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[mildestapologies]

Yes, I think this journal name is probably better than untongueme. It's also probably a good thing you haven't drawn attention to the burns I left on Roy.


... Now you've done it.

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[mildestapologies]

Burns heal. He will live.

[arbadacarba]

That's good to know.

What happened? Were you two fighting or something?

[mildestapologies]

Of sorts. I won, in the end.

[arbadacarba]

Congratulations, then?

[She thinks]

[mildestapologies]

Thank you. Who are you?

[arbadacarba]

Zatanna.

I used to fight on the same team as Roy. But that was years ago.

[mildestapologies]

You must be from a different time than me. Dick told me about them. [Yes she sounds proud, she still loves that guy.]

[arbadacarba]

[Funny you should mention him; her smile brightens that much more]

Must be.

I've known him for over five years, and he's never mentioned you. And I know he would've.

[mildestapologies]

Yes, he would have. And I think he would have mentioned you to me as well.

[At least he better, if he goes around breaking hearts she'll punch him.]

[arbadacarba]

I would hope so. [Considering their history.]

This sort of thing's happened to me before. Something about alternate timelines. Parallel words, blah blah blah.

[mildestapologies]

Do you love him?

[arbadacarba]

[This catches her off-guard, and she raises an eyebrow]

Huh?

What brought that on?

[mildestapologies]

You made it sound like you are lovers. Or were lovers.

[arbadacarba]

We...have a history together.

A very good history.

[mildestapologies]

That is not an answer.

[arbadacarba]

[She is silent for a while, until:]

Alright, then.

Yes. I do.

[mildestapologies]

Does he love you?

[arbadacarba]

He does.

But it's a bit more complicated than that.

[mildestapologies]

No, it isn't. Love is the least complicated thing.

[arbadacarba]

In theory, it shouldn't be.

But things get in the way. Life. Work. Responsibilities.

[mildestapologies]

Things only get in the way if you let them.

[arbadacarba]

Well, we let them.

It's okay, though. [Though she says this as if she were trying to convince herself just as much.] We made our choices for a reason. And it's not like I never get to see him.

[mildestapologies]

If you really loved him, you would have broken down all the obstacles to be with him.

[She doesn't mean it in a rude way, she just doesn't how Zatanna is seeing this.]

[arbadacarba]

[Zatanna's not particularly offended, but she finds Kori's logic a bit...idealistic.]

What about you? What would you do if you were in my situation?

[mildestapologies]

I would fight for what I wanted.