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[phoenixwitch]

Oh no, I wouldn't worry if I were you. She's in good hands now and she'll teach that boy a thing or two about not jumping to action without thinking twice. Isn't that the point of that game of theirs?


They're in good hands too, those boys. All of them - they're dead, so they're in a better place. Don't worry about them, either.

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[gloryisbullshit]

Careful, talkin like that. Almost sounds like you got a fuckin-- [ahem] --like you got a clue.

[phoenixwitch]

[ psh. manners, Poison, manners! ]

Oh no, I don't claim clairvoyance along with everything else. All I know is that some things are meant to happen in due time.

[gloryisbullshit]

[He's being very good, hands folded and everything!] And you figure the bomb's due?

[phoenixwitch]

[ Oh so considerate, sweetpea! ]

I think it's getting there. It's not as much about the imminent destruction as it is about the need to make a change.

I have faith your girl will remember that.

[gloryisbullshit]

Askin'er t'remember an awful lot lately.

[phoenixwitch]

She deserves to know what makes her so special, kid.

[gloryisbullshit]

Yeah, but--yeah, but can't--fuckin--

This special sucks.

[phoenixwitch]

Won't it be worse if this drags on and she's left all alone?

Who knows what could happen then.

[gloryisbullshit]

Yeah, but--I mean, ainchu got friends? Like--fates? Norns or some sh--thing? Get someone to pull some strings, little girls don't need this kinda special!

[phoenixwitch]

That's not how it works. She was destined for it, it isn't within my reach to turn back time and change the course of events.

[gloryisbullshit]

So reach more, get a stick or something! Don't you care?

[phoenixwitch]

It's not about whether or not I care. It's not ethical of me to put my personal beliefs above the natural order of things.

[gloryisbullshit]

Aha! In a universe clearly ruled by the strong, strict hand of ethics! Ethics! Jesus! She's a baby!

[phoenixwitch]

I ask you again: would you rather she was left all alone while all those kids drive to their death? Isn't that a worse fate?

You don't have to coddle her, now. She knows what sacrifice is all about. Have faith that she'll make the right choices, just like you and your boys.

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[gloryisbullshit]

I know! I know, I--j-shit! [Forgive him, he just a needs a second.]

2/2

[gloryisbullshit]

I know. I know, I know, I know it, I do, I--



Everything's gonna be fine?

[phoenixwitch]

As long as you have faith in your girl, everything will turn out the way it should.

Fine or not, is a matter of perspective.

[gloryisbullshit]

For like a goddess, you're about zero comfort, yeah?

[phoenixwitch]

Only when you ask me to do the impossible, kid.
That includes asking me to change things, by the way. Or spoiling the future for you.

[ It's nothing against you, she just has her own rules going on y'know? ]

[gloryisbullshit]

[Sure, but he's gonna huff about it anyway.] Then what's possible? When the time--when it's time--you'll show her where we are?

[phoenixwitch]

I have a feeling that she'd find you even if I didn't.
Which I will; of course I will.

You'll all be together again. No detonations this time.

[gloryisbullshit]

Swear?

[phoenixwitch]

[ Wiggles a finger at ]

Party Poison, don't push your luck.




[ but give her a moment ]

I don't lie, so make of that what you will.

[gloryisbullshit]

[Ducks, sufficiently scolded.] ...Thank you.

[kobrakid]

Better place, huh? Yer sure about that.

[phoenixwitch]

Who knows what awaits in the next world? My chips are on a fate better than the aftermath of the Analog Wars.

[kobrakid]

Well yeah, ain't hard to get better than that. I just ain't seen this beautiful after yet, is all I'm sayin'.

[phoenixwitch]

You have to take part in creating it. I can't do the whole thing for you, you know.

[kobrakid]

I already did that once, now look where it's at, huh? The ones left that ain't dead are fuckin' askin' for it.

[phoenixwitch]

Your girl can fix it yet, or at least she has the potential. You boys need a little more faith in who you raised.

[kobrakid]

I got all the faith. I just ain't about sittin' in nothing while she's carryin' all this shit, right?

[phoenixwitch]

What else do you suggest?
I can't exactly take you back there, you know.

[lolerskates]

Lil' darlin's always been smart.

'ey, give'em all a nice trip, ya hear?
Please.

[phoenixwitch]

I fully intend to. They'll be safe with me and you'll meet them again in the next life. Count on that.

[lolerskates]

Lookin' forward to that.
[ Look at that. The helmet might make it difficult to see, but he's definitely smiling.]

How's the good doctor and the sharp shooter?

[phoenixwitch]

[ She's good a good eye for those things. Don't worry, she can see it. ]

Better now than they've been these past few years, I can assure you.

[lolerskates]

They're rockin' out in heaven right now, yeah? They need some good times and nice vibes.

[phoenixwitch]

You could say that. I don't want to spoil the surprise for you. You'll be ready for the next world in your own time.

[lolerskates]

Can't wait for that party. All the best are up there.

...is the lil' darlin' really going to be okay on her own? Kids these days aren't how they used to be. The fab four would pro'lly bust a gasket if they knew what was goin' on.
Think she can turn them all around?

[keepyousafetonight]

...
She's...resilient.

[phoenixwitch]

And so are you, or so I've heard. I trust you're beginning to see clearly now?

[keepyousafetonight]

Yes.

[ Took him a while.]

Getting there.

[phoenixwitch]

That's good. I was afraid you wouldn't come around in time.

[keepyousafetonight]

I had some help.

[ And a hell of a nudge.]

[phoenixwitch]

I know.

[ She knows. ]

It's not too late to redeem yourself.

[keepyousafetonight]

[ He doesn't know how to respond to that. Is it, really?

But another question floats around in his mind. He isn't too sure if he should ask, he's almost afraid of the answer. His life in mind, he isn't one to believe in things like this, but he...]

...is- [ But he falters.]