[Mares are always a difficult time for Fitz, stress and confusion compounding intense guilt. The last time they came by, he'd settled into the hospital and drugged himself into a stupor to avoid it all. This time, there weren't enough accommodations to be had, and instead he and his wife clung to one another as best as they could manage. It's a while before tech gets a reply, for a variety of reasons.]
I didn't before, but I've got some time now. How can I help?
[ He doesn't comment about the delay. He knows. He knows everyone has been going through their shit so his shit, while on a time crunch, isn't top priority when it comes to people putting themselves back together. But when a reply does come in, Tech is there to answer immediately. ]
i need some electronics. anything you have on hand or can make real fast that's portable. and i don't have much time. i got about until mammon's boat leaves.
i made a deal. i just need to be able to survive that deal by having things to help me recharge when i can't draw on tech around his castle. is this something you could help with?
the brides he had taken on were still bound to him. i ensured the freedom of two of them by doing this. the other one made her own deal.
so like i said. i just need some things to draw on to survive. his technologically lacking sack of shit castle doesn't exactly do wonders for my healing mechanisms
hah, funny. thinking about it now. that's how you and i first met. when i addressed the network about not healing properly after getting fucking stabbed...
yeah i know. you can spare the lectures, dude. you didn't raise an idiot.
[ .....he didn't raise him at all. Egh, whatever! ]
the alternative was owing a favor equal to two mortal souls. this way is better. this way is more immediate. and this way, i'm the only one who suffers.
we DID talk to lucifer tho. there wasn't much he could do.
lillith found the counterspell, but it required mammon's participation. and he planned to take his brides with him so we had to move fast. there just wasn't time...
but there's no way he can make me forget, fitz. he could literally hack into my mind with a saw, but as long as i have my code backed up, i can restore myself.
[ ....mostly. There are organic bits of his memory, too. And those might not be so easy to restore. But!! Positive thinking here. He can get through this so long as he has electronics with him. ]
So what if I have things going on? I can multitask.
Lucifer doesn't understand how much room there is to act. He thinks he's more limited than he actually is.
But don't be overconfident in your own abilities. You know very well that this place is very capable of making any of us forget whatever it wants us to forget. And you've seen the sorts of creatures he fancies making.
That's why we have to be smart about how we handle this.
pretty sure i can handle my own procedure. i can interface and put myself in basically any device, dude. only reason i'd let you do it is because i trust you
[ It's his dad after all. ]
it's more that i don't trust your security. you're not the only one with access to that lab.
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hey. you got a minute to talk?
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I didn't before, but I've got some time now. How can I help?
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i need some electronics. anything you have on hand or can make real fast that's portable. and i don't have much time. i got about until mammon's boat leaves.
i made a deal. i just need to be able to survive that deal by having things to help me recharge when i can't draw on tech around his castle. is this something you could help with?
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What did you do?
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the brides he had taken on were still bound to him. i ensured the freedom of two of them by doing this. the other one made her own deal.
so like i said. i just need some things to draw on to survive. his technologically lacking sack of shit castle doesn't exactly do wonders for my healing mechanisms
hah, funny. thinking about it now. that's how you and i first met. when i addressed the network about not healing properly after getting fucking stabbed...
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how could you
You stupid
[ He deletes several lines before sending something more appropriate ]
nothing god comes out of forming contracts with demons.
[ said the pot to the kettle, without a trace of irony. ]
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[ .....he didn't raise him at all. Egh, whatever! ]
the alternative was owing a favor equal to two mortal souls. this way is better. this way is more immediate. and this way, i'm the only one who suffers.
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that means you've opened yourself up to having that price taken out of you.
From _Mammon_
You might not even know us when he's through with you.
Why didn't you talk to me about this first? We could've taken it to Lucifer.
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and tbh i thought we had more time.
we DID talk to lucifer tho. there wasn't much he could do.
lillith found the counterspell, but it required mammon's participation. and he planned to take his brides with him so we had to move fast. there just wasn't time...
but there's no way he can make me forget, fitz. he could literally hack into my mind with a saw, but as long as i have my code backed up, i can restore myself.
[ ....mostly. There are organic bits of his memory, too. And those might not be so easy to restore. But!! Positive thinking here. He can get through this so long as he has electronics with him. ]
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Lucifer doesn't understand how much room there is to act. He thinks he's more limited than he actually is.
But don't be overconfident in your own abilities. You know very well that this place is very capable of making any of us forget whatever it wants us to forget. And you've seen the sorts of creatures he fancies making.
That's why we have to be smart about how we handle this.
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unless you have an idea how to back out of a contract?
bc my understanding is once that shit's signed, it's binding. sure, someone could go and renegotiate but idk that i'd want them to do that just for me
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You're stuck with what you've agreed to, but there's still a situation to handle. What you've done creates the current situation.
Meet me down in the lab. We need to keep an exterior backup.
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but like
after your shit got hacked into, i'm not so sure i want an exterior backup floating around your lab. esp with all eyes on you right now, yanno?
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You'll need a certain level of expertise to handle the procedure.
[And he doesn't imagine that anyone would have anything close to his level of expertise. #humblebrag]
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[ It's his dad after all. ]
it's more that i don't trust your security. you're not the only one with access to that lab.
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[He says, missing the point entirely.]