office hours: round 1.

[foo_bar]

office hours daily. i'm here to help... i think.

(screened PCs with han)

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[foo_bar]

[tap tap tap... before he pauses, and then exhales.]

Don't-- Don't fucking do that again. If Oswald finds out, you're dead.

[donotlick]

[ Hank releases a sigh. It's tired, but the only person he's done with is himself, really. ]

Yeah, there's that too. It was fucking stupid.

[ This isn't like back home, where his reputation and Fowler can keep shit from really hitting the fan. Hank recognizes that too. Though the next part is said a bit more quietly. ]

I gave Connor the only booze I have left. He... he'll be holding on to it for me. So that doesn't happen again. It won't.

[ He takes another breath, steadier this time. ]

I promised him, so it won't.

[foo_bar]

... Okay.

[Han looks mollified, though still unsure. He doesn't know what to make of everything that happened, though he does know he'd rather not talk about it, lest things start getting out to other people. But he's worried about only one of them.]

And-- everything you know. It's done, it's never happening again, so for fuck's sake don't talk about it again.

Sorry... If I'd known, I... god this is fuckin' awkward.

[donotlick]

[ Hey, if there's one thing all this proves, it's that Hank can keep a secret.

Of course, then Han brings up the obvious, which makes Hank turn a little red. ]

Aw, shit, I mean—No, no, don't... I was really fucking drunk. It's not your fault. Connor was—I mean, he's an adult, he can fuck whoever he wants. It's none of my damn business and I never should've made it my business.

[foo_bar]

Uh-- okay. This is awkward.

[he doesn't even want to bring up the jealousy he knows is there.]

Look, you've got a special partnership with him, and I'll stay out of it. Deal?

[this was all a terrible idea]

[donotlick]

Yeah, no shit.

[ Jealousy? What jealousy?? ]

It's not... It's really not fucking like that.

[ Connor's so out of his league, he won't even start with that. ]

You didn't do anything wrong. Connor's hot and you're into androids, I get it. I was taking out my shit on you, and I was drunk off my ass. So it won't happen again on my end, and you don't gotta tell me what goes on between you two, got it?

[foo_bar]

[he just looks a little frozen. and then slowly presses his hands together, and to his lips.]

... okay. We'll never talk about it again. And no one needs to know anything.

[donotlick]

Yeah. Let's go with that.

[ Hank shakes his head, trying to will the awkwardness out of this conversation. ]

You seriously saved my ass, though. Why the hell would you bother, when all I've done is piss you off and steal your booze?

[foo_bar]

I dunno. I guess I am just really bad at getting people killed.

[he says with a slight hint of sarcasm]

Sorry, I'm really fucking bad at my job.

[donotlick]

[ Hank laughs. Oh no, is this friendship? Hank, why do you like people who are dicks? ]

Hey, don't sweat it. I'll give you gold stars on your teacher's review, how's that?

[foo_bar]

You know, at this rate, they'll probably fire me and we'll all be better off, eh?

Anyway... no hard feelings. But also, no more booze.

[donotlick]

Dunno. Next guy might not be such shit at his job.

[ Hey, aww, he's practically admitting he wants you around, Han. ]

Hah. [ Laugh it off, Hank. It's fine. This is fine. ] I'm off the case, huh? Can't say it's the first time my fucking problem has gotten me in shit like this.

[ Hopefully it will be the last? ]

[foo_bar]

[hopefully it'll be the last.]

You should want to know anyway, but I'll have to do my own digging.

[donotlick]

I mean, yeah, I plan to keep digging whether you pay me or not. Not like you can get Connor to stop at this point, either.

[ He sighs. ]

I just hope it doesn't get him killed.

[foo_bar]

[he considers that]

Who is he digging with? What other conversations have you been having?

[donotlick]

Oh, come on. You know Connor. He's like a dog with a damn bone once he's got a case.

[ What case is Connor working on, that's the question. ]

[foo_bar]

[that's true. so maybe he should rephrase it...]

What other conversations were you having?

[donotlick]

Nothing much, besides us updating each other on where we're at.

[ mmMMHhhMmmMM okay he owes Han a little truth. ]

I mean, we've talked a couple of other things out, but he's dealing with shit on his own time, too. Worrying about that deviant stuff, that kind of shit.

[foo_bar]

Worrying about the deviant stuff? Here?

[he tilts his head.]

[donotlick]

It might sound stupid to you, but back home it's a pretty big fucking deal. And I'm pretty sure Connor was made to hunt deviants.

You wouldn't wanna become something you were created to destroy, would you?

[foo_bar]

[so he's becoming a deviant... Han doesn't say anything to that, he just nods.]

Fair enough.

[donotlick]

It's rough for him, that's all.

[ Wow, he never said that!!! ]

All the shit he's feeling, he's feeling it for the first time. Bad enough for the rest of us, y'know?

[foo_bar]

... Are you sure it's for the first time?

[donotlick]

Yes.

[ He says it with certainty. He and Connor had a Talk. He knows what he's talking about, at least from Connor's standpoint. ]

He's scared alright? Which, yeah, is pretty fucking ironic when the thing he's scared of is being a deviant.

[foo_bar]

I know. Sorry, shouldn't have asked.

[he presses his palms together, clamming up just a little bit.]

But also-- you asked about Megumi. I assume you've spoken to her?