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[deniles]

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[chickshades]

[ Niles' phone will ring precisely one and a half times before whomever was on the other end decides to hang up. ]

[deniles]

[He looks at the phone for a moment. The number isn't one he recognizes as important. Must have been a wrong number.

He's currently drinking bourbon and looking up at the sky in his room. There's no desire to leave the house right now.]

[chickshades]

[ Give it another two minutes and it starts ringing again, this time there's no hang up. ]

[deniles]

[This time, he picks it up immediately.]

Hello?

[chickshades]

...

Hey. It's ah... Bandou.

[ Well this is fucking awkward. ]

[deniles]

...What is it?

[Indeed. He's not sure why he's being contacted. Doesn't Bandou want nothing to do with him?]

[chickshades]

...uh

[ Damnit, what the hell is he even meaning to say with this call?? ]

I didn't know if you were still around.

[deniles]

Well, I am.

[He pauses for a moment.]

...Was that it? Or did you want another apology?

[chickshades]

You probably should anyway.

[ I mean, if he's gonna get an apology for each time Niles pissed him off, there's a long way to go. ]

But uh... I just thought it was weird. That you actually left me alone.

[deniles]

Fine. Sorry for tormenting you.

[Honestly.]

I said I would, didn't I?

[chickshades]

I didn't think you actually would!

[ Bandou stop. ]

[deniles]

...Because you think I'm a cruel asshole with no morals?

[chickshades]

You never gave me any reason to not think that.

[deniles]

And you still haven't given me a reason not to act like that in front of you.

But I'm still sorry.

[chickshades]

I shouldn't have to give you a reason not to act like an asshole to me!

[ He sighs heavily. ]

Fine. Thanks for the apology. ...I appreciate it.

[deniles]

[He sighs as well, not determined to give him any more ammunition to hate him.]

You're welcome. If you need anything, call me.

[chickshades]

[ Should he take that as being hit on again? Maybe it's best to assume not for now that they've pretty much made peace. ]

uh yeah... sure.

[deniles]

...I'm sure you're not taking this as I want.

[Which is not sexually.]

I'll put it in a better way. From today on, if you need my help for anything, call me.

Consider it a repayment.

[chickshades]

You can't blame me for that.

[ He's still skeptical but he'll keep it in the back of his mind jic. ]

But yeah, I will.

[deniles]

Pretty sure I can do what I want.

[Which is how this whole problem started.]

Good. Is that everything?

[chickshades]

Yeah that was it.

[ And he'll hang up before Niles gets the chance to do so first. ]