013 - Mile-High Apple

[deadly_ned]

I'm, um.

I'm leaving.

Thomas - my inmate - he's...graduated, he's left the Barge, so I think that's...probably my cue to leave too.

I'm...terrible at goodbyes, and let's be completely honest, I'm quiet enough that most of the Barge doesn't know I'm actually here, so I doubt I need to stay very long.

That sounds terrible.

I'm sorry. Something's come up. I have to go.

[The Piemaker - nervous, clearly hiding something, and agitated - leans over to shut off his communicator. Unbeknownst to him, he'll be back in a matter of days for reasons not clearly stated in this post]

[Private to the Marquis de Carabas]

And now it doesn't matter what you know.

Good luck graduating, you....bad, bad person.

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[some_kinda_hero]

Nonono, none of that, you deserve some praise too, Ned, you helped get him there.

You should definitely take him. Twenty years is a lo- wait, how can he that old and still be alive?

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[deadly_ned]

I feel like I didn't do much of anything. He knew what he needed to do.

....Feels like. Twenty years. It's been, um. Six? It just feels like twenty.

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[some_kinda_hero]

[She eyes him suspiciously, not quite buying the slip up, but going along with it anyway.]

Uh huh. Anyway, Digby would miss you like crazy. I'm sure he'd love to be home too.

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[deadly_ned]

[As is what usually happens after he's just told a lie, the Piemaker's eye twitches]

He would. I should. I...will. Yes.

video; - May we please handwave the goodbye? I'm trying to lessen things before taking a 2 wk hiatus

[some_kinda_hero]

Good luck. And take care...think I could say goodbye to Digby? Before you go?

video; - Absolutely! I'd probably prefer it too

[deadly_ned]

Of course you can say goodbye to Digby.

video; - Thank you so very much. <3

[some_kinda_hero]

Great. I'll be by in less than twenty minutes then.

<3

[deadly_ned]

See you then.