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[hellsadogfight]

[The feed clicks on and a scraggly looking kid is all just about glaring at the screen. He's still in the bloody clothes he arrived in. He looks pretty broken, but alive. Very much alive.] Fuck this place, and fuck being stuck here. Look, I don't know how things are done 'round where y'all are from, but in Louisiana, shit happens when you up and fuckin' kidnap someone.

Second chance, my ass. Let me fuckin' die in peace. If I wanted to live, I could'a taken that vampire blood. [Tommy scowls before he shoves his fist into the near by wall.] This whole god damn situation...

[His jaw clenches and he looks away for a moment. A sigh. There's half a chance Sam's here, but he wouldn't be that lucky.] Any chance anyone is from Bon Temps? Sam Merlotte, if this was you, I swear to God...

[Not that he's any calmer, he's still seething, but at least he's... attempting civility.] Right, well I'm Tommy Mickens, if any'a ya care.

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[thelightbringer]

So look on the bright side. See this for what it is.

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[hellsadogfight]

Another chance to get screwed over?

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[thelightbringer]

Or a clean slate. Or a guilt trip. He'll give you all the steak you can eat if you just remind him what happened.

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[hellsadogfight]

That a fuckin' werewolf is after him and I took one for him? [He likes the way you think, Lucifer.]

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[thelightbringer]

[Lucifer taps a finger to the tip of his nose. Now you're getting it, Tommy.]

Just don't push him too hard. He's about the only person here worth keeping around.

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[hellsadogfight]

Yeah, yeah. Pretty sure he can take it.

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[thelightbringer]

Just because he can doesn't mean he should have to.

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[hellsadogfight]

You're the one that brought it up.

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[thelightbringer]

Yes, because using the guilt while it's there? That's a good idea.

Pushing him so far he breaks something? Well...that's just going to make things complicated.

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[hellsadogfight]

I didn't say anythin' about breakin' him. Just you know, makin' sure I'm not starvin' and stuff.

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[thelightbringer]

Oh, you don't have to worry about that here, Tommy. If you get really hungry, we have plenty of squirrels.

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[hellsadogfight]

Haha, very funny.

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[shifting]

Guess "filters" are gonna have to be the next human thing I teach you about. [oh, unhappy. You are batting a thousand this month, Lucifer.]

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[hellsadogfight]

What are filters?

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[shifting]

Makin' things private. Just between two people. Right now, everything ya'll are sayin' to each other can be seen by anybody who wants to see it.

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[hellsadogfight]

So? I ain't got anythin' to hide.

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[shifting]

Yeah, but when you do, you'll wanna know how to work these things right.

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[hellsadogfight]

I got two legs. I can go meet the person. [He is not a kid.]

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[thelightbringer]

In this case? Leaving it in the open was the better option.

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[shifting]

I don't need you puttin' ideas in his head. And I sure don't need you tellin' him things about me you've learned in private. I can talk to him on my own time. If I choose to.

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[thelightbringer]

He's in a precarious position, Sam. The safest place for him is with you.

[He sighs, folds his arms. Fine, here's the rest of the story.]

There's someone after your powers--and since you're under someone's wing, he's the next best thing. Which is why I was making sure he'd be willing to stay by you without getting any funny ideas about how far he can push you.

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[shifting]

- What? Someone's after - Who? What are you talkin' about?

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[thelightbringer]

They were smart enough to ask me first. I said no. But now Tommy's here...

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[shifting]

Who are they? [because like fuck he's going to risk losing his brother again. Like fucking hell.]

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[thelightbringer]

If you go after them, you'll get you both killed. Do you understand, Sam?