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POSTED ON Mar 8, 2023 21:41:53 GMT
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[attr="class","thadmain"]Kepler could calculate the amount of fuel needed to get a spaceship to the moon, knew how to predict weather patterns off of wave-particle theory, and could deconstruct advanced mathematical physics down to the smallest prime integer, but for the love of everything holy, he could not cook.

He burnt water. He survived on ramen and energy drinks and things that came out of pouches.

It was part of what made Ash so wonderful. Kepler didn’t know how he did it. His boyfriend was amazing.

It was the smell of caramelizing sugar that distracted him from his readings on ’s URIEL Program. Kepler was still on strict bedrest upon pain of death by order of his cardiologist, so as much as he would like to partake, it was safer not to. He liked scientific discovery but, for the first time in a long time, he also really enjoyed being alive.

Curiosity piqued, he scooched his chair back from his desk and made his way out to the kitchen.

“Smells yummy.” He was in one of Ash’s hoodies that covered him almost to his knees, the baggy sleeves stretching far beyond the reach of his fingers. “Whatcha makin’?”
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Ash
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POSTED ON Mar 9, 2023 0:22:53 GMT
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One of the best parts of life recently was when he was at home. The apartment always felt a little brighter, ever since that expedition. Maybe it's due to being out of the place more and more often, but each time he was, he would always come back to it. Rain or shine, it felt nice. To have someone to cook for. To have someone to sleep next to nightly.[break][break]

So right now, in that pink apron he kept around, and a black shirt he hadn't changed out of since his return from the gym, the now-silver haired Ashley had been caramelizing sugar. A thermometer constantly at the ready to keep gauging the temperature. "215... 35 more to go." He smiles, and continues his work.[break][break]

Inside the fridge, as he opens it, his hands feel over the various containers. He did intend to cook it a little more, maybe get some glazed fruit. Might be a little hard on Kep's teeth, but Ashley did like the healthier alternative to-[break][break]

Oh![break][break]

The voice that he loves to hear singsongs in his ears a moment, as he turns his gaze towards Kepler. His eyes lovingly rest on Kepler, adorned in his hoodie like that. He liked seeing Kepler in his hoodies. It was cute. But Kepler had a show of his own.[break][break]

Ashley's shirt was fitting him a lot less; in a good way. Going to the gym, as per what was stated during New Years, the fruits of his labor had already presented themselves. He wasn't any higher than a hundred pounds in the barbell section, but his body seemed to be stronger than it was. Considering he just came back from the gym too, he did smell, though it was masked with the sugar.[break][break]

"Hey, babe." His silvers rest on Kep, only to respond. "Makin' fudge. Figured we could indulge. Bought some fruit too, so maybe some glazed strawberries too." He rubs towards his chin, silver hair swept full over to the side of his head, as he moves closer to Kep to pull him into a hug.[break][break]

"Having a good day?"[break] On Ashley's shoulder, little Ana. Who had during the day grown into a big Pikachu, cries out to show Kepler how big she had gotten. She was every bit as adorable as before. Still a Pichu at heart.



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NOTES


- MISSION[break]
- Ashley makin FUDGE! And caramelized fruits later.[break]
- Pulls Kepler into a hug. Ana is happy too.[break]
- The boyfriends, bein cute a f.






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Kep
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POSTED ON Mar 9, 2023 0:52:29 GMT
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[attr="class","thadmain"]The baby pink apron had ruffles around the edges in a Nurse Joy-esque fashion. If Kepler had thought it looked good on Ash before, now that he was starting to beef up, it was. Honestly. It did unspeakable things to his brain.

How did he always look like a fucking angel? Biceps and sweat silver hair and all. He was an angel, and Kepler was a little gremlin, having crawled out from under the bed.

“I do like strawberries,” Kepler ventured, stepping forward into the embrace and burying his head in Ash’s stomach. After indulging in that for a second, he reached up to pluck Ana off Ash’s shoulder and pull her into his own body, crossing the kitchen to the fridge.

Being with Ash had changed him in many ways for the better, and one of those ways was a new respect for Pokemon.

Holding Ana in one arm, Kep cracked the fridge and reached for a sparkling water, his only source of carbonation now that energy drinks and pop had been forbidden from him.

