IC INBOX; MoM

[pushtheboundaries]

"You've reached Robert Callaghan, Headmaster to the Heropa Organization for imPort Education. Please leave a message with your name, your phone number, and I'll get back to you as soon as I can. As a reminder, my office hours are..."

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[itistolaugh]

The ... pier?

[pushtheboundaries]

The Project.

[he glances towards her with a frown]

Any other questions, or are you done?

[itistolaugh]

[ She rolls her eyes. When does he stop being such a dickwad? He's going to have to apologize for a week, at minimum. ]

"The Project." What project? What were you trying to do? I mean, I'm gonna assume it went horribly wrong, because that's kind of your whole thing. Maybe I should get you a life coach for your next birthday...

[pushtheboundaries]

[he looks very much like he would like to hit her for that. there's even some microbots rearing up in thick pillars, reminiscent of hands clawing in suppressed anger - and then he snorts, reaching for one of the papers on his desk]

Change things. Fix them.

[itistolaugh]

[ Talking isn't getting her anywhere, since he's not feeling inclined to open up. So she gets off the table and walks over to peek over his shoulder. One hand idly cards through his hair, the way it used to when he wasn't a mean butthead. ]