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[roses_remembered]

M-Miss Mun...

Why are you doing this? I have promises to keep... A family...

I-I don't want to die... Please...

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[strangestbluerose]

No one is going to kill you Ib, not while I'm around!

[roses_remembered]

Garry...

[As strong as she is, this = nope. Clinging to you now.]

[strangestbluerose]

[Oh. Well.]

H-hey. Come on now. [Patpatpatpat]

[roses_remembered]

[Deal with it.]

She says it won't hurt... But I'll forget a lot... Maybe even you.

[strangestbluerose]

[How is he going to get her out of this situation? thinkthinkthink Garry THINK!]

Come on, Ib, how could you ever forget a guy like me? [A little placating. Doesn't need to let her on to how frustrated his suddenly is.]

[roses_remembered]

[Looking up at him, sniffling a bit.]

Because we made a promise, right?

[strangestbluerose]

Yeah! So you'll be alright. [More patting and wiping those tears away.]

[roses_remembered]

[Finally, a nod and a smile from Ib.]

Where does your mun have you, Garry?

[strangestbluerose]

Oh- uh. Nowhere. ...here, I guess.

[roses_remembered]

Maybe... maybe if we ask nicely, she'll let you come with me!

[Hopeful smile!]

[strangestbluerose]

I don't know, Ib, that place you're going sounds like- [Garry what are you talking about. Ib is going there. Get with the program man! Who cares if it's scary and weird?!]

I mean! Right!

[roses_remembered]

I know it's scary, but if we're together, we can handle it, right? Just like the gallery. And I don't think any creepy dolls there...

[strangestbluerose]

It sounds better than what I'm used to already.

[roses_remembered]

Right. And there's loads of time, says my mun, so maybe we can face that place together.

[strangestbluerose]

Just between the two of us, [He leans and whispers like that makes any sense or matters] my mun doesn't have the same ambition that we have. I think if it'd been her in that gallery she'd have given up, in fact.

[roses_remembered]

Really?

[Eyes go wide.]

But... giving up doesn't solve anything. And in this place Mun's sending me to, apparently, giving up means you disappear!

[strangestbluerose]

Then you'd better not give up, Ib! I won't have you disappearing! [tough guy act tough guy act tough guy act.....]

....ok?

[roses_remembered]

Okay...

I won't. I promise, I won't give up. I won't disappear!

[She nods firmly.]

[strangestbluerose]

Good. ...that's really good, Ib. [He was super worried about you little lady. Just having you around now is a relief.]

[roses_remembered]

[Smiling again, playing with an end of his coat.]

If I could, I'd just stay here with you.

[strangestbluerose]

[He almost gives in. Almost.]

I know we promised to see each other again but.. you have family, too. I'm sure they'd miss you.

[roses_remembered]

I know, but if my mun is going to send me away either way...

[She bites her lip softly as she looks up at him]

[strangestbluerose]

[Grr.]

Why? Why does your mun have to? Haven't you been through enough?

[roses_remembered]

She says it'll be fun, like a big adventure... I don't really have a choice...

[strangestbluerose]

...do you want to go?

[roses_remembered]

Of course not!

[strangestbluerose]

Hah. [He smiles a little.] You're a smart kid, Ib.

[roses_remembered]

Am I really?

[strangestbluerose]

Of course you are.

[roses_remembered]

Well, so are you, Garry. When we were separated in the gallery, I wouldn't have made it without your help...

[strangestbluerose]

I wouldn't have gotten along with you either. [You know. Creepy dolls making him go crazy. Let's not talk about it.]