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

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[helps]

[ he'll get there promptly as quickly as he can then, arriving a few minutes early and taking a seat as he waits.

still not used to this whole "dad" thing, but this is going pretty well... right? that's what he tells himself, anyway. ]

[action]

[daddyissues]

[connor is there pretty quickly -- he comes in wearing clothes that actually fit him (unlike the last few times) and has a hardware store bag over his shoulder.]

You got here fast. Excited to lecture?

[he sits and hangs the bag over the back of the chair]

[action]

[helps]

That wasn't really the plan.

[ though he's not quite sure what the plan is. ]

What have you got there? [ he nods towards the bag, a little curious. ]

Re: [action]

[daddyissues]

[he motions to the server, coffee would be good]

Oh. Bathroom and kitchen stuff, cleaning supplies... nothing exciting.

[helps]

Oh. Right. For the new place.

[ he motions to the server that he wants a cup too, before settling back in his chair. ] So how's it going so far? You know, the whole... thing.

[daddyissues]

It's better than the welcome hall. We always have hot water, it's quieter, no one bugs you if you're up late... she cooks.

[helps]

Right. The place.

[ maybe he should consider moving out sometime soon too... but for now... ]

So tell me more about the girl.

[daddyissues]

[You need a job first, dad.

Connor leans back in his chair as their coffee shows up, then fusses with a sugar packet.]

Any specific questions I can start with?

[helps]

[ he's working on that. sort of. ]

How'd you meet?

[ let's start with the basics. ]

[daddyissues]

We're both in Hel. When I got here the house was really small, she'd turned into the welcome wagon for being there the longest.

Neither of us were dealing very well with losing our abilities.

[helps]

Right. That makes sense.

[ a pause. ]

Abilities? Is she... [ he doesn't really know how to phrase it delicately, but "not human" is what he's going for here. ]

[daddyissues]

[Connor seems amused again.... You're so obvious.]

She's human. But not all the time-- she's a shapeshifter.

[helps]

Oh. That... must come in handy.

[ not really an answering he was expecting. ]

[daddyissues]

It did. They took her shifting, she's stuck in her real body here.

[helps]

Oh. Right. So what does she have here?

[daddyissues]

Shadow control, same as me but really advanced.

[helps]

Doesn't really seem like a fair trade.

[daddyissues]

No, and I don't think it's fair to take strength and speed and healing and my senses from me. Even in the time I didn't know I was 'special' I relied on it constantly. Guess you don't realize stuff like that til it's taken away.

[helps]

Pretty much, yeah.

[ it hasn't taken a huge toll on angel so far, but he still has his strength. ]

I didn't really think of it that way... but you seem to be doing alright. Even without the powers.

[daddyissues]

Sure, now.

[....sips coffee]

[helps]

...did something happen before?

[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. ]