Email to Nate, Doug, Pete

[xp_daytripper]

To: [old man], [universal translator], [uncle pete]
From: [delicate flower]



Got an email from my favourite adopted big sister today, and I know everything, so the three of you can stop with the cloak and dagger act. I could get all cranky and demand to know why you didn't tell me and all, but it wouldn't do squat except make me feel like a spoiled brat. So I won't. I will say I'm hurt you didn't trust me, but I can't push it, and since you're convinced I need protecting I'll just take my delicate constitution off and work on me healing spells - not that those need work, with all the practice I get 'round here, but they're less work when I've had decent warning and time to get ready.

A.

Comments

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To: [delicate flower, my ass]
From: [human decoder ring]
Subject: Dom

I'd like to go on record as saying that not telling you was Nathan's idea, so if you could kindly not jump down my throat about it... *shakes head* Sorry. Still getting rid of the migraine I worked myself into helping Nathan find her, so I've been a little snippy, not to mention having to deal with Dom's wounded pride...anyways, it wasn't about trusting you, okay?

-Doug

Subject: I figured it was that.

[xp_daytripper]

To: [universal translator]
From: [trouble]

Sorry to be snarky at you - I figured it was probably Nate's idea to keep me in the dark. I thought I ought to tell you I knew so you didn't keep avoiding me in the hallways - you really need to work on that guilty face you get, mate. *grins*

I'm not angry, just disappointed. But I figure I don't have the best track record when it comes to dealing with me nearest and dearest getting hurt (you'd think I'd had enough practice by now), so I should just suck it up, as Manny says.

And this is all not your problem, so I'll go deal with the source - there's another email in my inbox from the prime culprit.

A.

Subject: Dom...

[x-cable.livejournal.com]

Is fine and will be here in a few days, as I'm sure she's probably told you if you've been talking to her. Whether you treat her to a healing spell or two at that point is entirely between the two of you.

As for the rest of it... this note is a small masterpiece of provocation, so I really have to congratulate you. You very nearly got a rant about trust, practicality, full disclosure and all the reasons why passive-aggressive behavior is really fucking annoying, but since you were so good as to spare us the full force of your rant, I figured I should restrain myself too. Only fair.

When Dom gets here, the two of you can commiserate about what a chauvinistic asshole I am to your heart's content. Never accuse me of failing to give you both sufficient ammunition.

Nathan

Subject: Fine

[xp_daytripper]

You know, I wouldn't be so shirty about all this if all that stuff with the dreams and talking to you at the pool this morning hadn't happened. I was straight with you about Illyana and all, and it slipped your mind to mention what had happened to Dom? Okay, fine, probably not my business, but all I got from her was this chatty little email about how the protective charm I gave her helped save her arse and how she was going out partying with a couple of soldier blokes, so the next email I got from her was a bit of a shock, you know? I know I have a shitty track record when it comes to being trusted, but I'm trying, fuck it all, and I'm sick of people treating me like glass.

So you can take this as me being passive-aggressive if you like, and I'll just keep out of your face until you're less shitty with me. Since I'm such a brat and all.

A.

Subject: Fine!

[x-cable.livejournal.com]

So I'm either senile or I don't trust you. Glad we've established that.

As for Dom's little omissions, take it up with her. She did the exact same thing to Pete and I, except with more blatant lying. If Doug hadn't wanted to know about that golf story, you and I could have been in the dark together.

Nathan

Never said you were senile

[xp_daytripper]

Just that you didn't mention all this when I saw you this morning.

*sighs* I'm going to shut up, I'm just making you more shitty with me and I really don't want to fight about this and fuck up your day even more. And it started so well, too.

A.

A thought:

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Occam's razor is sometimes handy. I didn't say anything because I just didn't think to. Nothing to do with protecting you, or trusting you, and everything to do with the fact that I only found out about it after it was all over, so it didn't seem like a terribly big deal, and I had other things on my mind. You may not agree about how big a deal it is, but y'know, tough. It's just one of those things, and not something to get bent out of shape over.

As for the healing spells, well, I'm pretty bloody sure I'd have mentioned it to you before Dom got here, so you'd have had warning.

Pete

Re: A thought:

[xp_daytripper]

I'm a dope. Sorry.

A.