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[stand_unshaken]

"Of course not. I ain't your daddy - but maybe he don't win if you ignore that smug piece of shit. Playing into it means there's nothing to win, either side."

He holds up a hand, expecting pushback. "I know I ain't always done that myself. But I coulda done with someone telling me this years ago."

[dog_eat_dog]

She’s quick to want to argue that point, but she waits for him to finish.

“It’s not playing,” she says. “Not when he’s convinced I’m up to shit and it’s his job to intervene.”

[stand_unshaken]

"Tell him to get the hell away, and that he's actively hindering you. If he keeps it up he can at least be aware he thinks his own ego is more important than your life."

[dog_eat_dog]

Tess shakes her head, unconvinced that’d do anything at all. If Yunlan thinks he can foil something, he will. It’s the job description, and she’s the criminal.

“We’ll see what happens next time,” she says.

[stand_unshaken]

It's the best he could do, without him being the one to help her out. She really does have to get herself out of this kind of trouble, though.

So he just nods, seriously. "That's all we can do."

[dog_eat_dog]

“I don’t like it, but I guess so,” she replies.

It’s odd to have to use that self-control, after so many years of relying on violence or partners’ violence in equal measure.

“I’m gonna keep my head down for a bit, I think.”

[stand_unshaken]

He isn't going to keep her to that, that's for sure. But he'll do her the courtesy of nodding and rapping his knuckles on the table.

[dog_eat_dog]

It’ll last a week, maybe two, she thinks, but that’s a good run on its own.

“I’ll get you a better heads up next time, at the very least.”

[stand_unshaken]

"Much obliged, Tess."

He gets up, creaking a little, and lets out a sigh. "I gotta go get some people set up to clean. You good?"