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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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Backdated to just after their poker game

[cashe]

[ Whenever he goes outside, he'll find a package on the doorstep. It's not wrapped up in any fancy way and it's tied with basic twine. There is an envelope on top of the box and small white card inside. The handwriting is probably familiar.

I know how much it killed you to lose our bet last night. Far be it from me to rub that in, but as a consolation I'm returning this little lady to you. It ain't a gift. It's in my own best interests to see that you are armed with the best. Besides, a man and his gun is a beautiful thing, and I am not one to break such an intimate bond. It was love at first sight if I recall. Anyway, use her wisely and try not to die next time. Who knew you'd be more of headache dead, than you are alive! Besides, I'm gonna be offended if someone other than me gets to it first next time. See you around. ~ E.

The box contains peacekeeper, completely cleaned and shiny. He can thank B.O.B. later for that. It also contains plenty of ammunition, likely more than he had been able to get his hands on before. He can thank her business for that. ]

[almightythirst]

[ Jesse half expects the package to explode when he sees the handwriting on the card. He handles it carefully, setting it aside in favor of reading the attached note; though he only gets as far as little lady before he’s scrambling to undo the wrapping.

Peacekeeper. He turns it over in his hands, fingers tracing all the familiar contours. She’s shinier and better-looking than she’s been in a long while, and he knows just who to thank for that. B.O.B. was the only one who had ever made her look better than Jesse could. That omnic is maybe the only other sentient being who knows the inner workings of the gun just as well as Jesse does.

He keeps a hand on Peacekeeper as he finishes the note, and then reads it a second time through. Ashe can say what she wants to the contrary, but it is a gift. He’d do just fine at whatever she has planned with a standard weapon, and they both know it. She could’ve kept Peacekeeper as collateral, could’ve held it over him as incentive.

Rather than point any of that out, he shoots off a quick text, short and sweet. ]

Thank you.