overflow part deux/open post

[betteralready]

 

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[midship]

Should get a third opinion, then.

[betteralready]

Are there any that you'd accept if they agreed with me?

[midship]

Of course.

[More like 'of course NOT.'

amirite.]

[betteralready]

[b a b e]

Then I'm certain William or Edward would share my view.

[midship]

[One of these is clearly right out for bias. But.]

Edward wouldn't.

[betteralready]

Go ask him, then.

[Edward will agree with him, Archie's certain.]

[midship]

I will.

I will text him right now.

[So just hold your horses, Mr. Kennedy.

Just. Hold. Them.]

[betteralready]

[Horses being held.]

Let me know. :)

[midship]

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This really long pause isn't at all a sign that Archie's right.

Just that spirited debate is occurring in another series of messages.]

He's not being reasonable.

[betteralready]

[Maybe Horatio can imagine the chuckle.]

So he's agreeing with me, then.

[midship]

Did you text him first?

[betteralready]

I didn't! Promise.

[midship]

I still think you're both wrong.

[betteralready]

And we outnumber you in knowing we're right, so.

2/2 apparently

[betteralready]

You'll believe us someday, I think.

[midship]

Perhaps.

It's not at all that I don't trust you, you know.

[betteralready]

I know.

It's more Horatio doesn't trust himself.

I just wish you more easily believed it, regardless.

[midship]

I know.

I'm trying, Archie.

[betteralready]

I know. I'm proud of you for trying.

[midship]

Really?

[betteralready]

Really, love.

[midship]

Thank you.

I hope you understand how much that means to me.

[betteralready]

It's really that difficult for me to do, Horatio.

I have an idea, at least.

[midship]

Good.

[There's a brief little pause.]

I hate the mistakes I make with you the most.

[betteralready]

I can't think of any you've made this time around off the top of my head.

[And why bother fussing about a life long gone, now?]