[OTA] You don't want to watch

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There was no visible reaction to the letter a Two of Spades had delivered to him late last night. A brief flash of surprise, a tightening of his lips, but nothing to indicate what the letter contained. And it was hard to tell, all morning, that anything was wrong. Grouchy moods weren't exactly unknown when it came to him, after all - he and several

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Davin had been just finishing up a delivery to a shop near the garage when he catches sight of Jordan limping away.

Cue the frown.

"Jordan!" he calls, walking swiftly to catch up with his nephew, "what happened?"

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Oh, well. Joy. The ideal thing, he thinks, would have been to get home - get this wrapped - and come up with a reasonable not-lie to weave by the time Davin and Hadyn heard.

But apparently not. He grimaces. "An accident."

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Davin looks over his shoulder, back at the garage, then at Jordan, his expression completely even.

"An accident."

That isn't an explanation, Jordan.

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But it is the truth. He shrugs.

"The roads towards the outposts are still slick. The Mustang went off the road."

Also true, of course.

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Was it worth pushing for more and why Jordan was heading out toward the outposts when he appeared to be more or less whole?

"I see...and will you be getting yourself checked out?"

There could, at least, be more damage done than immediately apparent.

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"I'll let Abby Benson poke at me when I get back to the Castle." He could only imagine how bad this'd be if he'd actually broken something. But he was fairly sure that at worst, he'd torn a ligament.

"Don't worry about it."

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Well, he might have to settle for that, then. But yes, if he'd actually broken the leg, he'd be halfway to a proper doctor by now. At the very least.

"Oh me, I never worry about family members, Jordan. You know that."

It's funny because it's false.

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If he'd actually broken the leg he probably wouldn't have managed to convince the Heart farmer that he was fine and he just needed to haul the car to Town.

As it was, he just slants Davin a look. "Yes, well, you don't have to worry about me. It was just an accident."

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"I fail to see how an accident should prevent worry about an injury."

Just an accident, his ass.

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"I don't really see the point in talking about it."

Since it's happened, after all, and it's done with.

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"What would you see the point in?"

His nephews. Most frustrating. Always.

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What does he expect? They're Bernards. Jordan just rolls his eyes.

"I don't know."

Which is, at least, truthful. He hasn't seen the point in much lately.

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Well, at least he's getting truth, then.

"Let me see you home, at least."

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"If you insist."

Probably just as well, really, considering how his knee feels.