“It’s… a day,” he allows with a shrug. “I feel fine. Just sucks that I can’t go out and do anything yet.” His stupid heart had ruined Valentines day for them, and would probably ruin the first half of the year.

He set Ana on the counter and scratched her between her ears. “Can I help?”

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Ash
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POSTED ON Mar 9, 2023 1:15:48 GMT
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Being built the way he was now, it really was picturesque. There's a part of him that had gotten healthier; protein shakes would constantly be prepared the day before his gym trips. It was clear by how the shirt was starting to stretch with the way his biceps were building that he'd have to go buy new shirts soon. And...[break][break]

He liked when Kepler oggled them. Maybe a lot more than he let on, with Kepler buried within that core. His cheeks were red.[break][break]

This ban on activities was killer, but he had ways around it. Working out was one.[break][break]

With Ana now taken by his second Trainer, she was crying out in happiness as she was held and taken to the fridge, where she watches on as Kep takes one of his sparkling waters. The Pikachu's tail sways side to side, as she hugs into Kepler more.[break][break]

Ashley didn't like that his partner's day still sucked with the fact he couldn't do much. Valentine's Day wasn't as planned, and that would hurt any relationship. Any. Except-[break][break]

"Well, we can always catch up on shows. I rented out Beast Wars, you know." The thing is, sure they couldn't go anywhere, but the sentiment that Kepler stated when they drunk hung true in his mind. Kepler was his priority this year. That's what his plans were. So, even if they couldn't go enjoy the snow more. Even if they couldn't go out and do much. Ashley doesn't care.[break][break]

When he offers to help, Ashley tosses the other pink fluffy apron towards Kepler, a silver side-eye as Ana enjoys those ear scritches. Maybe... he wanted to see Kepler in it? "Sure thing. Take the strawberries out, and cut the stems off. Hold them down from the other end, so you don't cut yourself. Okay?" Then he turns his gaze around the room.[break][break]

"I'll check the temperature." If they wanted the strawberries first, then he would make sure the temperature got high enough for that glaze. Turning his gaze back towards Kepler. He smiles dreamily.[break][break]

He couldn't wait to tell Kep. Though dangerous, Isaac and him had a plan with a few more. To come into some money. And a vacation to Alola on the brain.[break]



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- MISSION[break]
- Ana adores Kep. She's enjoying the attention.[break]
- Kep has a pink apron thrown his way; and asked to help cut strawberries, and safely.[break]
- Ashley has a surprise at the end of the thread.






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POSTED ON Mar 11, 2023 15:38:12 GMT
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[attr="class","thadmain"]Despite himself the mention of Beast Wars had his little hands clapping. “Oh, it’s so bad it’s good. I’m so excited.”

It heartened him to hear that Ash was busy coming up with ways they could spend time together outside of their… well, their normal, which was, you know, sex. Sex and crime. Crime and sex. They couldn’t do either of those things together, for the moment. The attempted possession in the Borderlands and Kepler’s ensuing heart event to ensure he didn’t end up hurting the person he loved had left a lasting mark, from which he was still healing.

He catches the second pink apron in hand and unbundles it, looping it over his neck and tying it around his waist. He has to tie it a lot because he is literally so small.

“Got it.”
He’d done experiments in the lab with highly acidic chemicals and open flames. He could cut the tops off some strawberries. But Ash was right in his worries because, for all his intelligence, coordination was not Kepler’s strong suit.

He pops open the plastic tub of fruit and grabs a cutting board from a rack, finding a small-ish knife that would do the least damage should something atrocious happen. Beginning with the largest strawberry, he begins to decapitate them.

“How’s your day been?”


