aCooooig:**Maybe.**
Lodestar:**You sure you don’t know why?**
aCooooig:**It’s just something I’ve always done.**
Lodestar:**I’ve had a lot of expensive therapists in my time. They all said that I tried to get reactions out of people to test them.**
aCooooig:**Why?**
Lodestar:**To push their limits. To make sure that they were loyal. That they’d remain true to me no matter what I said or did.**
aCooooig:**That because of your mom? Her murder?**
Lodestar:**I guess. I do it even more now. I think it’s what victims do.**
aCooooig:**Hate that word.**
Lodestar:**Really? Survivor is more fitting tbh.**
aCooooig:**Now I’m humming the theme tune to Survivor. Thanks.**
Lodestar:**Lol. You’re welcome.**
aCooooig:**I promise, Star, when I have your gift, I’ll send it to you.**
Lodestar:**I’m looking forward to receiving it.**
aCooooig:**:D**
aCooooig:**You never did tell me how you knew exactly when to call me during that mini-siege.**
Lodestar:**Mini? Deal with sieges every week, do you?**
aCooooig:**Allegedly.**
Lodestar:**That goes hand in hand with where I bought the dog statue.**
aCooooig:**You didn’t see it, but I just rolled my eyes.**
Lodestar:**The nerve!**
aCooooig:**What have you hacked and do I need to patch it?**
Lodestar:**Nope. Not on your system. *smirks* You can’t control satellites, Conor.**
aCooooig:**You hacked into a satellite?**
Lodestar:**You haven’t? Comes in handy.**
aCooooig:**Jesus. How aren’t you in jail?**
Lodestar:**Because I’m very, very, very good.**
aCooooig:**No one’s that good.**
Lodestar:**True. I know people in high places. Allegedly.**
aCooooig:**God? He up there with the satellite?**