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[hot_mes]

[day 2 of the dust storm and...yo, Hadriel, Dr. Asshole needs a favor]

I don't suppose there's anyone who can give me a hand with something.

[he shifts the video from himself, past an enormous black flag tacked to his wall, to a gaping hole in the wall of his apartment. There's already a fine layer of dust collecting like drifting snow around the edges of the floor.]

My place took some damage in the Null battle. Fixing it wasn't exactly a priority until right about now, and I'm not exactly a carpenter.

If anyone can take care of this so I don't have to sleep in the hallway outside, that'd be great. In return I can use my ability to teleport you in and out, or anywhere else in the city.

[but Law, why can't you just find a new apartment? He has reasons, okay.]

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[dreamsallotted]

[Seel looked irritated, but not at Law. He missed his security blanket and had given up his remaining two cigarettes to his husband, who the Door had thought fit to kidnap. Now, he missed them even if he was trying to quit and just wanted to hold them in his hand. At the very least.]

Nice flag.

I can fix it. I don't suppose you want to stick your fingers in my head while I'm there?

[nah, he's totally not developing a liking to that at all]

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[hot_mes]

Seel-ya. [yo wassup] I would have asked you directly but I didn't want to impose if you were busy.

You need treatment? [hey irritation is worth treating, even if he doesn't want to replace one addiction with another]

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[dreamsallotted]

Busy? What could I possibly be busy with during this storm?

[Seel liked luxury. He did like to keep busy but he also wasn't about to risk his life or comfort in order to do it. Law may or may not notice that Seel's in a different apartment than the one he was in before.]

I could use it. I don't have my stash anymore. And the past few days haven't been easy.

[You'd think someone who just reunited with the love of his life would be happier. And wouldn't have picked a fight with him within the first ten minutes. But that was Seel.]

[hot_mes]

Don't look at me, I don't know your schedule.

[he's so going to pop off to the Speakeasy himself sooner or later. Clinic what clinic?]

Ah, finally ran out. In that case, we'll make it an even trade. Favor for favor. I'd appreciate it. Do you need a transport? It'll take a couple of jumps but I can manage.

[dreamsallotted]

Nice to know you have such good work ethic, Law. A trade.

[Come to think of it Seel's never seen you at the clinic. Actually, he's never been to the clinic to begin with, old or new location.]

I could use transport, yeah. I'm not going out in that storm.

[Why yes, Seel was a prima donna who had no problem building a hole for people to shit in, but didn't want to go out in a sandstorm if he could help it.]

[Video]

[swiftlet]

[Guys, Swift can hear your conversation from the other room and it's kind of freaking him out.]

I don't know what you and Seel are talking about but I already don't like it. What exactly is going on?

[Video]

[hot_mes]

Why, who are you?

[he hasn't been told that the hubby is here. HI SWIFT]

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[swiftlet]

Swift. And if you hurt him I will break you. [He'll...just pretend he has the power to back that up.]

What are you doing to him?

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[hot_mes]

Oh, the protective type. I'm guessing that means you know him well?

[entirely undaunted by threats. Also: asshole]

As if I would, I'm a doctor. And what I'm treating him for is not for me to divulge in public.

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[swiftlet]

For 30 years. I'd appreciate him being returned to me undamaged.

[Rude.]

It is if I say it is. He doesn't belong to you, he's mine.

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[ghostlocked]

dude just move.

[#heretohelp]

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[hot_mes]

[F U HARLAN]

dont wanna

[ghostlocked]

[LOOK SOMEONE HAD TO SAY IT.]

y?

[hot_mes]

[and you are the best man for the job]

reasons.

unless youre offering to come over and help me move?

[ghostlocked]

[ty for recognizing his expertise.]

do u even need help? i thought u had that crazy ability that let u bend space and time.

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[hasitsthorns]

Firstly, that sucks and I'm not a carpenter either so I can't help. But I hope you find someone who can.

Secondly, since when can you teleport people? That's awesome.

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[hot_mes]

Ah. Well, worth a shot. I might have a line on someone though.

Since always. It's not so much teleporting as swapping them for something else, but most people get it easier when I just say 'teleport.'

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[hasitsthorns]

Awesome. Hope you get some help, dude. This dust is fuckin' killer.

[ And not in the cool way either. ]

That's really neat though. Must come in handy, I imagine.

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[hot_mes]

A bit.

[understatement; it's saved his life before, and made for some spectacular chase sequences...]

I don't want to overuse it, though. It takes a lot of stamina to be able to move things over great distances.

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[hasitsthorns]

[ Rose can hear the yakety sax playing now. ]

Understandable. That sounds like it'd take a lot out of someone. [ A beat. ] There's some crazy powers in your world, huh?

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[jocoeur]

If you need any more hands on deck, let me know, Captain.
Construction might not be my specialty, but I can give it an honest try if you haven't solved the problem yet.

( here, have a thumbs up. )

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[hot_mes]

[wow has it already been six months since anyone called him captain? Ugh.]

It's patched for now, thanks. But who knows how long the storm will last.

[jocoeur]

Glad to hear it. Things look like they might get rough before the get better.

( and finally, he puts that thumb back down. ) But then I'm sure you hardly need advice on how to weather a storm.

[hot_mes]

[harrumph.] Storms at sea are a lot different.

Wetter, mostly. [joking?? or not?]

[jocoeur]

( yea, you can't just leave a guy hanging with shallow (pun intended?) deets like that. )

"Mostly?"