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[selfimmolation]

You think there's any answer he can give that'll be satisfying?

[ballies]

No. But I think he owes us them, even if we aren't happy with them.

[selfimmolation]

Well, if it's what you want, you should go for it. Shake him down for both of us.

[ballies]

…


Yeah, I will. I might have to get in line though.

[selfimmolation]

More like you'll have to work fast against the people who want to punch him in the mouth and swallow his own teeth.

[ballies]

Please, I don't think I have half the claim others do. But I can make his life hell once he's swallowed his teeth and has to answer all my questions.

[selfimmolation]

Yeah, I'd believe it. [ teasing. ]

[ballies]

[ nyeh. ]

Rude.

He deserves it though.

[selfimmolation]

Yeah. If anyone does, it's that guy.

[ballies]

I just... hope we can figure out a way to reach him sooner rather than later. There's still a couple of weeks of this.

[ ... ]

I'd prefer if there wasn't. [ smash cut to dead lillium and albedo this week i guess. ]

[selfimmolation]

... You guys'll be alright. It's only three more weeks.

[ ignoring all the dead stuff ]

[ballies]

... God. Don't remind me, this is going to be three very long weeks.

[selfimmolation]

... Sorry.

[ he doesn't have to be there! he will be super dead. ]

[ballies]

Don't apologise.

It's not like we've been able to do anything to stop it, I'll just... deal with each week as it comes.

[ man. let me IN. ]

[selfimmolation]

... You'll manage. You've been strong so far.

[ no ]

[ballies]

... Maybe. [ she's not entirely sure about that. ] It's not like we have the luxury of just stopping.

[ aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa ]

[selfimmolation]

... No, you don't. But I've got faith in you guys. You'll make it.

[ballies]

Right. Spite and all that.

[selfimmolation]

You're decent enough at it.

[ballies]

Hey, I'm a joy to be around. Mostly.

[selfimmolation]

Mostly is the important part!

[ballies]

[ he is so rude. ]

I’ll channel that ‘mostly’ into something especially unbearable just for this moon guy.

[ … ]

It’d be nice if all our conspiracy theories about the people we’ve lost still being around were true though. [ she’s thinking very Intently about that cat pun in the paper from the other week. ]

[selfimmolation]

... I don't know how much awareness they have, but... Mika used to sign all her texts with that star. And some of these sounded like Rocket. I don't know. Maybe I'll be writing for the newspaper.

[ his smile says that he does not entirely believe it, though ]

[ballies]

A lot of them sound angry, which sounded a little.... Rocket-like.

I'm sure we'll be able to pick yours out if you do get some kind of career in journalism out of all this. [ smash cut to HOW TO BUILD A BOAT 101 ] I don't think that'd be a bad thing, knowing that there is somewhere the dead are, and that you made it there okay.

[selfimmolation]

I already promised I'd write if there's an option out there. [ smash cut to him just crying about the ocean in the newspaper for 10 years but ] ... But I don't know if I'm lucky enough to get brought back twice.

[ he says lucky like he means something else, but its fine ]