Everything Is Connected

[The Banger Grim]

Matthew knows this song and begins singing the actual lyrics.

Daeva is startled out of her skin for a split second , but spins around with a happy squeal and radiant smile she reserves only for him.

As per their usual greeting ritual, Daeva lunges towards him, pressing her lips against her side of the screen until Matthew leans his cheek onto the surface of his, allowing for an exaggerated smooch to happen between them.

"You can travel now?" he asked.

"Yep! this is my first time away from Gaia, and Riley's been soooo cool about it all!" she said back to him, just as happy as she can be.

Banger listens to her as she recounts from the beginning, all of the the events that brought Shamus, Riley and her, here to the present.

"...said he considers me an adult now. Then, he went to go rent a room on the station for the night, so I can get a small taste of independence."

"Well, I'm proud of the you you're becoming as well, and it seems Shamus is in much better hands now than mine would have been. I'm glad the pair of you found him first."

Daeva smiles shyly while blushing.

"Seems you don't need me around getting in your way, so I suppose I'll head back to Edinburgh."

"NO! F*ck That!" She protested. "I miss you. Stay a while. Pleeease?"

Matthew never could say no to her when she asks like that, so he allows her to manipulate him into doing what he wanted to do all along anyway.

"Alright, alright! I'll sta--"

Before he could get all the words out, he was interrupted as someone approached the old man from behind.

"Sorry, to intrude Banger. I was just wondering if we found the right ship this time."

"Aye. We did."

Daeva completely melts when she sees the younger man, but tries to sound casual.



"Um...Hi Nivek."



(Just so we're clear: She didn't sound casual in the least)

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