ataraxion | first case closed ♤ [ video ] ♤ filtered away from neal caffrey

[ my reputation's well set by now, neal says like it's not a big thing and peter can't lie and say it isn't. sure he had let the matter drop then only to half pick it up ( sort of ) later after a conversation with wichita. the lifts and their malfunction had stopped him from having his own conversation that drew off of what wichita has said until just a bit ago.

it bothers him more than usual to know that neal is somewhat keeping things from him. not because he wants to ( god he can't want to because, he's here and hadn't neal been so happy to see him when he came ) but because he doesn't know what he's supposed to say. he's in the dark and maybe he really has gotten involved in something that he can't even remotely get himself out of. and that sets peter on edge, because yes it was neal's own choice but peter could have pulled him back. maybe.

there's a moment on the feed where peter doesn't say anything before he smiles looking just a little tired, double checking that this is all filtered away from neal before he finds himself asking what might be a slightly complicated question for anyone to answer at home. let alone people who know a neal from before his excursion and know a neal from after. ]

I know this is probably an unorthodox question to ask, but if you could indulge me, what are your opinions on Neal Caffrey? I don't care if you're close or if you only know of him through what you've heard, I'd welcome any answers you all have. This is filtered away from him if you're worried about him barging in here acting affronted by anything you say, and I'm not likely to tell him it because it's more for my own curiosity's sake. I happen to know him from home and I was wondering what sort of impression he's left on all of you in the time he's been here.

[ because if neal's reputation is well set then they should all have the same answer. or something close to it. ]

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[See, now this guy looks a lot more trustworthy than Neal Caffrey which is entertaining to her. All of these strange ties between people on this ship--

But her answer comes easily with a bright, amused smile.]

As I told him, "charmingly roguish". Almost dangerously so really. [She means that in the fondest way possible but yeah she's not trusting him any time soon except maybe to flirt with her.]

Also the first person I've ever met who doesn't like Macduff.

[Seriously, who doesn't like Macduff. Weirdo.]

[ That is because he totally is, Donna. You've got a very good eye.

And that answer gets a full blown laugh out of him, because well she's not wrong. ]

One of the few women to see straight through the Caffrey charm. [ That's actually a compliment, without any flirting attached to it. ]

Considering everything I know about him, which didn't actually include that, it's one of those things. At least what I can remember from the last time I actually read it.

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[She arches an eyebrow at that, tilting her head in a very obvious statement of sass.]

He's definitely not the first charming smile I've been subjected to.

[though he certainly is one of the most charming smiles she's seen. she can admit he's got class and class is a huge plus.]

It was a major red flag in my book, anyway. Not a very trustworthy sort, is he?

[she doesn't actually mind. She's honestly not very trustworthy either--but anyone who wouldn't vouch for the straightedge macduff is a Certain Character Type.]

I've seen more than one expert on charming smiles fall for it. [ Peter don't diss June. ] Then again, she might have been playing him too for the company.

[ Which only makes sense if you know June, but moving right along. ]

Not particularly. I trust him with my life, but ninety nine percent of the things he says need to be taken with a grain or two of salt. Despite that, he's not that bad of a guy.

[She's clearly intrigued by this, but she doesn't ask; she just hums noncommittally.]

He seemed to take my noncompliance as a challenge. I can imagine he's used to getting what he wants.

[Which honestly just amuses her, but hearing this from Peter, even if she doesn't know who he is, is reassuring.

Trusting someone who is admittedly not very straightedge at all is really all she needed to hear. Neal may be devious, but he won't hurt her.]

Good to know though. And how about you?

[Seriously bro, she doesn't know anything about you.]

You'd be right in what you're imagining. He always does like chasing after things.

[ Which nearly makes him sound like a dog, but he's seen Neal, and it's not the worst descriptor for him. The question about him almost catches him off guard— but he hadn't exactly been forthcoming with who he was since he first got here and it's to be expected perhaps. ]

Peter, if you'd like to stop thinking of me as you. [ A pause. ] As for trustworthiness, depends on if you trust an FBI agent normally.

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[It does make him sound like a dog, which is hilarious honestly.]

Well, he can chase as he will. It'll be amusing if nothing else.

[Yeah she's kind of a dangerous person to chase after, but she doesn't mind the attention. That answer is pleasing though, it really is. She knew he looked like the trustworthy sort.]

You'll be glad to hear that I do trust FBI agents on a regular basis. Nice to meet you, Peter. I'm Donna Paulsen, a legal assistant if we're judging trustworthiness by career paths.

[not that that makes her out to be terribly trustworthy but LAWYERS!!]

[ Peter regrets nothing and will later on realize how ironic that was when Satchmo comes onto the ship. ]

If he gets too annoying, call me. Not that you can't handle yourself, just, my wife sometimes even does it and she likes him.

[ Jesus Peter, it's a wonder you didn't manage to faceplant into your words you found yourself saying just then. ]

Legal assistant. Not bad assuming you're not hanging with the crooked kinds.

[ BECAUSE HE KNOWS DONNA. HE KNOWS. ]

[That amuses her a lot. And he's quick to say that he thinks she can handle herself, so she doesn't have anything to get huffy about.]

Thanks, I'll keep it in mind. [it's a pretty sweet offer even if she doesn't think she'll need it.]

Corporate law, which I know doesn't speak well, but I've found some of the few who are as straight as an arrow.

[so there, not crooked at all. Not that she'd tell an FBI agent, but really.]

You'd be surprised the amount of corporate lawyers who look like snapped in half arrows with how not straight they are. But then again, there are a few who aren't bad. Sometimes it's just the client that causes most of the problems.

[ well okay some of the time is not all of the time, but whatever. ]

[Okay, she grimaces at that.]

Trust me, I know. I've been around long enough to see enough of the rotten apples in the bunch.

[A shrug, totally unconcerned.]

I wouldn't have followed my boss down that path if he hadn't chosen otherwise himself, let's just put it that way.

Wasn't sure, sometimes people don't know even if they're close.

[ That earns a genuine smile, because yes someone who gets that those choices are bad. ]

I get it. Even personal loyalty has its limits when it comes to that. You're one of the rarities.

[She suuure does. Breaking that law is not her speed ~~most of the time~~, but she smiles and looks more than a little amused at that.]

Aw, you're going to make me blush.

[she's obviously joking.]

But yes, we're law-abiding lawyerly folk, not that the lawyerly bit matters much in a place like this, of course.

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