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He smiles slightly.

"Agreed."

"You think this'll change things?"

Vampire things, he means.

"I think that if and when Obadiah Stane shows his face again, Tony will support whatever measures we take. Not gladly, but he will."

That's a yes.

"Good."

Cal considers.

"Now I won't have to visit him to poison his whiskey."

He can do it right here! Much more convenient.

"Yes, that is among the many advantages of this arrangement."

Cal makes a face.

"Yeah, 'cause I was really trying not to think about that."

—ah. Yes.

"And now," he says, smiling wryly, "there is no very good reason why I cannot be the assassin if it comes to that."

"True."

(Cal may not be entirely aware of that fact that he looks just a little regretful when he says that.)

"Or you could poison him. If you prefer."

Cal blinks.

"We could draw straws," he suggests, then shrugs. "Nah, you've got more right to it. It would just be so easy. I could act like I felt all sorry for him because he'd been in hell and that's so awful and no one deserves that. He'd eat it right the fuck up. I mean, I could've used that either way, but."

It would be more fun if he knew he wouldn't have to follow it with any kind of seduction act.

"I suppose it would be both convenient and appropriate if I could arrange an accident. If he manages to make a public return. Otherwise, the violent solution is, I think, the simplest."

Cal nods along a little as Sherlock talks.

"Either way, it's not like anyone would notice."

Sunnydale is a good place for arranging someone's death.

He snorts.

"I could disguise it as a vampire attack."

. . . Cal laughs, for the first time in a while.

Sherlock grins.

"God, I almost feel sorry for him."

Except that he doesn't.

"Almost."

"But if he comes back a second time," Cal says, thinking of something the other Sherlock had said, "dibs on poisoning him."

"By all means."

Cal smiles at him.

No vampire Sherlocks on his watch. This one is staying safe and sound. And human. (Cal has been very aware of that the last couple of days - Sherlock's breath and warmth and all the other things a vampire doesn't have.)

All of which reminds him:

"I promised the other guy I'd keep him posted. That should be interesting."

"I can't imagine he'll disapprove of our solution," Sherlock says thoughtfully.

"I'm kind of surprised he didn't think of it when we were talking before," Cal admits.

They had gotten kind of caught up in talking about Stane's death, but. Still.

"Maybe he just thought it was really obvious."

"Or he never seriously considered it at all. I didn't, until that conversation pushed me to it."

Cal looks embarrassed.

"You mean until I went a little crazy on you," he corrects.

He feels like he maybe could have handled that a bit better.

"No," he says quietly, "I believe your reaction was entirely appropriate to the circumstances."