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Most fathers get breakfast in bed, but I suppose I can't complain. Could be worse.

[At least he has his heal--oh wait.]

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[ ... daddy. :c ]

Could be a lot worse.

[Daughter. :c]

...Hello, sweety. It's good to see you.

You too.

[ Think fast, Cass. Which way is this gonna pan out? ]

... It's one hell of a Father's Day, huh?

That's one way of putting it.

[Cass, please. Relaaaax.]

At least it's starting to look up.

[ Haha, relaxing. That's funny, dad. Have you been in the same wasteland as her? ]

If that's what you really think, then sure.

[ Was that too harsh? Probably. She can't take it back though, so she just. Doesn't try to fix it. She's good at repairing weapons, not hearts. ]

It is what I think, Cassandra.

[Don't make him go Dad mode on you, Cass. Just let him enjoy seeing his daughter!!]

[ Easier said than done, okay!!! Especially when the next thing that comes out of her mouth is just... something she's been wanting to say. HUFF!!! ]

You should've just taken me with you. Maybe Jonas would've--

[ Nope. Nope. Never mind, not going there. Don't wanna think about 'what if Jonas were still alive'. ]

It is what it is, I guess.

[Okay well that stung like a bitch.]

Then it might have been you. And that's exactly what I wanted to avoid.

[Things didn't exactly go his way and he misses his best friend every day but if it had been her he would have never come back from that.]

[ She's sorry. Mostly. :c ]

Maybe. Or it could've been you. Or all three of us could've managed to get out alive. Maybe not without a bullet hole or two, but alive.

[ But nooo. ]

How would you have felt if you found out that I died in the aftermath? In the mess you left behind when you left? It was 'shoot to kill' in there, and honestly? I'd rather get shot at with people I care about at my side than alone and in a panic.

[ BUT LOOK, she said she cares. She loves you, dad, HONEST! Even if she's starting to get a little angry. Just a bit. ]

[He knows you don't hate him. ~~unlike some lone wanderers cough~~]

Cassandra, there is no way I could have known how it would all go. I didn't know the Overseer would go after you. I went with what I thought would be best for you. I knew you'd be angry, but I would rather you be angry and safe.

I know it didn't work out that way at all, and for that I'm sorry.

I almost killed him, dad; I did kill the others shooting at me. And I left Amata to clean up the mess.

[ She feels really bad about that, okay. But she just sighs and looks away, arms folding over her chest. ]

... I know you did what you thought was right - I told myself that every day. I just wish it all happened differently. I missed you, and I miss Jonas and Amata.

[ Even Butch, a little. Just a little. Like, a smidgen. ]

I wish it all went differently too. I wish I could go back and change everything, but I can't.

[Maybe not everything, but he would definitely do things differently that didn't involve traumatizing his daughter. :c]

[ Well. Like he said, could be worse. ]

That makes two of us.

[ It's not like she wonders a lot of the time what might've happened if she'd actually caught him in the act of leaving so she could just follow him or anything. ]

I know I'll... you know, get over it? Eventually. I just can't help but think about it, you know? [ She's just rubbing at her face now UGH. ] But I love you. Nothing's going to change that.

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