_by_the_book]

I guess.

[ He sighs. ]

I'll speak to him. Once he's a little bit less angry, at least.

[pianola]

[ Is her expression softer, somehow? It's hard to say. ]

Good luck.

[captain_by_the_book]

Thank you.

[ He grimaces. ]

I'll need it.