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Hermione Granger
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[reparo]

[There's the echo from the brig but hey! She has signal.]

The Pariah? ...are people switching ships?

[somebadnews]

[ Frown at that echo. No answer to her question. ]

I couldn't find you.

[reparo]

Oh. [That's kind of sweet that he cares.] I'll tell you where I am, but you can't be mean.

[somebadnews]

[ Squinting. He has no idea what to make of that, but he knows her well enough. ]

What did you do?

[reparo]

[Clears throat.] I'll tell you what I didn't do, and that's stand idly by while people very clearly needed to be taught a lesson.

[somebadnews]

[ Why... why did he choose to involve himself with another person who only gets into trouble? He could probably guess where she is, and he mutters 'worse than Diego' under his breath. ]

Are you hurt?

[reparo]

What's that? [SHE HEARD THAT, FIVE.]

I am fine, and very much uninjured.

[somebadnews]

[ Well, that's his fault for putting it on audio. ]

You're fine, but you don't want to admit where you are.

[reparo]

You're going to do that thing, where you sigh and roll your eyes and wonder if you're the only smart person in the room, which you aren't. So, yes, I'm fine. No, I won't tell you where.

[somebadnews]

[ He swallows his sigh, she can't see his eye roll, and no smartest person has ever had to say this before (until now): ]

I won't be mean.

[reparo]

[She does not swallow her snort of disbelief, but whatever. Pain prolonged enough.]

I'm in the brig.

[somebadnews]

[ Knew it. There's a semi-spiteful amount of restraint in his voice as he actually tries to keep the promise he made two seconds ago. ]

Well, that's unfortunate. You can't use your magic in there?

[reparo]

It's actually quite nice and quiet. No ghost voices that only I can hear - it's like a holiday.

[somebadnews]

[ Oh. Now it makes more sense. ]

Considering where we're heading, maybe staying there isn't a terrible plan.

[reparo]

...where are we headed? [she doesn't get a lot of news.]

[somebadnews]

How long have you been in there?

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I'm staring to think too long.

What was it that you needed me for?

[somebadnews]

It's kind of moot now, with you stuck in the brig.

[ He knows he could bust her out. He's done it before, but after what she said... the barrier is good for her. ]

At least I'll know where to look for you next time.

[reparo]

That's it?

[somebadnews]

For now.

[ ...He's not worried, but — ]

If you get bored in there, or they try anything, give me a call.

[reparo]

[If they try anything, she wouldn't exactly have time to give him a call, will she?]

If I do, I will.

[somebadnews]

[ That doesn't occur to him. She's convinced him this is a 'for her own good' situation. ]

I'll check back later. [ ...still thinking what Diego would do... ] Don't do anything to make it worse without me, alright?

[reparo]

[It's honestly the 'without me' part that makes her crack up and let out a sharp laugh, before she shakes her head - not visible, exactly.]

Alright, Five. Promise.

[She'll hang up now, because devices are phones.]