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i kno were still not talking

im not trying 2 start a conversation

but the holidays coming up n i have a little sumthing 4 u

is there sumwhere i can leave it 4 u 2 get?

[ It's a solid 24 hours before Angel decides to give a curt response. ]

A gift is both unnecessary and unwanted.

Edited 2020-12-21 06:08 (UTC)

its nothing big

luk im not

this isnt

im not trying 2 pull anything im not trying 2 get an 'in' w/u or any bs like that

its just the holidays n ur my daughter

im willing 2 do a friggin ded drop merc day gift here im trying 2 respect ur boundaries

It's a little late for that, don't you think? Why now, and not before you denied me almost all bodily autonomy?

cuz sumtimes i fuck up

You're doing it again. Reducing what you did to "mistakes" and "f*** ups" when it was so much more then that.

im not trying 2 do that

im admitting i fucked up

[ Jack admitting faults is a rare thing indeed, especially twice in a row and (at least from what Angel can surmise) not being entirely flippant about it.

But that doesn't change things, doesn't take back a moment of the hurt he inflicted on her. It isn't enough, Angel doesn't know what would be. ]

A f**** up is forgetting to close brackets in a line of code and breaking the program. "I f****** up" does not even begin to encapsulate the years worth of damage you caused. You tricked me! You enslaved me and had me do your dirty work under the pretense of it being for the greater good, and then murdered me as a thank you.

[ And she let him do it, that was the worst part. Even when she had started to become enough of her own person to clue in, to question it, she remained at his beck and call at least until the very end. When the damage she had caused had piled up so high there wasn't a clear road to redemption for her either. If there's anyone in all the galaxies Angel hates more than Jack, it's herself. ]

its when sumbody does wrong i dont kno wut else i can say

n i kno thats how u c things but i wasnt ever trying 2 trick u

u have 2 kno i never meant 4 things 2 get the way they did

i kno half ur life sucked its not like im thrilled about that

but i didnt lock u up just 2 b an asshole. u werent safe & i had no authority or real power & i had 2 protect u. i was terrified of wut theyd do 2 u

the eridium thing tho that wuz all my bad

didnt realize wut would happen shouldnt have taken that chance

[That one, at least, Jack has no excuse or explanation for. He'd gambled with her life and health, and while yes he had had the greater good in mind...it's still on him. He can't, at this point in time, deny that. Even to himself.

Damn robot brain.]

[ Season's greetings -- a Christmas present has arrived at the door!

It is a package of holiday baked goods, and a request to take some days off, paid holiday. It's probably best not to spend all one's time trying to track down secret information, after all. ]

Virgil doesn't know Angel well, but they share a living space so he wanted to get her something- she'll find some cozy throw pillows in a gift labeled to her from the in-house handyman

[ Even after years of learning how to keep her cool around Jack, Angel has a difficult time reining in her emotions to how he dismisses what he's done to her, how he rewrites her own history to her face. That this was how "she saw things" not how they objectively were. ]

You were terrified of what they would do to me? You drilled ports into my skull when I was 13 to connect me to the echonet and better utilize my powers. How was that protecting me?! Nothing....nothing you ever did was with my best intentions in mind.

[ Angel is so caught off guard by this! A thoughtful employer?? Out of habit she does check the baked goods for bombs and the like, but happily eats them (and shares with the rest of the castle) when she finds them safe. ]

What's your opinion on parties? :)

[ The message arrives shortly after Clint's officially announced The Lighthouse's first black tie fundraiser slash date auction slash casino-hosted extravaganza. Steve knows what his own opinion is, and it's that he's absolutely going, come hell or high water, and preferably not by himself. ]

Like theoretically?
Love the concept, or hate it?

I've never been to one.

[ Not in person, at least. But spying on corporate galas through security bots probably doesn't count. ]

No worries! I mean, that's why I said theoretically. How do you think being in a room full of people drinking and probably dancing would sit with you?

I'm talking about Clint Barton's big get-together.

I...am sure I could manage without much issue. Maybe not the dancing part. ^_^;

[ She's holding back here, honestly Angel would love to go to a big fancy party. But like always, asking for things directly is really not her strong suit. ]

However, I don't have much in the way of attire. Parties like that require a high dress code.

So yeah, that's the opposite of a problem. Picking out the perfect thing to wear is part of the experience AKA fun.

[ Speaking as someone whose favorite time of year was unequivocally prom season. ]

I'm still in the process of getting my wardrobe back up to standard, so, you know, window shopping? Together? Next weekend? That could happen.

Edited 2021-01-12 12:47 (UTC)

Okay. But fair warning: my sense of fashion, in this place or otherwise is somewhat lacking. So long as you're ready to advise me on what not to wear, let's commence shopping!

[ She didn't have the best direct guidance for styling, considering her fathers love for gaudy colour schemes and layering. Even with her untrained eye, she knew it looked bad. And she had given up thinking about clothing for herself a long time ago, accepting whatever Jack provided for her. ]

I'd never let a friend dress like a clown.

[ Unless that friend is so attached to baseball caps and camp vests that he has no choice but to give up. ]

I'm serious, at your first party ever? I'd have to be a terrible person. If you try to buy anything even slightly Ronald McDonald, I will frown at you until you put it back.

Edited (tfw word choice) 2021-01-13 14:35 (UTC)

I have no idea what that means, but I'll trust your assertations when it comes to flattering clothing.

oh
he's a clown who sells cheeseburgers
long story

[ Throughout the week he'll be forwarding her little notes about clothing hot-spots he stumbles upon while working, everything from standalone boutiques "Kinda pricey" to a big Sears-esque department store in midtown Bavan "I know I said window-shopping, but..." ]

[ Money is no issue, and Angel makes that known before they meet. She has a well paying part time job and she "confiscated" some of her fathers money before running away. No amount he would miss, but nothing to scoff at either. She doesn't tell Steve that part though.

So when the day rolls around for their shopping trip Angel is prepared. Meeting up with Steve out front a place she's become familiar with in Bavan, the small cafe Green Dolphin.

As she catches sight of him she gives a small but excited wave, holding a small stack of magazines in her other arm. ]

Hey!- I mean, hi. Thank you again for doing this with me.

[ A casual wave back.

Nothing about Steve's easy, too cool for school manner betrays just how bursting with excitement he is to see Angel in person again.

Days like the one they had planned have been... much, much harder to come by than he'd like, and he wishes he could say it was the peninsula's fault. It's a problem that existed before, what with Henderson off and away for so long at his brainiac camp... and what with, well, everything else that lead to toiling away his own summer at a pointless job.

Right away, he points to the magazines. ]

Let me guess, you were doing research?

Edited 2021-01-16 02:08 (UTC)

[ Wow, just call her out why don't you. Angel flushes at that, feeling kind of silly now that he's said it. On a closer inspection, Steve will notice that she's dog-eared pages of each magazine, with a few sticky notes poking out the top here and there too. ]

Well...I figured it would be best to have an idea of where to start. I've marked some of the pages and made annotations

[ The immediate impression Steve might get here is that Angel is taking this seriously. Maybe too seriously? But relaxing isn't her style. ]

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