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[mervinmcginty]

To JMcGinty [@] Freenet:
From BestPilot [@] Freenet:

Yeah, I remember Javert. He'd ask tons of questions when I was in town when I was still flying more risky junk, and he didn't like it when I started doing the fraud thing. I think he's got a bad case of original sin on his mind. Not a terrible man, just if you do crime, you're not people any more.

Or maybe that's just me being the punk I always was.

Did you get shot?

Do I need to come there? Are you okay? Is Tom all right? Anyone you need me to take care of?

You're my family, cousin. Best of the lot of us, I'd say, and then you'll pull out some aunt who's utterly charming and I'll never escape merino knitted fluffy things.

Wouldn't mind some, mind you, just - you know they'd be adorable and I am not.

Take care of yourself.

(was this what it was like, when I was in Lorena Station? when Tom was in Lidavia and the coup happened?)

Love, M

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[jamesmcginty]

To BestPilot [@] Freenet:

Which fraud thing was this? The "Let's stop Darius trying to fix races" one? Or the "let's get fakes off the art market for fun and profit"? Because if it's anything else, I'm on a strict "I don't want to know anything illegal," policy.

I'm all right. Javert wasn't - he didn't do anything. I think I might get questioned, or Tom might. It was a glancing shot on my side. Bandaged up. I think it hit the buckle on my suspenders, and got slowed by the waistcoat. Small favors for that.

I think I'm going to stick with R a while. I think the guy in charge of the protests (blond, heck of a voice, driven) is worried. Or he's recognized Tom. either way, should stick around. And R's kind of worried I'm okay.

There was a second shot into the bricks, above Tom's head.

The protests themselves don't look too bad - I mean, they were just doing speeches, and the cops were there, and the crowd was excited but it wasn't - nothing burning, you know?

[mervinmcginty]

To JMcginty [@] Freenet:

Mostly, I think he was more upset about the Darius thing. Something about technology and technobabble and science? I don't know. You're right though. He didn't do anything beyond the law. I think his brain's not built that way.

Above Tom's head? Was Tom with you before you got shot?

The number of times now that I've been casually showing up to help that guy out. It's about to the point where I don't really think I should be doing more illegal stuff around him. Because half the time I want to make sure he's all right, and he's got ethics.

Good on the protests. Well, bad for all us people, but - good that they're not the virulent sort, I suppose.