[ he is a bit caught off guard by the offer from south -- but not that much. even getting this far had required accepting a premise from her to begin with, the idea that she's different, that he could put any of that resentment and bitterness aside. but he's here talking to her because he's trying to make the effort to bridge a gap from his own fucking up, and maybe that makes a difference.

wash does falter slightly, enough her to notice slightly, maybe, but wash is good with not showing anything he doesn't want to. ]

Got any signal ideas? [ just dryly, but in a way where it's clearly directed at felix and this whole mess more than anything else. ] Guess I could just ping you. I'm going to figure out how to handle it, somehow, but -- I don't know. Just keep an eye out.

[ he'd say to maybe check in if she hears a commotion going on over there, but honestly, he expects that'd be often. and whether or not she remembers, she probably heard quite a bit of commotion of a different kind. during their fake memory week. wash really isn't about to bring it up. ]