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[ unfortunately, angel has no idea how to use voicemail.

feel free to leave a message here, though whether he'll actually get it is up in the air. ]

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[daddyissues]

[taps cup]

It's better now.

[helps]

[ for a second it looks like he still intends to ask... before just dropping it and sipping his own coffee. ]

That's good.

[daddyissues]

[yeah don't go there, it's a can of worms]

We're both better. You showing up threw me for a loop, too, though.

[helps]

Well, you know me.

That's my job. [ making your life more complicated, connor. ]

[daddyissues]

It's not your fault.

This is just the first chance I've had to really try and sort through... [he gestures at his head] You guys got an extra year, I got an extra eighteen.

[helps]

Yeah, that was probably... tough.

[ he's never really had to talk about his own decision to have connor's memories written, so it's not exactly something he knows how to talk about. ]

Everything's still fine though, right? Up there.

[daddyissues]

Define... fine.

[helps]

Not... unpleasant.

[daddyissues]

It's a pretty even split between pleasant and as unpleasant as possible. Back home it was easier to just focus on what I needed to, you know? Asgard gives you a lot of free time.

[helps]

That's true. But there's still a lot for you to do here too, isn't there?

[daddyissues]

There is now.

You can't say you don't know what it's like being directionless.

[helps]

[ a pause. ] Yeah, I know the feeling.

But at least you eventually found something.

[daddyissues]

That's the only option, right?

[helps]

There are other options... but let's not get into that.

[daddyissues]

It's the only option that I considered, this time.

[helps]

Right. Then... good. You made the right choice.

[daddyissues]

Yeah, I'm enjoying the relative sanity, gotta admit.

[helps]

It's pretty nice, once you get used to it.

[daddyissues]

The voice of experience.

[helps]

I've definitely seen the pros and cons of both sides. More than once.

This one's better.

[daddyissues]

We should both hang out on this side. But maybe in a better coffee shop.

Don't tell Superboy.

[helps]

Is that where we are?

[ a pause. he'd told superboy that he'd patronize his place at some point, but it had definitely slipped his mind until now. ]

[daddyissues]

Yeah, he works here.

[helps]

[ another sip of coffee. ]

It's actually pretty good.

[daddyissues]

The espresso drinks are better in heimdall.