EXSILIUM - contact.

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_“ Hey, it's me. Wait for the thing. _”

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[Immediately after the meeting, Saul calls Jesse. His voice is a little hoarse, but he's not angry, not panicking... he's calm. Steady. Trying to be reassuring, because he knows how Jesse's going to react to the news.]

Hey. You saw the broadcast, right?

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[Yeah... Jesse's been crying. Or... he's still crying.]

You mean the one about how everybody's fucked?

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No one's fucked. I know how it sounds, but you gotta trust me on this one. We'll be okay. Us, the Exiles, this whole place... I swear. Just make sure you and Lisbeth get up there as soon as possible, yeah? Stan, too. Take him with you.

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What about you?

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I have too much to take care of here to leave right away. But there's time, so don't worry.

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No - No, no, no. Come with us.

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I will. I'll go up sometime in the next few days. Do —

[A pause just long enough for one inaudible sigh.]

Do you want me to swing by?

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No, I don't want you to swing by. I want you to get the hell outta here. Like A.S.A.P.

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And I will, but that won't be possible until later in the week. C'mon — go get Lisbeth, pack your stuff, and move it.

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What's with you? Just get on the first ship! What're you waiting around here for?

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I'm working. The Initiative needs me to stick around here for a few days. Plus? I need to be here to make sure people aren't being stupid and refusing to go.

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Saul, come on... What if they drop the bomb early? Forget this work bullshit, okay, and just go.

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I'll go as soon as I can. I swear. I'm about to start packing up, okay? So I'll be ready.

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Asshole.

[Fuck this. He's hanging up.]

[5055034455]

[Saul will let him. He won't call back immediately, either, because he meant what he said about packing.

And he's really not in the mood to argue. Not now. Especially not when it means hurting Jesse's feelings or possibly making him cry or pissing him off or any combination thereof.]