~forty~ (and to hell with everything)

[glowing_science]

[Klavier's droned. For good.

Needless to say, Ema's taken the discovery pretty hard. The two of them had been together for over a year after arriving within a few months of each other. Yes, lately things had been strained, but they had been working through it. Klavier was her rock, the man who gave her comfort when the town hit her too hard,

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[weaponsparked]

[He'd heard the message. And had spent a while trying to decide how best to respond. He'd come up with nothing at all.]

[So... instead. He decides he should go try to find her. Not that he remembers where she lives, but as the Corvette pulls out onto his street, he realizes that's not exactly a problem. She's just down the road, out in front of a house.]

[He slows to a stop, behind her, letting the engine idle.]

[weaponsparked]

Oh. Yes.

I remember doing that, actually. Sort of.

[glowing_science]

Sort of. You aren't much of a crying type, Sideswipe.

[She manages a small smile, through her tears.]

[weaponsparked]

Maybe you just never happened to see it when I did.

[Teasing? Maybe.]

[glowing_science]

[Ema gives him a smile and a raised eyebrow.]

I saw it once. But that wasn't really... a normal situation.

[Remember Christmas?]

[weaponsparked]

... Ah. Right. I think I'd tried to block that out completely.

[glowing_science]

I don't blame you. It was weird.

Thanks, though. Seriously.