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[Raylan took advantage of having several hours to bring his hotel room back into something resembling tidiness, as well as taking a shower and grabbing a nap - Sleep wasn't something anyone got a lot of around Malcolm Whitly, but he'd long learned how to live and work on smaller amounts of sleep.
Dressed but with his button up open and no shoes on his feet, Raylan answered the door with a pull of a smile.] Managed to make it one piece I see. C'mon in. [ He shut the door behind him as he continued.] Flight okay?
[Raylan took advantage of having several hours to bring his hotel room back into something resembling tidiness, as well as taking a shower and grabbing a nap - Sleep wasn't something anyone got a lot of around Malcolm Whitly, but he'd long learned how to live and work on smaller amounts of sleep.
Dressed but with his button up open and no shoes on his feet, Raylan answered the door with a pull of a smile.] Managed to make it one piece I see. C'mon in. [ He shut the door behind him as he continued.] Flight okay?

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I hope you get what you need from him. With as little scars as possible, [he finished with a bit of levity as he glanced over at Malcolm,] considering that historical list I got upstairs.
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Exactly like that. Oddest shit that's ever happened to me. Who does that? Asshole ended up getting shot for it which left me hanging til Tim showed up. Really took 'cool' points off my record.
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It's a mixed pot, that's for sure...
It's the hat, isn't it.
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[Not that he's been compiling a list or anything.]
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You think I'm 'smoldery'? And here I was tryin' to be subtle.
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I did not smolder at you at all the first day you walked into the office.
[It was a losing argument and he knew it.]
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[He laughed, at them both and the delightful, half juvenile conversation they were having. After a beat, Raylan took a deep breath.]
I gotta say, there is one thing I like about out here. The air. Especially when it rains.
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Petrichor? [Yeah sorry - no word of the day calendars for Raylan and the dust comment confused him further. What did dust have to do with rain or the weight of the air?]
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[Matter of fact; no judgement.]
It's what makes rain smell nice. Especially out in the countryside.
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Storms.. do something to the air out here. Supercharge it. You can feel the electricity, it lifts the hairs on the back of your neck and the wind.. steals the breath from your lungs, almost as fast as you can draw it in. Makes me feel small again. Like I got somethin' to fear more than getting shot. You got a fancy word for that?
[ Not asked with any condescension towards Malcolm's education - that's what the Whitly's had paid for, after all.]
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[Raylan looked over at Malcolm, internally noting that their hands were still laced together and tucked into Malcolm's lap. Was this what their future 'normal' might look like?]
You've felt awe like that, right? Somewhere?
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He nodded.]
The first time I saw the ocean. It was a windy day. The waves were taller than I was.
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I like the ocean. [There was a reason he'd chosen Miami as his transfer.] Have you see both of them?
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I don't blame you. It's pretty, for what that's worth. I liked it when I saw it. L.A. as well. Chasing down another thug for another gang that lives out of these international travel hubs. [Another reason that he liked Miami.]
Feel like the Atlantic is more.. intimidating, but maybe I'm biased. More souls over it, or something.
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It bridges the Old World and the New World. Did you live on the water when you lived in Miami?
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[Draining his glass, Raylan breathed another heavy sigh breath.] How do ya feel about bed? If you can't go to sleep later, I can point you towards a wall to paint while I get the rest of my sleep.
[Raylan well accounted for Malcolm's night issues already; the pattern was pretty well set, as far as he knew.]
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Not right outta the gate but if you want a list of places inside of a few days, I could come up with something.
[He followed Malcolm to his feet and inside, locking the door behind them for the hella it and depositing their scotch glasses somewhere convenient along the way upstairs. Raylan would clean it up in the morning.]
Haven't really thought that far ahead yet.
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