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[drewthetower]

Private convos or messages! These messages may or may not be delivered by raven. Julian's nice like that.

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[drewthetower]

Obviously not, just. God.

[Give him a sec to process this shit, okay? It's a lot. Especially because do Elliot and Rean know? Are they accomplices?

August is assuming this guy was a Problem since, like. Things tend to have to be bad (or someone has to be a complete monster) for people to start using bombs (and Crow does not seem to be a complete monster) but also. Shit.

He thinks back to Crow's reading, and honestly that may be the only thing that's keeping August from just getting up and leaving to give himself some time to think. His cards do not lie, and they said that Crow as doing something right. Apparently this time it's bombs. What the fuck.

He almost reaches for his deck again, just to see what is says about all of this.]

Yeah, no, not gonna ask. Lots of concern, some judgement, but fucking Christ. [God.] At least you admit there's no excuse, shit.

[bad_crowmance]

[ Crow shrugs, spreading his arms wide as he does. His expression's still serious. ]

I've had the benefit of hindsight since then. Realized I might have overreacted.

[ That's an incredible understatement. ]

I can't change what I've done and I'm not interested in excusing it. But it's a part of who I am, and if we're gonna be working together, you should probably know about it.

[drewthetower]

Ya think?

[God. August sighs.]

Okay, yeah, thanks for the heads up. For the record, like, zero blame for the "wanting to get rid of a politician" thing, that one's fair even if like. Dude. I understand the urge to just get rid of them, but seriously.

[Assassination? Seriously?! The power vacuum, good sir.]

But if you do something like that again, and I'm around? I will make Forenus give me back my powers and I will kick your fucking ass. I'll leave enough for Elliot to heal if he wants, but I will kick your fucking ass.

[bad_crowmance]

[ Oh, Crow knew he'd create a power vacuumbut ask him if he'd cared at the time.

Still. August makes that threat and Crow's eyes sparkle as he tilts his head, confidence tugging his mouth into a grin and bleeding from his every pore. ]

Ha! You mean, you could try.

[ He shakes his head, still grinning. ]

But message recieved. I don't intend to pull anything like that again here.

[drewthetower]

Good. And hey, if I had all my powers I'd manage it. Humans don't tend to, y'know, do great against demons most of the time.

[bad_crowmance]

Oh, I'm not saying you're not strong. I'm sure you are when you've got your powers.

[ But he still looks confident. ]

I'm just saying, underestimate me at your own risk.

[ Crow can go toe-to-toe with Rean in ogre form, he's not afraid of a superpowered noodle.]

[drewthetower]

[WOW rude he's not a noodle he's birdbrain.]

Yeah, yeah, I know.

[bad_crowmance]

Aaaaanyway.

[ Crow tucks his hands behind his head. ]

Sounds like we're on the same page now.

[drewthetower]

Sounds like. Anything else?

[bad_crowmance]

[ Crow holds up a finger. ]

Just one other thing! It's probably worth mentioning that neither Rean or Elliot were involved in my... extracurricular activities. They really are as nice as they seem.

[drewthetower]

Did they know about them?

[bad_crowmance]

Not until it was too late to stop me.

[drewthetower]

And they didn't care? [A beat] You can tell me to shut up if that's none of my business. I'm nosy.

[bad_crowmance]

You haven't hit anything I don't wanna answer yet.

[ He does stop to consider how to answer that, though. ]

I wouldn't say they didn't care. But those guys... their whole group, Class VII... they're all hopeless idealists.

[ There's a fond note creeping into his voice.]

They thought we could still be friends despite everything. Chased me down across a country and through a civil war.

[drewthetower]

[What.]

Despite knowing you were a terrorist?

[bad_crowmance]

[ He snorts at that. ]

I told you, didn't I? They're hopeless.

[drewthetower]

Oh my God, how did they survive childhood?

[Y'ALL TRUST A BIT TOO EASILY]

[bad_crowmance]

[ THEY SURE DO! ]

Don't ask me. If they had the sense the Goddess gave a rock, they would've known when to give up.

[drewthetower]

Elliot's the most sensible person in this group! Except apparently not when it comes to friends? Is that what I'm getting here?

[bad_crowmance]

Yeah, you've got it in one.

[drewthetower]

[August just groans, head in his hands.]

God. Did not think people like that actually existed. Do I wanna know how bad Rean is?

[bad_crowmance]

Words cannot describe how completely and utterly hopeless Rean is. The only person he refuses to believe in is himself. Pretty ironic when he's the strongest person I know. And I don't just mean physically.

[drewthetower]

Oh, I believe it. Still can't believe how easy it was to get him to carry my shit.

[Poor Rean.]

Have you tried spritzing him with a spray bottle when he starts doing that?

[bad_crowmance]

He'd probably have some kind of speech ready as soon as I whipped out the bottle.

[drewthetower]

Speech. What.