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[quaerit]

While that is entirely true and sensible, may I point out that you already have a job? You are in fact texting me from it. That is what we're doing, right now.

[aberth]

thank you, gansey. but i do in fact know that.
i just think it would be a good idea is all.
we should have a contingency fund. for emergencies.
or when ronan gets fired.

[quaerit]

[ Talking about money always comes with a warning label around Adam. It's been an indirect cause of almost all of their fights, and a direct cause of the others. Gansey does not want to fight. ]

We're all working, Adam. And none of us have rent to pay.

[ Not because of Gansey. For once, he's as much a beneficiary as Adam. He's hoping that makes saying it okay. ]

We aren't going to need a contingency fund. We'll be all right.

[aberth]

[ Don't fight with Gansey. Instead he'll just come back to the idea at a later time ... maybe he's just not sure how to do things without having to struggle. ]

are you going to the school? xaviers? they told me because i was over 18 and i could choose.

[ He doesn't need to finish his last year but if Gansey is going then he will too. ]

[quaerit]

[ That means he won't agree. That means it was nearly a fight.

That means they're still having this problem, and Gansey will never learn when to shut his Goddamned mouth.

He leans back, annoyed with himself. The camera and film are left abandoned on the desk in front of him. Stupid. ]

I'm planning on it. I don't think I have a choice, actually, but it's Xavier's. I like the thought of that. My childhood self would be delighted.

[aberth]

if you guys are all going it only makes sense that i come with, right?
plus i heard they help with the power thing.
did ronan tell you about what happened?

[ He'd told Gansey about Ronan wrecking the place ... he didn't tell him about the electrocuting bubble thing. ]

[quaerit]

Before or after he fainted in Florida?

No. What happened?

[ Read: What did Ronan do now? ]

[aberth]

he threw a pig at me.
and i did the forcefield thing.
it was weird.

[quaerit]

You did the forcefield thing!

Incredible. I want to see it. Can you do it again?

[aberth]

i can try.
but can you not throw a pig at me?

[quaerit]

I'll try to avoid it.

Was this at the swear in? Were you all right?

[aberth]

yeah.
the pig kind of wasn't.
it's made of electricity. i think i burnt it but i couldn't find it after.

[ thanks, ronan. ]

[quaerit]

Considering what they were there for, it was probably safer if it disappeared. Don't worry about it.

So you can generate electricity?

[aberth]

i think so.
it came out of me.
like a protective electric fence or something.

[ He could have used something like that before. ]

[quaerit]

That's remarkable.

Are you ever not going to be remarkable? I want to see it. Show me when we meet.

Preferably don't burn my eyebrows off at the same time, but show me.

[aberth]

[ He shouldn't be feeling proud but Gansey's praise is hard to resist on the best of days. ]

i'll make sure to avoid the face.

[quaerit]

My face will appreciate it.

What did Lynch think?

[aberth]

he kept trying to make me do it again.

[quaerit]

Tell me that doesn't mean he threw more pigs at you.

[aberth]

they wouldn't let him near the pigs after.

[quaerit]

Small mercies.

You just need to find your trigger, that's all. Your body already knows how to do it.

[aberth]

well i sure do hope it's not flying farm animals.
they'd be hard to come by.

[quaerit]

We could always move to a farm. Lynch would probably be in favour.

[aberth]

we're not moving to a farm.

[quaerit]

I'm just saying, if that's what it took, I'd be supportive.