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[flameguard]

Standing here.

[ it just... feels weird! ] It feels like it's been much longer than a few weeks.

[killies]

I guess that's fair. Every week is so chaotic that it feels like years.

Not that I know how things are in the other dimension, but...

[flameguard]

No kidding.

[ .... ]

...How are you feeling?

[killies]

Normal, right now. Which means tired and irritable.

But fine.

[flameguard]

It sure got a lot louder with us all coming back, huh?

[ lightly, poking fun at himself for being. you know. rondo. ]

I can let you be, if you want. [ though


he really doesn't want to ] Or... we can just spend some time together somewhere quiet.

[killies]

... It did, but it's good for morale. If this makes the whole team bigger and feel better, I can handle a little noise and extra company.

[ so. ]

Wanna, uh... See the new area we got this week?

[flameguard]

[ ashlyn... he looks so fond. a good leader... a good girl.... ]

I'd love to.

[ he will make a gesture towards the place with the door! ]

Lead the way.

[killies]

[ :nyeh:

but she heads off towards it. walking time...! ]

What sort of stuff was in the other dimension? I never heard about what kind of place it was.

[flameguard]

Well, it's pretty nice, there, actually! We have -

[ blips out of existence

but he appears not to have stopped talking because he reappears - ] - individual showers and - [ blips out again for a longer period this time ] - J*mba J*ice?

And that's about... oh. [ ... ] .... Did... you get to hear any of that?

[killies]

I got showers and smoothies.

[ ... ]

Which really does sound better than here.

[flameguard]

Haha...

[ ha ha.... ]

... It is pretty nice.... the entrance fee is just very high.

[ shakes ] I don't think I can talk much about that, either, but it is nice to be here. The worst of it all is how terribly I miss you all.

[killies]

Dying is dying, so it's still scary. Plus you have to use your wish right away or lose it, and worry about your partner.

Part of me thinks it would probably be a relief to just get it over with. A lot of my favorite people are on that side. But I can't let myself be that irresponsible. It would just mean everyone left alive has to pick up my slack, you know?

[ she says all this. then looks a little surprised to have said all this. ]

[flameguard]

[ .... ]

Miss Ashlyn...

[killies]

Well. It's kind of out of my hands, honestly.

Whichever side I end up on, I'll just do my best to stay helpful. And I'm sure everyone else on either side will do the same.

[flameguard]

[ ....

he reaches out to very briefly hold her hand. it's really short - the touch is super fleeting, and it's cold, but it's a touch, anyway. ]

... Do you... [ mmrgh. ] ... I'm not worried about you being helpful. [ just worried about you! ]

[killies]

[ oh... she tries to give a little squeeze back but it doesn't really work. ]

But it's something we need to think about.

If our numbers here need to drop down under six—whatever needs doing on this side has less and less people working on it by default. It's not that I don't trust the people still alive, but there are less of us and the number will only keep going down.

I imagine with so many on your side, whatever work you need to do already has enough eyes, minds, and hands on it.

[flameguard]

...It doesn't surprise me that you're thinking like this.

[ there's a smile - it's a little sad, though. ] But, I - [ and then he

blips out of existence again! and returns, then frowns. ]

... guess I can't really talk about it...

[killies]

Annoying, but not surprising.

It's fine. I guess this is all just more of a social call than a meeting. I'm still glad to see all of you, even if we can't learn much from it.

[flameguard]

[ i love you ashlyn ]

Hehe. I'm glad to see you, too. [ cute. he looks very fond. ] I think the whole reason this worked was because you all needed a pick me up, so I agree.

Besides! We can still write you letters. Did you get my last one?

[killies]

Oh, I did. Sorry, I didn't write back because I figured I'd be dead.

[ just saying that bluntly. anyway. ]

[flameguard]

[ ashlyn

he reaches out to put his hand on her forehead which is completely ineffective for a variety of reasons ]

... Are you okay....? [ ma'am your CONFESSING ]

[killies]

I'm fine.

[flameguard]

Are you sure? You're telling me all these things because you want to tell me these things? Are you totally sure?

[ WORRY ]

Because, don't get me wrong, I want to hear them! I'm happy to hear all of your worries, and concerns, no matter what they're about.

[killies]

[ thinking about this


and frowning because hey yeah she really doesn't usually say that much to people huh. this is weird huh. hey. hey. ]

[flameguard]

[ YEAH!!! SEE!!!!!!!!! I RECOGNIZED YOUR CRY FOR HELP (TEN TAGS LATE) ]

Oh no.