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[almightythirst]

Hey there, stranger. Don't think I gotta explain the situation: you called, I didn't pick up. Leave me a message and maybe I'll get back to you.

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[cashe]

[ She'd been expecting him to pick 'Liz', so she's a little surprised he chooses the more cutesy of her nicknames. She really should tell him to just call her Ashe, but she can't bring herself to ask for that. It isn't supposed to matter anyway. If it were anyone other than McCree she would have made them regret calling her that, but he'd always been able to get away with it. Anyone else in their gang back then had learned to stick with Ashe, really quick. Jesse had been the only one allowed that freedom with her name. ]

Neither does 'Lizzie' but whatever. [ It's starting to hurt not being remembered and she's torn between saying goodbye and finding something else to talk about. She'd learned over the last few months they were better together than apart, but now it looked like Deerington was making it harder for them again. ]

I guess I should tell you to not doin' anythin' stupid while you're on this boat.

[almightythirst]

Sure it does. I wouldn’t say it if it didn’t.

[ At the warning, he simultaneously smirks and rolls his eyes. ] Naw, see I was just gonna go hold the captain at gunpoint and demand he steer this ship somewhere warm and sunny, while givin’ me all of his valuables. Someplace nice and public too, so you all can see.

[ He settles his gaze back on her again and leans back a bit, expression nothing if not completely sure of itself. ]

Don’t know how much you remember about meetin’ me back when we were kids, but I’m not some amateur. And I’m lookin’ forward to bein’ a free man again when we're on dry land again, so anythin’ I get up to, I’ll keep quiet.

[cashe]

[ She smiles softly, thinking about it, but again nods.

The other part though catches her attention. That was just like the Jesse that had been a part of Deadlock. She could have sworn she remembered holding a driver at gunpoint and demanding a ride over state lines at some point. Wild, young, and free. And crazy. Would he have grown up to be like this if he hadn't been taken. ]

I remember enough to know you've at least done somethin' similar. Glad to hear you have a little more common sense these days. If you know the right people, it don't matter if you are a criminal, you'll walk free every time.

[almightythirst]

[ Some of Joel’s antics might feel familiar to Ashe like that. If they’re not something he’d done at some point, they are things he would have feasibly done as a member of Deadlock. ]

You been keepin’ up with me in the papers or somethin’? I’m mighty flattered. Never knew I had a fan.

Never been good about knowin’ the right people, but I am pretty good at makin’ a getaway. Not good enough to escape off a ship in the middle of the ocean though. So I’ll be good.

[ He tilts his head a little, regarding Ashe with a curious-yet-calculating sort of look. Trying to read her. ]

There a reason you’re so worried I’ll get into trouble?

[cashe]

[ She picks up on that look, it's one she's well familiar with when the leaders of the gangs get together and she discusses business with them. So she does what she does during those meetings, keeps her face completely neutral. Try and read that face Mr. Morricone.]

It ain't like that, so drop the paranoia. I'm no more a fan than an enemy.

I just...I got bad feelin' on this ship and I'm offerin' a friendly suggest to be careful.

[almightythirst]

[ Jesse hums, considering her words even as he continues to watch her. She’s got a good poker face. Means she’s used to people sizing her up, more so than any heiress he’s met before.

Interesting. ]

Paranoia is what keeps me alive. Not about to drop the habit now, but… I’ll keep that mind anyway.

[cashe]

A sentiment I appreciate. [ And now she really has to go deal with the discomfort of him losing his memories on top of B.O.B. being gone. It's gonna be a long month. ]

One way or another good luck.

[almightythirst]

You too, Lizzie.

[ A wink, and then he's gone, the feed cut. ]