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[fiddlestick]

Elliot Craig

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[droptheious]

[Varian's quiet, letting Elliot process this. It's so much- even he's still reeling from it. He wishes more than anything that none of this was real. But he knows Snow is telling the truth, and he's terrified of what will happen to her...will happen to anyone near her if they let this continue.

Snow might think she can hang on for another four years, but Varian has no such belief. ]

Thank you. I'm...I'm really sorry to bring this to you when I know you're dealing with so much, but I really didn't know who else to turn to.

[Who else might be able to do something. He leaps at the idea to be able to do something himself, even if he has a damn good idea what will happen if Grimhilde is left alone. ]

Of course, we can. We can give her a really nice night out, maybe go-go see a movie or something, too. [Something that will take TIME. Someplace where Snow can hide and not think about being found.

Then, because as much as he's willing to pretend not to know what's going on for Snow's sake:]

...Please be careful

[fiddlestick]

No, it's okay Varian. I'm glad you trusted me enough to tell me. I'll do everything I can not to let that trust down.

[He's aware that Varian is probably smart enough to connect the dots, but he's thankful the kid isn't voicing it either. It's for the best really, to allow Varian to have as much plausible deniability as possible]

I will be, promise. You just have a fun evening, okay? Snow needs her friends with her.

[droptheious]

Thank you. I really appreciate that.

[He definitely connected the dots on this one. He knows a murder plan when he sees one, he made one himself, after all. ]

I'll do my best. I'll make sure she has a good time. We have a spare bedroom, so I can try and see if she'll stay over, too.

[To keep her WELL away from everything. ]

[fiddlestick]

That sounds like a great idea. I'm sure she's never had a sleepover before.

[....]

I should get going. I'll check in later, okay?

[droptheious]

I'd say that's an absolute certainty.

[She might not be convinced to stay but by god he will TRY.]

Yeah, please do.

[fiddlestick]

[Elliot hangs up at that point, and there's no word from him for several hours. Eventually though, he'll send a single text]

It's over.

[And leave it at that]

[droptheious]

[He's been pretty tense, waiting for this. He tries to not make it show, while he's out with Snow. He's pretty good at faking it if he needs to, and this is definitely a time when he needs to.

He feels...some sort of something at seeing this? Relief mostly, there's a twinge of melancholy, of guilt that this is going to upset Snow in the short-term, even if it means the better for the long-term. It's what had to be done. He knows better to drag it out, so his response is short and to the point too. ]

Thanks for letting me know.

[The less said right now the better. No use incriminating all of them. ]