Convo

Date/Timing: 9 January 2019, ~10pm; 3am in LA
Setting: Team Vulcan Specter suite, The Shed; Vaucluse, NSW, Australia
Note: Derek's up so late because he got his re-assignment earlier in the day and's been talking to Nanny trying to calm down and figure out if he'll accept the position.
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"She's gonna give you crap about it, ye know," points out Logan, plunking down on the couch.
Jack huffs, mutters, "Wouldn't have it if /you hadn't started shit."
"Wouldn't 've started shit if /you hadn't wanted to play Prince Ch—"
Jack shoves his head.
Logan squashes the idea of giving Jack a matched set of shiners, settles for grumbling and slouching. 
Jack opens the app—
Jack and Logan's faces appear on screen, glowy and with flower crowns.
"Wrong app."
"No shit." Closes it, opens another. 
- To begin, please select a picture: -
Jack sighs, closes it. 
"Gimme that." Logan—
Jack leans out of reach. "I can do it, asshole."
"Then just do it."
"They all look the same!" 
Logan snatches—"Just give it!"—retreats with the tablet, jabs an app. 
Ear-splitting, tinny music. 
"Close it!" 
"I'm trying!" Logan taps furiously. 
"Logan!" Jack lunges—
Logan stretches—"It's not working!" 
""You can just ask, you know,"" drawls AGNIS. 
"We can do it!" snaps Jack. 
""I will assume this falls under the 'the Joneses are being ridiculous, please treat them like children' directive. One moment, please.""
The tablet force-reboots. 
"We could've done that," grumbles Jack. 
""I will continue treating you like children for the foreseeable future.""
The video conference app starts up. 
"I /told you it was the green one," says Logan. 
"No, you didn't."
""Connecting to contact 'Nanny'. Please [hold--""
Jackson slouches. 
""--off killing each other] in the meantime."" 
Logan /hmphs, lets his head fall back.
Jack bounces a knee.
""Call accepted,"" announces AGNIS. ""Remember your manners.""
Logan sits up, doesn't flip off the tablet.
""Hello, dears,"" says Nanny, smiling warmly.
"Hi, Nanny," replies Logan.
"Hey," adds Jack.
""I have Derek connected, too. Shall I patch him in?""
"'course," declares Jack.
Logan shrugs.
Nanny fiddles with something out of camera range and a second face blooms on their screen.
"Hey there, Mouse," greets Jack.
"'ey," adds Logan.
Mouse squeaks, rubs the Spot.
Logan stomps on /that memory.
"You doing alright?" asks Jack.
""Y-yea.""
"Still like it in L.A.?"
""'s o-okay.""
"Cool."
An awkward silence.
""It's awfully late, Derek, love. You mentioned you have an early morning?""
Mouse startles. ""Uh, r-right. I sh ....""
"'night, Mouse," says Jack.
Logan waves.
""G'night."" Mouse winks out.
Nanny lasers in on Jack's eye. ""Now, what sort of hell have you two been raising?""
Jack pouts. "Caught an elbow breaking up a fight he—" Jerks his thumb toward Logan—
Logan rolls his eyes.
"—started."
Nanny sighs.
Logan rubs his neck, [hangs his head,] says nothing.
""[I swear you're] twenty-six going on five, dear.""
"'m just young at heart," says Logan, fighting down a smile.
Nanny chuckles.
Jack sighs.
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