[studying her, august gently squeezes her hand. for someone so new to have as much evidence piled on her as she does now, misty is sliding dangerously into the red zone.]
[ She grabs her phone, finds the voice memos, sending those first, then the messages Misty was caught typing. She's taken precautions not to reveal who sent any of them to her. A promise is a promise.
Going still for a second, she looks at August, doubt setting in. ]
... I don't want it to be Mel. I really don't. But that's not a reason to rule her out.
[ If there's evidence, if she's accused... What will Cellar do? She feels like standing by silently would be the same as abandoning her. Defending her for the sake of their relationship also feels like a betrayal, though. ]
No, it's fine. I don't want her to feel betrayed. But thank you.
[ Then she's quiet. Guilty as charged, really. One of the reasons she finally spoke up about Danny was Buffy and August's exchange of accusations. The final push when she was already a nudge away. ]
I promise, too. [a beat, pressing his lips together.] Be careful around the Yellowjacket girls. I know Mel has been nice to you, but the trials are getting out of hand.
[he means violent. he's already sporting a bruise on his jaw from spike's punch, and he's thinking it's going to get worse.]
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Send the memos to me, please.
[carefully, knowing he's treading onto unstable waters:]
Even Mel?
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Going still for a second, she looks at August, doubt setting in. ]
... I don't want it to be Mel. I really don't. But that's not a reason to rule her out.
[ If there's evidence, if she's accused... What will Cellar do? She feels like standing by silently would be the same as abandoning her. Defending her for the sake of their relationship also feels like a betrayal, though. ]
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[he doesn't want to sow doubt, but the yellowjackets have a rough track record– worse now that cellar has revealed misty's ill-intent.]
It's probably not Mel, but if she's covering for someone else...I've seen how you protect the ones from your world.
['i've seen what you do to protect the ones you love' goes unsaid.]
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[ Then she's quiet. Guilty as charged, really. One of the reasons she finally spoke up about Danny was Buffy and August's exchange of accusations. The final push when she was already a nudge away. ]
Are you and Buffy okay?
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The accusations were planned. She thought she did it, so I backed her on it.
[which, looking back on what happened– not great.]
Sorry I didn't tell you.
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[ In comparison to all the other ways she was blindsided, it must have been the least harmful one. ]
We tell each other from now on, okay? I promise I won't try to do something you wouldn't want me to.
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[he means violent. he's already sporting a bruise on his jaw from spike's punch, and he's thinking it's going to get worse.]