[ Mark, nervously, had written and rewritten this message to Miles about a dozen times. Needs to sound cool and casual, after all. What he'd finally managed was this: ]
[ Their father? That's the first time he's heard of that shared term being applied to them and it has him wincing as he reads the text. What is with the Vorkosigans and messaging him awkwardly today? Thinking of Mark as a brother...
He shakes his head. It's not a thought he wants to have right now. ]
[ A cold lance of fear goes through him at that. Did - Was Lord Vorkosigan sent home? No. That's not possible. If he had been, Miles wouldn't break the news to him like this. ...Would he? ]
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Date: 5 Dec 2016 01:17 (UTC)When is our father's birthday?
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Date: 5 Dec 2016 03:30 (UTC)He shakes his head. It's not a thought he wants to have right now. ]
It doesn't matter, he's not here to enjoy it.
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Date: 5 Dec 2016 03:36 (UTC)What do you mean?
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Date: 5 Dec 2016 03:37 (UTC)Have you already forgotten?
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Date: 5 Dec 2016 03:42 (UTC)No one told me. Something happened to Lord Vorkosigan?
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Date: 5 Dec 2016 03:44 (UTC)Lord Vorkosigan? Do you know who you're speaking to?
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Date: 5 Dec 2016 03:49 (UTC)no subject
Date: 5 Dec 2016 03:52 (UTC)no subject
Date: 5 Dec 2016 03:55 (UTC)And finding one.
Oh, shit.
He considers just writing nothing in return. Quitting the conversation. Just - fleeing. But - he can't - not in good conscience - he has to write - ]
It was sent to the wrong person.
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Date: 5 Dec 2016 04:03 (UTC)[ Because the alternative was... Unpleasant to say the least. ]
You're not the first Vorkosigan to send me strange messages.
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Date: 5 Dec 2016 04:09 (UTC)I don't think of him as my father.
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Date: 5 Dec 2016 07:15 (UTC)He long since stopped being one for me.
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Date: 7 Dec 2016 17:40 (UTC)no subject
Date: 18 Dec 2016 18:49 (UTC)[ #justhistorianthings ]
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Date: 19 Dec 2016 18:31 (UTC)I do want it, yeah.
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Date: 20 Dec 2016 23:18 (UTC)I trust everything has been well otherwise?