[It's just like her to keep her reaction hidden, secreted away from him, and all the more easily thanks to the phones at that. Yet all the same, Rip expects that at some point come two months in the future, he'll find himself gifted with some measure of treat, cake or otherwise—and it's not so terrible a thing.
Miranda used to do it for him. Jonas too, when he was old enough to scribble a card out in crayon.
But the conversation moves swiftly forward, bless Peggy. She confesses the name of her co-conspirator, and with an unseen smirk, Rip rather quickly taps out his reply.]
He'll have no one but himself to blame for what happens then.
[Though the clever might note that Rip doesn't specify whether such retribution would come from Peggy's side of things, or his own.]
I believe that puts me in your debt now, by the terms of the original deal. [She's already told him her birthday as trade for his; even if she somehow doesn't see it that way, Rip doubts Peggy won't seize the advantage all the same.] And what information are you after in exchange?
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Miranda used to do it for him. Jonas too, when he was old enough to scribble a card out in crayon.
But the conversation moves swiftly forward, bless Peggy. She confesses the name of her co-conspirator, and with an unseen smirk, Rip rather quickly taps out his reply.]
He'll have no one but himself to blame for what happens then.
[Though the clever might note that Rip doesn't specify whether such retribution would come from Peggy's side of things, or his own.]
I believe that puts me in your debt now, by the terms of the original deal. [She's already told him her birthday as trade for his; even if she somehow doesn't see it that way, Rip doubts Peggy won't seize the advantage all the same.] And what information are you after in exchange?