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[ Will listens, a frown forming on his face. ]

I'm okay now. It hit pretty hard at the time- I'd never regrown a limb before. Peter waited until the middle of my work shift, so there's not much to be done about that. I was out getting supplies.

You didn't let me down, Hark. I got caught up in the post-flood kennel overload and I wasn't thinking. And I'm sorry you- you had to find out like that. I should've called.

[Will speaking the truth at the end is a barb in his heart, but Sweeney tries to dismiss it. It's not important, especially with all of the bad already passed.]

It's fine. Just...glad yer whole again. That's what matters. [He needs to believe that.]

They talkin' any punishment yet? Or do ya know?

[ Will hadn't been sure about including it, but pretending he hadn't gotten too caught up in all of it to call, didn't seem fair either. But he doesn't have to harp on it. He sucks at family stuff, no matter what lifetime he's operating on. He licks his lips and makes an internal note to try harder. ]

I've been staying out of it, for once...it's just about the only thing James wants out of me. And his...

[ He trails off and sighs. ]

Having Peter here for him, it's like if Hannibal was here, for me. The little monster's obsessed, prodding him with the things that hurt him the most. So...as much as I want to march down to Zero and taunt the bastard, I don't want James thinking that anything that happens to me is his fault, either.

The little I did hear, though- it sounds like they're at least taking him seriously now. He'll be restricted, like he should've been when James brought it up last time.

[That's something, at least. Far more than normally involved, truth be told. Sweeney knows a little bit about Jamie and Peter's relation, but errs on not going into it, in case it's only pointed out how ignorant he is in the whole thing, since he's talked to Jamie all of once, and Will seems to have a far better read on the man. Which brings them to the next list item.]

How's Malcolm?

[It's no secret that the man is passionate in his defense of Will, but Sweeney doubts he would risk demotion, not even for this sort of revenge. And being chained like that will poison a man. Sweeney knows that shit all too well.]

He's...mad.

[ And since he's honest with Hark, he adds: ] Vengeful, I think. He won't risk demotion, but- well, I wouldn't want to be on his bad side.

[ He sounds nothing but fond while he says that. ]

[Sweeney's quiet for a long moment. When he does speak, his voice is low.]

You know...I can't be demoted.

[Kicked off into Nothing, sure. But he suspects that has very little to do with whether or not he serves as the hand of Righteous Violence.]

[ There's a heavy silence in response, followed by a deep chuckle. ]

You can't, can you? Sometimes being an inmate is kinda convenient...not that I'm openly endorsing anything.

[ Shaw will probably, after all, listen to this later. Will considers it 'open.' He also doesn't think that Shaw might care that much, having seen the aftermath. ]

I suspect Peter will be thoroughly defanged after this incident. It's what I was hoping for, that he'd realize he doesn't have any power here. I know I would've loved to rub that in Hannibal's face, if we both ended up here within the same goddamned decade.

Glad he's not here. [Hannibal would be...complicated. On a lot of fronts. Sweeney sighs.]

I hope yer right. I'm just tired of believin' that punishment is effective here. If applied at all. [Which is both true and misleading. He's seen it work, but it's failed so many times, he doesn't have faith in the idea anymore.]

[ Will hums in agreement on the Hannibal front. It would certainly make things a lot more complicated. Besides that, Will's never sure how he feels about the man until he has to make a decision about him. And then, that's just a whim. ]

Yeah, you're right about that. [ He sighs. ] I think Peter went above and beyond, going after both Willa and Iris. Two well-liked wardens with lots of friends and protectors. So...we'll see.

Huh, guess it's not a huge surprise that he went after them. His story's not about Lost Girls, after all. Probably should've expected that one.

Yeah well. I don't expect Iris ta make a fuss. She's gotta soft spot fer the worst of it. Fer all I know, she might find it endearing.

[Sweeney adores her, but the woman still has her faults. Even if one of them is him.]

S'ppose I'll b'lieve it when I see it. If I do. I just ain't gonna hold my breath.

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