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Ash
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Honestly, the entire concept of Transformers was a childish fever dream, and Ash watched Kep's hands clap, that excitement was so cute. Ashley's cheeks flush with a heat, as he's caught staring. He always wanted to find ways to indulge in more of what Kep likes.[break][break]

The boy literally got an apron on to help him cook, so why wouldn't Ash want that? Least Ashley could do was watch shows and indulge in the culture. Transformers was one, but he had others. Like that Reboot show. Apparently it was good. Not that Ashley knew, he never got to have that childhood. A normal kid got to watch cartoons, and Ash got to try and survive the next morning off a loaf of bread on the streets of Castelia. Now, he got to catch up on these things.[break][break]

As Kep ties the apron around himself, cute as he is, it only reminds Ashley of how small his boyfriend is by comparison as he begins the strawberries. Then comes the small talk, as Ana would even help Kep. Using her tail, she turns the sink on, and goes to wash the strawberries off to deliver them.[break][break]

Ash smiles at her. Even he forgot for a moment.[break][break]

"It was fine. Was at the gym in Sootopolis again. After I got all sweaty, I hit the shower, and challenged to a battle. Lost... but Ana here evolved." he ruffled the Pikachu's head, the cry only making her excited as she pushes into his hand. "I can lift 110 now!" He makes the extra comment, a sign of his personal growth. Oh Arceus, he was going to get more ripped?[break][break]

As Ashley goes to grab a larger bowl, he pours water into it, and then grabs ice as well, a means to prepare for the eventual point he has to stop cooking. The sugar was closer and closer, and if they weren't careful, it would burn and ruin the sugar. Eyes on the thermometer, he would respond.[break][break]

"What about you? Workshop to your liking?" He smiles, turning his head. While worried Kep will begin to get stir crazy, it's only natural. Once they could start having dates like normal, he was taking Kepler everywhere.[break][break]

He wanted to see the world with him, after all.[break]



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NOTES


- MISSION[break]
- Ana washes strawberries off and delivers them to Kepler.[break]
- Ash describes his day of hitting the gym, showering, and battling Isaac.[break]
- Asks Kepler about his day.






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Kep
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POSTED ON Mar 25, 2023 17:26:22 GMT
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[attr="class","thadmain"]He’d spent his entire life gremlining in the dark, hiding in his room, ostracized to the fringes of society; his developmental years had been spent amongst people as smart and nerdy as he was, if not moreso, and decidedly hellbent on proving their superiority. These were elements that did not lead to a fun time.

But Ash not only indulged in his weird nerdiness, he supported it, without the need to assert his dominance or shit all over him for it. It was… a strange sort of relief, like the final piece of a million-part puzzle sliding into its perfect slot, to finally find someone like that. Kepler’d been gripping onto his forever aloneness for so long that his fingers ached. Ash soothed that pain.

Also, he was very, very hot. Sexy in a way that made Kepler stupid. Which was not an easy thing to do.

“That checks out,” Kepler said, of their mutual friend and his weird Jack-Of-All-Trades ability to be fucking great at everything he puts his mind to. “Isaac succeeds at everything he puts his mind to. I think he’d break the entire field of research and development if he ever went scientific."

He’s got a fat ol’ strawberry halfway to his mouth when Ash proclaims his lifting weight and Kepler’s brain does a full system reboot.

“That… is almost more than I weigh,” he says, in a half-strangled voice that signifies he is desperately trying to keep his mind on track and not in the gutter. It is so, so very hard to not climb his boyfriend like a goddamn tree at every waking moment.

He shakes his head to clear it and sags back against the counter.

“It’s perfect. Thank you.” It was a whole lot to dedicate an entire room of your rented space to your significant other’s job. “It’s really nice to not have to… go anywhere,” he added, lamely, turning back to the counter to finish trimming the strawberries. “What’s next, after they’re all cut?”

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Ash
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Ashley Shepard
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POSTED ON Mar 25, 2023 19:21:48 GMT
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He'd almost grasped onto that alone lifestyle, but he feels no struggle having invited Kepler to live with him. Honestly... it meant that Ashley didn't have to visit him every day. And he could relax and be somewhere loved for that time too. Ashley still doesn't understand these shows he's watching.[break][break]

He doesn't mind though. It's with Kep. His cute, sexy boyfriend, that he dotes on probably more than he should.[break][break]

"Yeah. He's literally got everything. is a lucky woman. Or maybe Isaac's the lucky one." Ash didn't mind a woman who could kick his ass, and Cygne fits the bill. But, there's something about Kepler's sass... and other features that only make his words playful at best. Maybe it's also the way he wears one of Ashley's hoodies, and has Ash's heart beating a mile a second.[break][break]

