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∞ 87: Rooftops [action]

[Around mid-morning, Albert can be seen picking up small things in the plaza -- nails, pens, groceries. He doesn't often do this, but it's been a week since he gave Caesar the task of repairing the stable, so he finds himself inspecting and repairing the amateurish work. That requires a few extra building supplies. Might as well take advantage of how calm everything is with the New Feathers coming in, right?

Albert spends the afternoon pulling out half-bent nails and readjusting crooked wooden slats. He can't say that he's disappointed, since Caesar actually tried to rebuild the stable's roof, but he can have the opinion that did a really shabby job. Silverbergs were apparently not very good roof-builders.

In the evening, after dinner, he'll be found up on house 42's roof, having climbed up through the skylight. It's something he's never really taken advantage of, and yet there's something familiar about it. He remains out there for a good while, almost meditating.]

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I should hope so. Like you said, such a gamble! Fortunately for you, I think I'm too sleepy to take too many risks today.

Good. I would be disappointed to see you adding unnecessary variables to the situation for such little reward. Especially after all your napping affected your completion of this project. [And he gives the stable roof a tap.]

Please. I should have napped more. [Not to be a jerk or anything. More because he's not sure it was worth the effort.] I suppose I'll let you finish now. Don't be out too late or you'll surely cause your little brother to worry!

I'm sure you will worry regardless. I'm working on a roof that you built, after all. [So many jabs at Caesar's craftsmanship.]

I didn't build anything. [He'd probably find it funnier if he'd done the work by choice. ...actually, no. He'd never find it funny.] Don't fall through, Albert.

No promises, Caesar. [He will continue to jab at Caesar. ...Just because he finds it amusing.]

I'm afraid I can't be held responsible! I won't have the time or energy to dig you out, either. [And if he has to, when he finds you, he's going to strangle you.]

But seeing as you should be cooking, you would have a decent view from the kitchen of me falling into the stable. Then you would just be negligent. [At this rate, strangling him now might be an actual option.]

[Don't make him come up there.]

I've been called worse. Do I really want to risk burning the house down in favor of helping you out? I'm not sure I do. [Except he would. In a heartbeat. Even if he's a jerk.]

That alternate version would. [Ohhhh snap.]

[what why would you even]

Too bad he's not here, huh? [That probably annoyed him more than it should have. So much so that he even turns to leave.] Don't do anything stupid.

[Albert can only smile to himself as he watches Caesar turn to leave.

He was glad to have his ridiculous brother back.]

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