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[ There's a pause while Tex processes his reaction. They're at a standstill at the edge of the jungle and he's throwing his hands in the air. Surely there's some way to explain it that makes sense. ]

Well, I mean. Sure. But I owed him an apology for breaking his ribs when we got into that fight.

[ That's a good apology right? A nice orgasm, some kissing, some time on the beach holding hands? Tex is no pushover, and Wash has been a complete ass toward her over things that aren't her fault, but that doesn't mean she can't give him a nice time that way. ]

An apology is an "I'm sorry," maybe some flowers or a round of beers depending on the person. I've pissed off plenty of people, but I've never apology fucked any of them.

[He sighs. If this is like the other talks he's had with people, it's probably not going to go anywhere, but he can't help but try.]

Look, I'm not trying to be a dick about it. It's none of my business anyway, sleep with whoever you want to. I'm just not sure you would want to any other day.

I'd know if you were trying to be a dick about it.

[ She blinks her hologram back on. ]

You think I should end it, then?

[ She's sincerely asking, here—the ongoing nature of their arrangement is what's baffling her the most. ]

I mean, it's not like I stopped knowing he's the one who killed me. That's the thing that pisses me off the most. He killed me and he killed Church.

[That exploding noise she hears is Nathan Drake's brain.]

Tex! That's not the point! I don't care whether you end it, but why did you even want to start it?

And what the hell do you mean, he killed you?

[ The angle of her head changes in a way where it's clear that if she was in her body she would be rolling her eyes. ]

Somehow in his infinite wisdom he decided the only way to stop the Director was to delete all of us. He waited until all the AIs were in the facility and then he set off an EMP. He didn't just kill me, and Church, either. There was Eta and Iota and Theta...

[ Does she sound upset and angry enough yet, Nate? Because Theta's deletion is one of the things that makes her really angry. ]

[Nate only understands half of that, but half is enough.]

Okay, I changed my mind. I definitely think you should end it if it is fucking the guy who killed you. This might be rich, coming from me, but that's pretty much the opposite of a healthy relationship.

[Even just a fuck buddies relationship.]

Yeah. I...

[ She really doesn't know why she didn't see this before now. ]

I think you're right.

[ She stands there for a moment, thinking. ]

Me and Ryuuzaki are okay, though, right?

[ She'd already decided early on that if it meant picking between the two, Ryuuzaki would win out. She likes what's going on too much to want to give it up. ]

I mean, even if what's going on with Wash is somehow influenced by something wrong, that doesn't mean what I have with him is. It's really good.

Good.

[If he can't convince her about the drug, or whatever it is, at least he can help her from doing too much more that she'll regret later. It's something.]

Yeah, sure. Go crazy. [Ryuuzaki is weird but seems like an okay guy. At the very least, he never killed her.] Just do me a favor? Don't tell me how good it is. That's not something I need to know.

I don't suppose. I don't share details of stuff like that.

[ At least, not normally. She sort of feels like talking about it, but she's usually a lot more private than that. That's so, isn't it? ]

Then we'll just leave it at Ryuuzaki: better than the other asshole.

[He just hopes that she still thinks so when she comes out of this.]

He definitely is.

[ With that it seems time to stop talking about relationship drama and return to the task at hand. ]

You ready to go into the jungle now?

More than ready.

[And more than ready to be done with this discussion.]

All right.

[ She blinks her hologram back out and lets him forge the way forward into the jungle. The topic of the potential drugging doesn't come up again from her end of the conversation again, as Tex remains focused on the task at hand all throughout their foray into the unmapped areas. It's not until they return that she expects the topic to be touched on again, as he's going to have to take them back to the building where her body is being stored in order for her to prepare for the night's party.

It's sort of seeming like he might object to that. ]

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