Course, watching Kepler reboot brings him endless joy. Silver eyes looking away, a smug looking grin on his mouth, as he tends to the sugar. He doesn't tell Kepler he's pushing harder. Not yet. "Glad you like it though. Since I get the kitchen usually, makes sense to give you the second bedroom for the lab." He had no issues with it either, so long as they kept his security deposit.[break][break]

Thank you, Bongo and Conga for setting a couch on fire.[break][break]

Pulling the thermometer out, he immediately takes the sugar mixture, and places the bottom of the pan into the large bowl of ice water, as Ashley watches it with a grin.[break][break]

"We just make sure the bubbles stop so it isn't cooking, kebob the strawberries and roll'em around. They'll be done." He smiles, pulling Kepler into him for a moment. A hug. "Thanks. Almost ready to glaze'em?"



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- MISSION[break]
- Doesn't tease Kepler, just lets him enjoy it.[break]
- Absolutely talking about Cygne and Isaac as he puts the pan in the ice bath to cool[break]
- Loving hug. Readying the glazed strawberries.






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Kep
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March 03
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POSTED ON Apr 6, 2023 0:35:50 GMT
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[attr="class","thadmain"]Once upon a time the idea that someone would willingly want to share space with Kepler was unthinkable… not to mention the fact that he not only wanted to share space with Ash, but let their individual personalities intermingle? Astounding.

He keeps his opinions on Cygne private due to meta-breaking reasons. If they ever got to meet they’d probably annoy the shit out of each other.

“I’m luckier than you think,” Kepler says, not willing to let Ash sell himself short. “Not many people would willingly give up space in their house for their boyfriend’s mad science. I’m very thankful.”

He goes into Ash willingly, fingers still stained with strawberry juice held out as he hugs him back so as not to stain his clothes. “Mmhm. Can I stab them?” he asks, cheek pushed into Ash’s chest. Inhaling, exhaling. Breathing in his love like a fucking freak. “On the-- the sticks.”

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Ash
He/Him/Them
26
December 2
Aspertia City, Unova
Pansexual
Picking up the pieces
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Ashley Shepard
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POSTED ON Apr 6, 2023 4:09:34 GMT
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Honestly, they were both lucky. Astoundingly so. Yes, Isaac and Cygne were lucky, but... his friend having cancelled the lunch day the day he found Kep. Luck was something he thanked daily. But Kepler wasn't wrong in that.[break][break]

"I wanted you to be there. The sub, it's stuffy..." And he rubbed the back of his neck. His cheeks heated up. "You needed it more than me anyways. All I wanted was the kitchen."[break][break]

Once in his arms, Ashley's eyes soften as he holds Kepler tightly. Letting him inhale. Exhale. Breathe it all in.[break][break]

Ashley missed this. Fuck knew, April couldn't come sooner. He bit his lip, because much like Kepler, he was now thinking about it. Letting him take him all in. Fuck, he was thinking about it. He needed to stop. He responds.[break][break]

"G... go for it, babe." His heart is beating erratically. Kepler could easily feel it. He always felt this way. He wanted to keep it like this.[break][break]

"We-" The heist comes to his mind. He WOULD succeed. "Come with me. Alola, Kalos, Galar. Anywhere with you." Nothing compared to Kepler. Being here with him, that was his personal oasis. The rest of the world may have been crazy, but this? This was serenity. "In June."



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- MISSION[break]
- Ash fully does feel lucky, and is happy Kep did come live with him.[break]
- Nervous in the embrace, thinking about April now.[break]
- Offers a vacation. Planning to take his boy to see another region. After the bank heist.






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Kep
He/him
24
March 03
Alamos, Sinnoh
Homosexual
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5'7" / 170 cm height
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POSTED ON May 1, 2023 23:50:31 GMT
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[attr="class","thadmain"]“The sub is a metallic hellscape and I’m so very thankful you rescued me from it. I was starting to go insane.” Not to mention living every day under the shroud of public knowledge-- of course the League knew where the sub was. Kepler got tired of waiting for the day Dahlia woke up and decided to press the carpet bomb button.

