[OOM]: Post Ace

[captainryan]

Richard’s in a pretty damn good mood. He just finished a good bout of play with Damocles outside and they both’ve come in for water. Dam is still in the kitchen, drinking, but the werewolf’s taken his glass to the big window looking over the lake.

Such a pretty view when the sun is setting.

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[captainryan.livejournal.com]

"We're not going to attack her," Ryan says firmly. "Not without provocation and certainly not without knowing how to take her down. Given her power level, this seems the sort of thing you only have one chance at.

"In fact, striking at all seems a very poor idea." He gives Ace a look.

He hates to admit it, but, "I doubt any of us are sufficient to stop her."

[hell_in_highheels]

"Oh heavens, no. I wouldn't dream of it."

"Richard's right, even with the not-being-able-to-die part, Ace, it's not a wise idea. Who knows what powers she has now?"

[nitro-is-ace.livejournal.com]

Ace snorts into her tea.

And fails to tell them she'll probably have a decent running list on the outside of a couple months.

If they're seriously thinking she's going to stop, when that bint's hurt her brother, they'll just have to find out after the fact. Ace fails spectacularly at dealing with things in a strategic fashion (unless that strategy be 'full steam ahead damn the torpedos') where family is concerned.

[captainryan.livejournal.com]

Yeah, that'd be why Ryan's assuming she intends to not stop harassing Blodwen. And if she doesn't stop, what are the odds River will stop stepping in as well?

He's scowling a little bit as he looks at River.

What Ace does is no concern of our pack. Are you going to keep making it our concern?

[hell_in_highheels]

River's brow furrows as she looks back at her mate.

She's my friend. And I didn't know she couldn't die.

"Well, I never said you were sane," she says to Ace, still looking at Richard.

[nitro-is-ace.livejournal.com]

"Yeah well. Time travel rots the brain an' all that." She grins crookedly, giving the glib answer. Truth is, she's always been a bit on the unconventional side, and she's had a while to just get nuttier.

And people keep encouraging this behavior, oddly enough.

[captainryan.livejournal.com]

Ryan's still meeting her gaze. I thought as much. And then he blinks, once, before looking at Ace again.

"Just as long as Blodwen doesn't get at you again, hmm?" It comes off sounding a little pissy.

[hell_in_highheels]

You would do the same. If it were Deitmar or Suzi.

"And it doesn't rot the brain. I bet you were half way there when you met the Professor the first time," she tries to keep her voice light, teasing.

[nitro-is-ace.livejournal.com]

"One quarter." Ace returns, for clearly craziness can be negotiated. "A third, at the most. I still stand by my decision that high explosives can be art."

It was brilliant. It also got her kicked out of school for a month.

[captainryan.livejournal.com]

Ryan doesn't argue with River. Not much point when the other person is right.

And he lets them have their banter. He recognizes when such is needed, and he's fully capable of being the one who worries.

Alpha, after all.