It's a well-timed reassurance, because the moment Cassian's words click, the moment Pietro realizes he didn't already know, fear cinches tight in his chest. He's said too much, too late to take it back, thinking Cassian already knew what he was and had already decided not to abandon him -- but he hadn't decided that at all. That's still an option.
He takes a breath, and another, and tries very hard to believe it isn't the only option. ]
Sorry, I thought I had-- [ told him, because that's what family means to Pietro, the people you trust with absolutely anything, and Cassian has earned that much of his trust. As Pietro tries to think back, though, he can't remember a single time he'd said it aloud. ] But I didn't.
[ And he doesn't have to now. He could stop talking, and even if Cassian might wonder, he wouldn't know. (He wouldn't leave.) But they wouldn't really be family then, either. ]
-I could show you.
The phone is no good, [ The phone is too easily tapped; he may know nothing of the truth of their situation, but he knows this is too dangerous to advertise. ] but in person, somewhere there are not many people.
Alright, [ Cassian breathes out, setting the glass down. His blaster is still in it's holster behind his back, jacket on the back of a chair at the table in the middle of the kitchen. ]
Should I meet you at your place? [ From there, they can make their way to the campgrounds, maybe, or the woods. Not too close to the fence, though. ] We can sort it out from there.
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It's a well-timed reassurance, because the moment Cassian's words click, the moment Pietro realizes he didn't already know, fear cinches tight in his chest. He's said too much, too late to take it back, thinking Cassian already knew what he was and had already decided not to abandon him -- but he hadn't decided that at all. That's still an option.
He takes a breath, and another, and tries very hard to believe it isn't the only option. ]
Sorry, I thought I had-- [ told him, because that's what family means to Pietro, the people you trust with absolutely anything, and Cassian has earned that much of his trust. As Pietro tries to think back, though, he can't remember a single time he'd said it aloud. ] But I didn't.
[ And he doesn't have to now. He could stop talking, and even if Cassian might wonder, he wouldn't know. (He wouldn't leave.) But they wouldn't really be family then, either. ]
-I could show you.
The phone is no good, [ The phone is too easily tapped; he may know nothing of the truth of their situation, but he knows this is too dangerous to advertise. ] but in person, somewhere there are not many people.
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Should I meet you at your place? [ From there, they can make their way to the campgrounds, maybe, or the woods. Not too close to the fence, though. ] We can sort it out from there.
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Alright. [ Now is as good a time as any. Better than drawing out the inevitable. ] I will be here.