“And all I wanted was you. Look where we are.” He says it a bit dreamy as he turns away to start skewering the strawberries, careful not to poke his fingers. Ash asks him to whisk away with him to exotic locales, and Kepler thinks he’s joking, at first.

“Alola, maybe. Oh, but the sun. Kalos? We can sample the wine.”

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Ash
He/Him/Them
26
December 2
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Pansexual
Picking up the pieces
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"No kidding. I go there to lift weights, and I can hardly stand it. Think it's my least favorite spot to meet people." He just hated the smell, the sensation of it all. He hadn't thought of it much, since he owned his own place, but who in their right mind would stay there when they had a perfectly good place to use?[break][break]

It was literally and figuratively beneath him.[break][break]

When he mentions how Kalos, they could sample the wine, or Alola having to handle the sun, his heart goes a mile a second. Staring the whole time, watching him skewering the strawberries, and a big smile on his face.[break][break]

"Either." His voice is serious, as he moves closer. The moment Kep finishes one skewer, his hand grabs Kep's, and tightens. His grip strength and the tighter hold should have been all they needed to know he was serious.[break][break]

"I just need to make the money first. I have a plan."[break][break]

He decides to help skewer some strawberries himself, working double time to get these strawberries glazed in the caramelized sugar.



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- MISSION[break]
- Ashley is serious about the vacation.[break]
- Holds hands. LEWD.[break]
- Helps make some skewers. HOW CUTE AND SWEET.






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Kep
He/him
24
March 03
Alamos, Sinnoh
Homosexual
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5'7" / 170 cm height
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POSTED ON May 4, 2023 1:58:18 GMT
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[attr="class","thadmain"]The sub had a way of playing with your mind, either from the exposure to the odd pressure, the smell of canned air, the gentle but constant up and down motion of an object submerged in water.

“If I spend any time on it I come off feeling like the ground is moving for a week, at least.”

He’s just making small talk, piercing the strawberries on the skewers and licking the juice off his fingers, when Ash takes his hand. Kepler floats a little, leaning back into him; he’s always loved the way it felt to have Ash’s arms around him, to be subsumed in the shape of his body.

“Wuh-oh. Why do I smell trouble.”
His head lolls back and he looks up, grinning. “What kinda plan?”

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Ash
He/Him/Them
26
December 2
Aspertia City, Unova
Pansexual
Picking up the pieces
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That was how he felt too. Only difference was, during leg day it felt like his treadmill runs were triple disorienting, almost like vertigo. It was something else entirely, and getting used to it was hard.[break][break]

Feeling Kepler in his arms, steadily beefier than they were last month, jubiliation fills the air.[break][break]

"Well... okay, I can explain what I've been doing on the side." He's grinning ear to ear, stopping Kepler's fingers from continuing the skewering process. "I'm looking to lead an operation, a couple Rocket operatives are going with me to do a bank heist before everything goes digital."[break][break]

It doesn't sound wrong in his head at all. In fact, it made perfect sense. The best kind of sense.[break][break]

"Intend to make off with ten mil, if we can. Some banks are for corps. Who would have thought." He had no intention to hide it.



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- MISSION[break]
- Ash stops Kep in the skewering and explains the bank heist coming soon.[break]
- How he intends to lead it, and make off with money for them.






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Kep
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24
March 03
Alamos, Sinnoh
Homosexual
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POSTED ON May 7, 2023 2:35:38 GMT
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[attr="class","thadmain"]Ash takes his hands and Kepler’s breath catches. He has to stop himself from pressing their palms together and smearing Ash’s fingers with sticky strawberry juice.

The simple syrup in the pan snaps and crackles as Kepler’s smile slowly turns into an oh.

“Holy shit,” he says, swallowing, “that’s-- that’s a lot of fucking money, Ashley.” And it’s exhilarating, the way the threat of trouble makes his veins electric, but it’s also terrifying because this meant that Ash was going to be in the way of the threat of trouble.

“You know these people? These operatives?” Kepler asked, tone direct, and then he winced. “I’m not trying to grill you, sorry. I’m sure you’ve done your research.” He didn’t know, of course, that Ash had done the research-- he’d done all the research. But--

“I’m just… oof. That’s a lot of money.”
Which meant high stakes.

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