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I doubt it. They all have harder heads than me.

[bubblegumheart]

Do you want me to?

[copsormasks]

Don't waste your time. Seriously. [But he does mentally tag Chrissy as 'in my corner.']

[bubblegumheart]

Well, the offer is there if you change your mind.

[As far as she's concerned, it wouldn't be a waste of time at all if there's even a chance of it working, but she's also not going to push it.]

[copsormasks]

[Jason pauses, letting himself have this moment.]

Hey, thanks. Don't have a lot of people in my corner right now.

[bubblegumheart]

I know how that feels.

[Which probably sounds like bullshit, all things considered, but it is what it is.]

I am, though.

[copsormasks]

Yeah? [For what feels like the first time in a long time, Jason takes her at her word.]

Okay. I believe you.

[bubblegumheart]

Unfortunately.

[People never tended to ask a lot of questions as long as she showed them what they wanted to see, and the only thing they ever seemed to want to see was an idealized version of her. Sometimes, she wonders if that changed after Vecna.]

It's true either way. We could do something. If you want.

[copsormasks]

How about pizza? Your place?

[Jason continues to move from apartment to apartment out of paranoia (or justified knowledge that the older bats are watching him), so he doesn't really have his own permanent place.]

[bubblegumheart]

I could eat.

[Normally, she might question the immediate jump to her place, but honestly, her place is too quiet most of the time- and she's not really that worried about it. The apartments are all labeled, anyway.]

What kind of pizza?

[copsormasks]

Pepperoni? Stuffed crust if they've got it?

[Eat an entire day's value of carbs with one bite?]

[bubblegumheart]

So... I was just trying to sneakily see if you liked weird pizza toppings, but you are a genius.

[Her mother would lose her shit, which just makes it an even better idea.]

[copsormasks]

Hell yeah, I am. I'll pick it up on the way over.

[bubblegumheart]

Great! Then I guess I'll see you in a bit.

[copsormasks]

[In about 20 minutes, there is a knock at her door!]

[bubblegumheart]

[She's quick to answer, swinging the door open with a smile and standing out of the way so he can come in.]

Hi.

[The apartment itself is cluttered but neat. There's a quilt draped over the back of the couch and what some might call an absurd number of throw pillows decorating the couch and chairs. A half-empty mug of tea and a paperback copy of Carrie sit abandoned on the little end table between the couch and the chair. There aren't any photos on display because she doesn't have any of the people she'd want to see.

The kitchen counter is bare aside from a tupperware container of cookies and the bottle of champagne she'd found inside a gift box the other day.]

Come in.

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[Jason is there with a pizza balanced on one hand. With a grin, he heads in when she opens the door for him and settles the box on the kitchen counter before popping the lid.]

Pepperoni with stuffed crust pizza delivery!

[He turns with a grin, clearly in a much better mood than the last time they met.]

[bubblegumheart]

And in thirty minutes or less!

[Not that it matters. There's no money here, and really, it's just an attempt to lighten the mood and maybe make him laugh.

Either way, she kicks the door closed and follows him over to the counter.]

[copsormasks]

That’s how you know it’s good.

[Jason pulls out a slice and the cheese pull is legendary.]

[bubblegumheart]

New favorite delivery service for sure.

[Chrissy, meanwhile, is content to wait until he's out of the way to help herself to a slice.]

I am wondering where you found this, though.

[copsormasks]

[Jason steps back so he can take a bite from his pizza.]

Did you know you can walk out with a full pizza from the Kwik Mart? Got lucky with the selection today.

[bubblegumheart]

Oh. I don't really eat that much at a time, so I've never tried taking more than a couple slices.

[Taking a whole one might save some time and effort, but she might also get tired of pizza before she manages to finish it.]

[copsormasks]

[Maybe it was the constant training back home or perhaps the whole being 'a growing boy' bullshit, but Jason has quite an appetite, though primarily for fast food.]

See, it feels like stealing, you get that adrenaline rush, but you're allowed to walk out with anything. Why not a whole pizza?

[bubblegumheart]

It's weird- it does feel like stealing!

[She's been here for nearly a year, and it still feels a little wrong to just take things and walk out of places. He's not wrong, though. It is kind of fun.]

Well... for one, I can't eat a whole pizza in one sitting!

[copsormasks]

[Jason enjoys the pinch of adrenaline he experiences when he grabs something out of the mart. Maybe it's not the same as stealing, but it sure feels like it.]

Not with that attitude.