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[empathicfault]

"Will Graham here. Leave a message."

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[cactusy]

What about telling him about what you did, then?

[Shaw leans against the wall behind her, folding her hands over her chest as she looks at him steadily.]

Defending yourself, trying to keep Peter from fleeing, using B's alarm, getting us to you fast and getting Peter caught fast. Was that system broken?

[empathicfault]

No. [ He takes a breath in and lets it out in a sigh. Some of the tension drains out of his shoulders. ] That part worked just fine.

It was the part where I didn't let him know what had happened and he had to find out from Gaius' public post. He'd been sticking around me more to try and help with this, and I'm sure he blamed himself for not being there when the attack happened. I'm trying to- to give him some agency in this.

[cactusy]

[Shaw is quiet as she thinks this over, flicking her eyes up to the ceiling before dropping them back down to him.]

Okay.

[She gives him a small nod.]

I get that.

[empathicfault]

[ Will freezes for a moment, raises an eyebrow at Shaw. He's not disbelieving, but he is a little surprised. ]

...you do?

[cactusy]

You're right that Sweeney's not the type to instigate fights, so we're mostly talking about the principle of the thing, right? Whether it's good for you or for him to encourage retribution even in the abstract.

[She lifts a shoulder.]

So, yeah. I do. Your argument makes sense.

[empathicfault]

[ Will had gotten himself rather puffed up in his anger, ready to rail and rant for a long time- even if it was only in his own head. Shaw had effectively punctured that and he takes a moment to rub his eye and recollect himself. ]

Okay, then. Thanks.

It's not something I'd be looking for, generally. Peter hurt the people who care about me a lot more than he hurt me. But...I also know how tough that can be to endure, sometimes.