ic contact for tlv

[friendsfordinner]

[ it literally is just the generic ic contact post, Hickey hasn't changed the outgoing message yet or anything. ]

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[friendsfordinner]

[ He goes quiet for a moment, thinking about that. There are parts of Cornelius Hickey that he still likes and still uses. But there are parts that he'd rather push away and never deal with ever again. How ruined would his life be if he kept trying to push those parts away? ]

Can you accept something you did, a part of yourself, while still having mixed feelings about it?

[lone_horse]

It depends on why those feelings are mixed.

[ He looks to Hickey seriously. ]

Even if your actions are straightforward, most situations are complicated. It's rare you have a conflict that costs you nothing. If you think you did, you're probably fooling yourself.

But if you regret your actions, that needs to be addressed.

[friendsfordinner]

I don't regret my actions in this case, [ he says, with 100% certainty. ] S'pose I regret the situation that led to my actions. But then again, there were so many factors I couldn't control.

[lone_horse]

Can you tell me more about it?

[ It's clear that the answer can be no. ]

[friendsfordinner]

Maybe later. [ Hickey says, after a little pause. ]

[lone_horse]

Then with what I know now, I think what you should consider whether you feel you could control those circumstances now... or if you feel as powerless as you did then.

[friendsfordinner]

[ Hickey nods. That makes sense.

There's a moment's pause before he says, ]

Thanks for keeping an eye out for me, by the way.

[lone_horse]

[ A simple nod. ]

Of course.

[ Hickey was his subordinate. That's how it works, when it works properly. Protection and assistance is part of his job. ]

Let me know if you need anything else. Things or... anything.

[friendsfordinner]

I'll do so.

[ Maybe. Possibly. After all, Hickey places a lot of information on his own self-sufficiency. He'll only bother Kiryu if he absolutely needs to. ]

Though, and I don't mean this in a negative way, but I hope that I won't need anything.

[lone_horse]

I do too.

[ Just a little teasing- ]

Stay out of trouble.

[friendsfordinner]

I always try to.