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[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.

[weboftime]

Mm, to appease the mindless mob?

Fine.

[wishiwasatree]

To keep the mindless mob from coming after you and getting their brains caved in. They have no fucking idea what they’re dealing with, and that’s pretty fucking clear to me now.

[She’s on her way now, stopping in front of his door and then just opening it up.]

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[He has it unlocked for her and is in the middle of putting on his shoes.]

Can I at least pack a bag this time? Since I won't be back for a week?

[He hands her a small beige disc. It looks very ordinary at the moment.]

My item. You'll need it to unlock the doors and the cell.

[wishiwasatree]

[She looks at the item idly, flipping it over in her hands. It looks like a children’s toy.]

Do what you gotta. I’m gonna get Kaz to bring my shit down once we’re there.

[weboftime]

[He takes his time, meticulously folding clothes and putting his music player in a bag.

When he's ready, he gestures for her to lead the way.]

[wishiwasatree]

[She's not impatient; she'll wait and hand him some snack cakes for him to take along with him.

When he's ready she nods and starts them down on their (hopefully) uneventful journey to Zero, where she locks him away and sets up shop beside him.]

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[He sets himself up in Zero, in the same cell as before, deliberately pretending to ignore the cakes.

But then he turns on his music, feeling out of himself as he closes his eyes to sleep the next few days away.]