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At the start of the port

[wishiwasatree]

Henry —

Henry, you ain’t ready for this. You know that. I need you to come down to zero with me and stay for as long as this lasts.

Re: At the start of the port

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You know I won't do that.

Re: At the start of the port

[wishiwasatree]

You’ll hurt a lot of people.

You could kill the whole fucking ship if you wanted to. Please, Henry. Let me just come get you and I’ll make sure you’ve got everything you need.

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I can, but I won't. There's no reason to kill anyone. And I cannot go back home.

Are you worried about them or yourself?

[wishiwasatree]

…should I be worried about me?

[At this very moment, she starts booking it to her cabin.]

I ain’t gonna stop coming after you. Need you to make the right decision here.

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No, Trixie. You don't have to worry. But you're safe in your cabin. From me and everyone else.

I won't let them hurt you.

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You ain’t gotta worry about me. I don’t worry about me.

I don’t want you to do something you can’t take back.

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This isn't the lab. These people haven't earned the fate of the guards.

All I'm doing is stretching my legs.

[wishiwasatree]

Stretching your legs and breaking people’s minds more like!

Jesus, Henry, you ain’t stable enough for this.

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[The hallway around Trixie begins to fade and turns sterile. White washed walls. Flickering flourescent lighting makes the hallway look longer than it is.

It's there for a moment before it's gone, back to the Barge.]

I won't go back to that. I won't be shackled again.

[wishiwasatree]

[She'll stumble when the illusion fades away, trying to catch her breath.]

You...you can invade minds. You can kill people with your brain. You get angry, someone says the wrong fucking thing to you, and you'll take us all out!

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Come on now, Trixie. Don't assume the worst.

[wishiwasatree]

Henry, honey, I would fucking love to be an optimist, but there’s a reason I didn’t give you your fucking powers back.

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Yes, and that reason is that you're only human.

[wishiwasatree]

That reason is cuz you think of us as ‘only human’. You don’t value us.

Henry, just…think before you act.

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That has never been a problem for me.

[wishiwasatree]

[NOT WHEN YOU’RE UPSET, YA BOZO]

Alright. Alright. It’s just —

I care about you.

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I know you do.

Go to your cabin.

[And outside of the door is her file. He doesn't need it, after all, and it seems to belong to her more than him.]

[wishiwasatree]

[She cuts the feed. She knows Henry is linked with her, so she runs before he can feel how upset she is.]

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[After Seph's announcement:]

I had every intention of telling you. I suppose he beat me to it.

[wishiwasatree]

[She just sounds tired.]

What the fuck happened?

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Exactly what he said.

[wishiwasatree]

Jesus, Henry. What did I fucking tell you at the start of all this?

[Nnnnnng]

Well. You know what we gotta do.

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I'm not going to Zero. Not until the Flood is over.

He's bluffing. And if he isn't, the Admiral would never allow that sort of dramatic display. Let it play out and then I'll walk myself.

[wishiwasatree]

Ain’t a choice, Henry. Now I’m letting his people handle his big fucking tantrum, but I’m holding off on saying anything until I got you safe and fucking contained.

And I’m gonna be right by your side, because you said nothing was gonna happen, and you couldn’t control yourself.