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[domainless]

Martin is away from the phone right now. Pleas leave a message and he'll get back to you.

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[domainless]

Yes. Jon mentioned something about that. That he'd taken advantage of Agnes too.

Should have known he'd somehow avoid actually being punished.

We need to keep him away from Jon altogether. He's not- nothing he does is good for Jon.

[domainless]

No. You were just punishing yourself, Jon.

I know you are. It sounds frustrating. I just... I know it will make you feel better for a while. But afterwards? God Jon you hate yourself for doing this stuff.

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[domainless]

Uh...

I don't think you ever told me about that? Sounds like a long way to go.

Are you okay Sasha?

[compellingstatement]

[Jon huffs a humorless laugh.]

Yes, I suppose I do.

[But saying no once is never going to change that, is it? You can't just erase all the bad by being a good. The scales can't ever be balanced. Not with what's weighing one side down.]

Thank you for being... here.

[notnotsasha]

[She flips through her messages, convinced she's either losing it, or the network's gone stupid again. She decides on the latter.]

I'm fine.

I'm sorry, Martin--that was supposed to go to Tim. :/
This is the second time this has happened today.

[domainless]

Oh! Alright. That makes more sense.

It does seem to be a bit odd at the moment. I was just worried with everything that's going on...

[domainless]

[Maybe not. Maybe things can't ever go back to normal, to right. But he can still stop Jon from digging a deeper hole of self-hatred.]

Nowhere else I'd rather be.

I mean, not here here. But with you.

[compellingstatement]

[Jon tuts softly and sets his tea down before reaching out for Martin.]

Come here.

[And if he comes, Martin will find Jon pulling him down into his lap so that he can give the other man a proper snog. He's not going to last long with Martin in his lap. But for a little bit? Well, he's the boss. No one to say he can't take a few minutes to kiss his boyfriend at work.]

[domainless]

[Martin smiles at him and lets Jon pull him into his lap. He gives a soft laugh that's quickly cut off by the kiss. It's lovely. He loves Jon, getting to be close to him is the best place in the world.]

[rosebyanyother]

I suspect some of that will be keeping JON away from HIM as well, won't it?

I wonder if it might be helpful to separately come to him with concerns about the issue......though I can also just see him getting grumpy and defensive about it.

[domainless]

...probably.

[He hates that that probably is the case. That he'll have to work to keep Jon away from Jonah fucking Magnus.]

He knows my feelings about Elias. I mean, at home we were sort of on a quest to kill him.

[notnotsasha]

Don't worry about me. :)

Everything in this place is always odd, you know?
I suppose we have to decipher it as best we can.

Thank you for asking, Martin. You're a good friend.
How are you? You okay?

[domainless]

I worry about you. And Tim. And Jon. That isn't going to change. Especially in a place like this, and considering things that happened at home.

I'm fine.

[notnotsasha]

We're allowed to worry about you, too. And do.

That's what friends do, Martin. We care about you.

[domainless]

You don't need to. I'm... I'm alright. I mean, this place is terrible but it's also not the apocalypse.

[rosebyanyother]

Were you? That's good to hear.

[A bit of a conversational detour, but he really does enjoy finding that out. Good. Elias deserves it, if they can pull it off.]

Still, I suppose I meant reminding him that if he goes to Elias willingly, he's not just hurting himself.

[domainless]

Yeah. I mean he did literally end the world. Maybe killing him will help.

[Maybe it will just make martin feel a bit better?]

Reminders are a good idea. He knows things can't go well if he's around Elias. Or he should.

[rosebyanyother]

I can't think of anyone more deserving.

'Should' being the operative word.

[He loves Jon, but.....]

[domainless]

We're working up to it. A couple of people who deserved to die already did.

Yeah. He's not good at that.

[rosebyanyother]

No. He really isn't.

[domainless]

He's not good at taking care of himself either.

[rosebyanyother]

That is also very true.
I don't suppose you have any pointers on getting him to try?

[domainless]

Not really. I usually had to drag him out to get lunch, or take him cups of tea.

He was a bit better when we were in Scotland. I think because for a little bit of time there wasn't anything he felt like he had to fix or solve.

[rosebyanyother]

That sounds like an accurate explanation.
I appreciate that he has the urge to do good. I just wish his guilt didn't push him to give so much of himself away.

[domainless]

Wish I could take him on a holiday somewhere. No stress. No responsibilities, real or imagined. Just mundane things.