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Devil's Nest, Friday Evening

Allie was in her usual spot near the bar staring warily at her phone. Another message might send her off the deep end entirely. Her mood certainly wasn't helped by the way Tiny kept texting and snickering behind the bar.

[Around but bouts of SP due to RL.]

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"I'm going to need a drink," Kaidan sighed, sitting down at the bar.

His omni-tool beeped almost immediately.

"Tiny, you heard the man. Get him something Canadian."

While Tiny did that, Allie was just going to side-eye Kaidan hard.

Kaidan typed a quick message on his omni-tool that he was not showing Allie, thanks.

"Is it just me, or are people really chatty today?"

"You mean like wondering if I've ever used their shower chatty?" Allie asked dryly.

"No," Kaidan said, giving her a funny look. "Though a guy did leave me a message talking about not missing my shower. Which was weird. The last time I remember letting a guy use my shower was ten years ago."

"I can top that. I got a message from someone offering to let me 'watch and learn' about freaky lingerie stuff." She shook her head, mildly horrified. "I can only guess what that's a code for."

"...Seriously?" Kaidan asked, staring. "You know if that happens again, you should call the Sheriff's office."

"I suppose that's the right thing to do." But her expression should make it clear that she had other ideas on how to handle it. Namely racking down whoever it was and showing them the error of their ways with her teeth. Just to intimidate. There'd be no eating.

"Allie," said Kaidan, because, well, unsolicited violence bad, judging you now.

Allie didn't pout. She just looked a little disgruntled. "Fine. If it happens again I'll let Jake know."

"Good," Kaidan said.

He snagged his something-Canadian as it passed by and took a sip. A broody, broody sip.

Recognizing the broodiness, Allie pulled up a stool. "What's on your mind? You're thinking to much. I can tell."

To be fair, Kaidan was usually thinking too much, so that was an easy guess, Allie.

"I got promoted," he said.

So that was something to brood about.

"That's a good thing isn't it?" But then she thought of a reason why it might not be. At least from her point of view. "You're not going to have to leave are you?"

"No, I haven't gotten any new missions or a new posting or anything," Kaidan said slowly. "The way Hackett gave me the promotion, though-- I don't know. I'm starting to wonder if there's something coming up through the pipeline."

"Is that good or bad?" Given what she knew of the situation, Allie figured it could go either way.

"I have no idea," Kaidan admitted. "I mean, I executed a few missions well, so I can see why-- but maybe they're doing it to shut me up. Or maybe it's something else."

"Well it's not like it's something you can turn down, is it?" Her money was on no. "Maybe you just have to go along and see what happens."

Kaidan blinked. "Of course I'm not going to turn it down," he said.

He honestly hadn't even thought about it.

"I didn't think so," Allie said. So what do you think it's about? If it's not about shutting you up?"

"I don't know," Kaidan said again, simply. "Admiral Hackett's always been a character. And he's been looking out for me for a while."

"Looking out for you in a good way or a bad way? Is he trying to help you or is he trying to put you in a position to shut you up?" Someone might have stumbled across some Machiavelli in the course of her reading.

"So far, he's the guy who got me from sitting around the island twiddling my thumbs to getting back out there and doing a few things that mattered," Kaidan said, shrugging.

"So a point in his favor then. I guess all you can do is just watch your back." She smiled wryly. "Too bad I can't tag along. We did pretty good with the pepper things the other day."

Kaidan shot her a slight look. "I'm a professional, Allie," he pointed out. "I signed on for these risks. I'm not about to go dragging civilians into it if I can help it."

Sadly, there were going to be many times in the future he couldn't help it, at least where Allie was concerned, but shh.

He got a look right back. "I'm not exactly your average civilian," she pointed out. "But yeah, I get it. Besides I'm going to have my own battles to fight if I can ever get home."

And when she did there was going to be a snarky vampire she didn't trust to watch her back and the next thing you know, Roadtrip!

"Yeah, you don't need me kicking more of those your way," Kaidan said.

He took another long drink of his beer.

"No, probably not." Dealing with the psychotic vampire would take up enough of her time.

"So what else are you thinking?"

I wish I had time to go see Star Trek today.

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