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[stand_unshaken]

 

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[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?"