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Good Afternoon Hakkai. Sorry your wake up sucks.

[Her voice sounds tired. But she draws herself up into the alert.]

But yes, I am. Give me a moment, and I'll ask the Admiral. Thanks for the heads up.

Well, I can't say it's surprising, considering the circumstances.

But the timing was very unfortunate.

All of it was.

And...I am so thankful for John and Jedao. More may have died if they hadn't stepped in.

I don't think he would have stopped unless he was stopped, no.

[He's been rattled badly enough to be brutally honest. He's likely to notice and apologize at some point.]

I don't think he would have, no.

I don't know if my spells would have worked. I went to try and find him, once I realized Ciel's cabin was empty.

Thankfully, I didn't.

He's very powerful. I'm glad you weren't the first to find him.

[That would have been even tougher after Ciel returned, Hakkai suspects.]

...Me too.

I don't think I would have stood a chance. Not unless I got him with a time spell.

...or a death spell.

[And that would have made things far more difficult for Ciel if she killed him.]

Without limitations on his power, I'm not sure how susceptible he'd be to a death spell. It's the sort of thing you wouldn't want to find out the hard way.

A time spell would probably be a better choice. And reinforcements.

Slow, or stop. That's what I can do.

I'll remember that.

[Hakkai falls silent, the air of practicality shredding away bit by bit.]

... thank you. I'm going to talk to the network first, and then let Sebastian out, once we're ready.

Great. It's a plan.

[She takes a few moments go offer a shuddery sigh.]

...you wanna have drinks in the Lounge this week?

[She doesn't drink much. But she needs it.]

I don't know if the Lounge has enough alcohol but I'm willing to test it.

[Yes. Yes he very much does.]

Let's find out. I'll take care of the hangover in the morning.

[She knows she'll need it for the drinking she's planning on doing.]

Oh, alcohol really hasn't had the same effect on me since--

Anyway, I don't get hangovers, usually. I can get drunk if I try.

Since...? Huh.

Well, I guess I can't give you a cure, but I can drink with you, and have coffee with you in the morning.

Since I became youkai. But I still appreciate coffee as much.

[Which is: he prefers tea, but sometimes the extra caffeine matters.]

Huh. Well, let's try to get drunk, and I'll make you coffee. Jedao too, if he likes coffee.

[She is living off of coffee this week, herself.]

How much coffee have you been drinking lately, Aerith?

Enough to make a graveyard shift happy.

Well... I won't be enough of a hypocrite to tell you that you should get more rest.

But hopefully, things will quiet down soon.

[She laughs a little.]

Hopefully they will. But if they don't, feel free to drug my coffee.

But you'll have to take care of Ciel.

[Is she joking? Maybe.]

Switching you to decaf might have the same effect. I'm sure between myself and Sebastian we'd manage....

[She groans.]

Hakkai...that's the wrong kind of mean. But, well, maybe you'll be giving those two a break from each other.

And...heck, keep them from collecting so many weapons. You should have seen the pile of guns Ciel had.

And knives.

I've been told I have a terrible personality.

You didn't give him those weapons? [There's a faint sharp edge surfacing in his voice on hearing that. Has Sebastian been stealing them for his master?]

See if I don't put salt in your coffee if you give me decaf.

But no, of course not. We didn't even discuss weapons and what he's capable of, defense wise.

I'm not giving him a pile of guns where he could shoot himself. He needs to have lessons first.

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