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[conning]

"It's Caffrey. Remember the value of plausible deniability. I'll get back to you."

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[cactusy]

I'm not saying I don't get it. People get protective and defensive of their friends; it's not-- I'm not meaning to imply it's a personal failing.

[conning]

So. Because you haven't seen me respond to the way he treats people. You assume I don't. But because I try to defend him publicly when half the barge wouldn't piss on him if he was a flambé, because that's all you've seen me do, you assume that's all I do.

You say I talk like a lawyer and a politician and then you make it abundantly clear why politicians do everything in front of a camera in the first place. You can't be unbiased if the world hasn't seen you be unbiased, right?

[cactusy]

[There's a pause of a minute or so before she answers.]

I did kinda assume you didn't, yeah. But I believe you when you said you do. I still think it's telling that other people being pissed off at him is where the biggest, most emotional part of your concern is, though.

You're a passionate person, you have a big heart, and you care deeply about your friends. Losing sight of objectivity is inevitable.

[conning]

[He doesn't give it a minute. He knows he should. He's been working on that. But he doesn't.]

Well, good to know you have it all figured out.

[...and he hangs up.]

[cactusy]

[It's a few hours before the response comes, in text.]

Do you want to not hear from me for a while?

[conning]

[The ringing silence she gets in response is... probably a clear enough answer.]