AUDIO POST.

[emori]

[A woman's voice, it seems. Confident and maybe a little smart-assy. There's five seconds of silence before the audio post starts.]

What's with the beeping? Does it normally do that? I was told it's a distress call. Shouldn't we do something?

Comments

[mofi]

[ Woah, there. Language, Emori. ] What did you think this was some vacation?

[emori]

No, John. I just don't want to hear you tell me one more time about how you're a survivor. What do you think I am? I was abandoned as a baby. My brother took care of me and he was barely old enough to wipe his own ass.

[mofi]

We're survivors. Not just me. Don't put words in my mouth. I never said you were anything less. But this was a stupid move and you should have known better.

[emori]

Excuse me for being a human being.

[mofi]

Don't make me the bad guy because I worried about you going on this rescue mission.

[emori]

I'm just so used to you shitting on everything I do.

[mofi]

[ He doesn't say anything for a few seconds. And then: ] I'm sorry, okay?

[emori]

It's not okay now, but it might be later. I have to think.

[mofi]

Think about what?

[emori]

[Pause for dramatic effect.] Us.

[mofi]

I thought we had us all figured out?

[emori]

What did you think we had figured out? Be specific.

private

[mofi]

The part where you said I was the man you love? That you were willing to die with me?

private

[emori]

I said those things. I meant those things. Those are facts. But that doesn't fix our relationship.

private

[mofi]

So that doesn't change anything?

private

[emori]

I don't know, John. That's why I need to think.

What do you want?

private

[mofi]

You.

I want you.

I always just want you.

Re: private

[emori]

I don't know if I can be with someone who can treat me like that. While saying they love me

private

[mofi]

How am I treating you, Emori?

Re: private

[emori]

How you treated me on the Ring. When I was with Raven. That doesn't go away.

private

[mofi]

I was pretty fucking hurt.

private

[emori]

So you hurt me back?

You could have told me. I would have fixed things for you. Made more room.

private

[mofi]

We're fixing things now.

Re: private

[emori]

We're surviving right now, you said it yourself.

[smithandwesson]

... I am still here you know.

Nice backstory though.

[Maybe he should get some popcorn.]