Neither me or DS can get ahold of you, so - so. I'm just assuming...
[ His voice breaks a little there, but he keeps going strong despite himself. ] I hope you come back. I'm sorry I couldn't be there. I hope you prove me wrong.
[ God, this timing. Clint is still walking out of stubbornness. They might as well just settle next to a house. He is relieved to hear from her, even if he knows he's doomed. ]
You... [ A beat. He squints down at his tablet. ] You're talking to me, so you're not dead.
You have to lie. [ Makes sense. ] You can only lie, I get it, okay. That's - huh, that's a new one. [ It's easy to have this conversation and ignore the fact that his feet are starting to hurt from the cold. ] Are you okay?
I'm not okay. I woke up in the hospital and my legs are gone.
[It isn't opposites, she's figuring that out now. This happened with Doctor House, too; she tried to explain something more complicated than a yes or no and said something unrelated instead.
There's a sound from his audio feed, something other than his voice. Like footsteps?]
I know. [ It kind of hurts to hear, but. He knows what she means. ] I'll try to come back. I don't want to leave you guys here.
But if I don't, though? If I don't, I want you to take good care of Red Cat, and I want you to make sure that you keep standing up for yourself, okay? Don't let anybody bully you.
I will not. I will not take care of Red Cat at all and I will let everyone bully me and I don't care. I won't wait for a message from you because I don't care.
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[ His voice breaks a little there, but he keeps going strong despite himself. ] I hope you come back. I'm sorry I couldn't be there. I hope you prove me wrong.
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[What, no. Incorrect.]
That is correct, I am dead in a body bag at this time. I am not sorry, Clint.
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You... [ A beat. He squints down at his tablet. ] You're talking to me, so you're not dead.
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[She's only been talking to Doctor House so far, and he figured it out by himself. She struggles silently for a way to tell Clint what is happening.]
I only tell the truth, and I am dead right now.
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You have to lie. [ Makes sense. ] You can only lie, I get it, okay. That's - huh, that's a new one. [ It's easy to have this conversation and ignore the fact that his feet are starting to hurt from the cold. ] Are you okay?
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[It isn't opposites, she's figuring that out now. This happened with Doctor House, too; she tried to explain something more complicated than a yes or no and said something unrelated instead.
There's a sound from his audio feed, something other than his voice. Like footsteps?]
I hear nothing.
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[ He takes a second to kind of decipher this. ] -- Oh, yeah. You're hearing me walk. I'm - sorry, I'm outside.
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I'm sorry, Miss Ecks.
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[She knows that he knows she has to lie, but it still hurts to say that.]
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But if I don't, though? If I don't, I want you to take good care of Red Cat, and I want you to make sure that you keep standing up for yourself, okay? Don't let anybody bully you.
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