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[hackitude]

... Hey. I... brought you a "sorry I'm an idiot" cake?

I mean. ... You don't have to accept it. But it's yours if you want it.

[vaccination]

[Ellie crosses her arms over her chest. She doesn't take well to people she cares about hurting her feelings, even if that wasn't anywhere near their intent. Even if it never occurred to them. There are so few people that she lets herself like that much that when one of them fucks up, it sucks. A lot. And she turns into a moody, grumpy teenager.]

A cake?

[Emphasis on teenager.]

[hackitude]

A cake.

A chocolate cake.

[vaccination]

[She looks at Skye. Then the box.

Then turns around and goes inside. Which is probably an invitation to follow, since Ellie didn't slam the door.]

[hackitude]

[Skye purses her lips for a moment, wondering how to proceed. Then she shrugs and follows her in, closing the door behind her with her foot, since both hands are occupied with the cake box.

She stands on the landing, looking around awkwardly.]

[vaccination]

[Ellie goes to sit at the kitchen table, hands folded in front of her.]

You can sit.

[hackitude]

[Skye sits, setting the cake box on the table.]

... I know this doesn't make up for it. ... But I thought it might help.

[vaccination]

Have you been delivering a lot of cakes?

[hackitude]

Just you.

This one's what they call a flourless chocolate cake. It's less rich, so you eat more without making yourself sick.

[vaccination]

[Ellie pulls the cake over to inspect.]

No one else as pissed as me?

[hackitude]

Lydia might be. But she's not the sort to be swayed by cake.

[vaccination]

[With a sigh, she leans back.]

It was a really shitty thing to do.

[hackitude]

... I know. I'm sorry. I just-- I didn't think.

[vaccination]

You have to think. It's not just you. There's Jesse. And there's me, too.

[She shrugs. She could play it off as being upset for Jesse's sake, but...]

You might get a pass this time.

[hackitude]

I know. Or, I know that now.

[A pause, and then--]

... I was alone for a long time. Before I joined SHIELD. Before I came here. I grew up in a lot of different foster homes, but... I never had a family. Didn't make friends. ... I'm not really-- used to thinking of my actions in terms of how they'll affect the people closest to me. ... But I get it now.

[vaccination]

[Ellie can sort of get it. Her only friend had been Riley, and even then it was relatively brief--she was thirteen when she met her and fourteen when she lost her. Riley hadn't understood how her up and leaving hurt Ellie and she forgave her, so she supposes she can do the same for Skye.

Just this once.]

Good. I don't like lecturing.

[hackitude]

I solemnly swear I have learned my lesson.

[vaccination]

You made me sound like Joel. [Also known as Pissed Off.]

[hackitude]

... What? You don't sound like him at all.

Buuuut if you did! That'd be okay.

[vaccination]

[Ellie just gives her A Look. Sounding like Joel is not okay.]

[hackitude]

What? He's just a little bit... grumpy.

[vaccination]

A little bit? [She knows how he talks to other people.]

[hackitude]

Hey, sometimes we have perfectly civil conversations!

[vaccination]

[She actually looks surprised at that.]

Seriously?

[hackitude]

Yeah. He's been helping me practice my aim at the gun range.