office hours: round 1.

[foo_bar]

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

(screened PCs with han)

Comments

[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?

[donotlick]

It's fine. Just be careful with him, alright? He's going through shit.

[ Hank cares about him, but he's definitely totally not jealous. ]

Yeah, talked to her on day 1. What about her?

[foo_bar]

What's her opinion on what's going on?

[and he'lll... something something something with connor. but also, hank never has to worry again about him]

[donotlick]

She's about Todd's #1 anti, if that makes any fucking sense to you.

[ mmmmMMMMMM ]

Far as I know, she likes all us students about twenty times more than her asshole boss.

[foo_bar]

Huh. I didn't know she'd ever really interacted with him.

That's interesting... Maybe I'll follow up on that, specifically.

[donotlick]

Might be his reputation precedes him. Plus, he hired her too, didn't he?

[ Hank shrugs. ]

You guys probably have a lot in common. [ He smirks. ] Worst case, you can talk about Connor. I know he's gotten on pretty well with her too.

[foo_bar]

[he offers a small shrug at that. Perhaps. But at the same time... he's going to have to talk to her more.]

Thanks for the additional info.

[donotlick]

It's nothing. Seriously.

[ He's probably going to just keep showing up even without te booze incentive... just letting you know, pal. ]

You seriously saved my ass, Han. Least I can do is help you keep Toddswald from running this place like a slaughterhouse.