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[stilltraught]

Will you calm down, please? It'll be fine. I can handle this, I've handled worse before.

... Okay so maybe it looks bad. Really bad. But I'll be fine. Everything will be fine.

I hope.

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[blurs]

Artemis, you have to get out of there! Without Kaldur, you're going to be in serious danger.

[stilltraught]

Wow, thanks for that vote of confidence, Wally.

[blurs]

Don't...don't turn this into an argument over your capabilities. You know that's not what this is about.

[stilltraught]

I'm stuck in the ocean surrounded by bad guys and I'm not leaving Kaldur behind like this. Leaving isn't exactly an option right now.

[blurs]

If something happens to you...[He's angry but he's using his anger to mask his fear. He's terrified of what awaits her and there's nothing he can do at the moment to help.]

[sciencewhizard]

Just- try to keep off the radar.

[ When all he really wants to say is, Please come home... ]

[stilltraught]

I don't know if that's an option. I have to keep an eye on Kaldur, who knows what might happen if Manta gets his hands on him.

I'll... try, though.

[sciencewhizard]

I... know. [ Sigh. ]

We don't leave our friends down.

[stilltraught]

Just... Just know that anything I end up doing, it's all for the right reasons, okay? You have to trust me.

[sciencewhizard]

[ Not liking the sound of that. ]

I do trust you. Doesn't mean I can't be worried.

[best_dad_ever]

Oh yes, it's been a bang-up job, so far.

[stilltraught]

Really not interested in hearing your opinions on this.

[best_dad_ever]

You've always disliked my opinions on anything, Artemis. That's nothing new. Yet I've still tried to drill common sense into that thick skull.

[stilltraught]

Okay, fine, what exactly would you suggest, dad? Kill everyone in my way and leave Kaldur here to die once they figure out he's been under cover this whole time?

[peckish4action]

My mun believes there's got to be an emergency signal for extraction. If that's what's necessary, we will get you out.

[stilltraught]

I'd be disappointed in you if there wasn't some kind of plan to fall back on, but I doubt it'll be easy for us to leave now.

[Yeah, there's an us. She's not leaving Kaldur, not like... that.]

[peckish4action]

*he didn't think she was going to leave alone, no. After all this time, he knows her better than that.*

Probably not easy. But if things get too hot, just. Go. Anybody like Simon gets to Kaldur? Things are gonna get worse.

[stilltraught]

[Well there's a fun thought. It makes her eyes narrow, go a little steely. This is just getting better and better.]

I'm not leaving him.

[sixyearsold]

I'm sorry.

[stilltraught]

You didn't do anything wrong, Conner.

[sixyearsold]

What M'gann did- it wasn't the first time. I should have- should have been there to stop her. Should have tried harder to get her to understand she couldn't do that.

[stilltraught]

We both know she does her own thing. She always has, she's independent like that. I really don't think there's anything you could have done to stop this from happening.

[not_katniss]

[Totally ignoring the obvious fact that is an older version of her.]

It will all work out. It has to. This is just another hurdle of suck to get through. It can't be any worse than what we've already lived through.

A+ user name

[stilltraught]

Funny, that's what I've been saying this whole time. Imagine that.

Do yourself a favor and take Wally up on those dates, by the way. You'll need the happy memories when you get to where I am.

thanks~ A+ yours too

[not_katniss]

Imagine that.

Yeah I'll get right on that. Sounds useful to have for that game point. [Not that she actually believes that. Nope.]