[ that quiets the conversation for almost half a block, carolina still leading the way out of this neighbourhood and toward the one her and wash are living in. it's not like she's ever felt the need to fill the silence with maine, of all people, but still - ]

Ephemera knew Connie. [ a beat. ] Just in case he ever mentions her and your immediate reaction is wanting to hit something, too.

[ and considering who she's talking to, that seems fair. carolina would have liked the warning, before the first time she heard ephemera mention connie, that shared teammate that neither one of them knew well enough. it hadn't felt fair, that he could have liked her being part of his team when connie's departure had so wrecked carolina's own. ]