Thank you Guests. I'm glad you like these. Sorry this is a little angst-y too. You know they do fight too.
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Dark Passage
"A brother, huh?"
"That's what Rex said, Six."
"So where is he and why hasn't he shown himself?"
"I don't know. But according to Rex, Rylander said that his powers saved them both from the nanite event."
"…I'm sorry we couldn't get any of Rylander's research."
"Me too."
"White says once the area settles and the engineers deem it safe we can go back to see if anything is salvageable when we clean up the mess."
"At least that's something…. I heard what you said to Rex… about not being disappointed."
"Yes?"
"That was … good of you."
"I just needed his head in the game. There was too much at stake. Don't read too much into it."
"… I see..."
"What?"
"Nothing."
"Holiday, when you sigh like that it's something… and if you don't tell me now, you will tell me later at an inconvenient time."
"Well, sorry that I'm an inconvenience to you. Don't worry. I won't bother you with my trivial sighing or anything else for that matter."
"Holiday, that's not what I meant…"
"Then what do you mean, Six?"
"… I just… I mean…Look, I know you have something to say, so what is it?"
"Rex wants a family and whether you like it or not Six, we are the closest thing he has to one."
"So?"
"So, we need to make sure that he has that. So quit worrying about your reputation and admit that you care about his well-being."
"Well, you need to stop coddling him."
"I'm not coddling him. But I AM trying to offer what comfort I can in this godforsaken place during this godforsaken time, which is more than White or any of you have tried to offer him!"
…
"I know Rex must feel lost… scared… alone. No kid should feel that way… No person should feel that way. Heck, he was willing to entertain the idea that Rylander might be his father… maybe give him some answers."
…
"Six, Rex values your opinion of him. He craves your approval. And despite what he does sometimes, he listens to you. So stop acting that way!"
"What way?"
"Cold and calculating."
"There's nothing wrong with being…"
"I swear if you say professional one more time I'm going to slug you."
"I was going to say being meticulous with my actions."
"…Fine, Six. Be that way. I'm tired. I think I'll turn in for the night."
"You haven't finished those medical reports."
"I'll do them tomorrow."
"You're not going to see your sister, are you?"
"…What does that matter to you?"
"Because every time you go, you come back distracted."
"Don't worry about my head being in the game, Six. I don't need you to lecture me on what I need to do."
"I wasn't lecturing…"
"You know what? It's fine. You don't have to explain anymore. Do whatever you think you have to, to keep us in line."
"I'm not… Holiday, this is not some sort of control…"
"Of course it is, Six. You have to control everything… everything from how Rex acts and performs to what I say and think…"
"Don't put words in my mouth. I never want you to stop saying what you have to say or thinking the way you do. I'm…I… I just don't like to see you upset."
"Well, sorry I'm inconveniencing you with my emotions. I'll try to be more cold and calculating like you."
"No, that's not what I meant."
"Six, I've got to go."
"Holiday?"
"…What?"
"I… Don't stay up too late."
"I won't."
"And Holiday?"
"Yes?"
"If you ever need me, don't ever think you're an inconvenience."
"… Thanks, Six. Good night,"
"Good night, doctor."