for the rest of us death will be a relief

[praevaricatio]

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[klep]

[I dunno. He said there's no hard feelings for selling him out? But his "husband" has to see him. Something he signed himself up for?

Felicity has never been great at reading Ezra in the first place (2) and it takes a second to parse through some of that.]

What exactly is he delivering? Beyond himself. And if he doesn't see his "husband" before New Year's what happens? Is he going to explode? His brain going to melt? What?

[praevaricatio]

( Not "husband." Husband. With, now I'm guessing, a magical fucking tether.

Felicity has never given him a real chance. )

He put himself in the middle of this. And he needs to make good. He has power coming to him, power he cannot turn away. And he doesn't want to. Not this. He --

( "Spoiler alert," Max says, arms crossed, head hung. )

Put him on the damn phone, Felicity.

[klep]

As I said, Ezra. I don't have him.

[Which isn't a lie, because she doesn't. Emi does.]

But if I see him, I'll be sure to pass the message along. Anything else?

[Now he's talking about power he can't turn away? Ezra's really allergic to being specific.]

[praevaricatio]

( El took him into the belly of the beast. I'm not surprised. I think I'm getting a better picture. He's in for a rude awakening. And I'm not just talking about Ken and Hiro.

Anything else? )

Good talk, Felicity.

( He hangs up. What else can he say without hearing from him directly. )

[klep]

[She rolls her eyes as Ezra hangs up before going back to her text messages.]

Lucky him. Glad I'm not going to be around to have to deal with it.

[She has a date with casing a mansion for a guitar.]

[richrisque]

It's fine, at least it's the pretty squad and not our younger brothers.

Did I know you were missing Christmas?

[klep]

No, Christmas I'll be around, but I'll snagged an invite to the Brogan Ford New Year's party.

Ezra said he had to make a decision by New Year's Eve and you KNOW he's going to put that off for as long as possible.

[richrisque]

Snagged, really

He wouldn't be Elton if he didn't.

You believe Ezra?

[klep]

Not literally, but close enough. I'm gonna be Cody's plus one.

I think Ezra definitely wants something from him. Whether he's willing to set aside grudges to get it? I don't know.

I am his least favorite member of the family to deal with, though.

[richrisque]

I knew not literally, I was just wondering if we were in plus-one territory or extra-curricular.

You don't help yourself, if we're keeping score.

[klep]

Yeah, well, I didn't realize we were trying to be best friends with the guy who dumped him over a decade ago.

[Not that she was nice to him when they were actually dating, but look, she has trust issues.]

[richrisque]

The only best friend I have is you and I kick anyone's ass that tries to come up to the plate. But, when we're in witch territory, we really should tread a little more carefully.

Minor note.

[klep]

Fine. Next time he calls me and/or shows up, I'll play nice. Scout's honor.

[Not that she was ever a girl scout.]

[richrisque]

You're holding two fingers together behind your back while you type that, aren't you?

[klep]

Emi, I would never.

But I'm not promising not to finish anything he starts.

[richrisque]

El did this to himself, we can help him through it.

[klep]

Alright. I'll follow your lead, boss.

[But in her opinion, the vibes are rancid, and they should probably be more on the defensive.]

[richrisque]

Check in tomorrow.

[klep]

Will do. Good luck with Elton.

[And she'll leave Emi to it while she gets ready to head home for the evening herself.]