Not - really? Not really. Short version is there's an ancient city that's trying to come back together. They were powerful enough to create weapons to destroy the gods, back before the Calamity, so - we're trying to stop it from happening.
Mostly though, um. [she rubs at her neck.] Their... avatar? I guess? The key to unlocking the city's power is the guy that was in Molly's body before him. Lucien.
That's who both of us were fighting. Me and Caleb. Lucien was in the process of killing me when I got brought here.
[ That's a lot. And none of it sounds good. He wishes- there was some easy answer. Some way to ensure that they don't get thrown into danger when they escape.
They deserve that much. ]
If we don't immediately have to get out of here, we could tinker with that train and make sure that you're all dropped of at a better time.
[ Despite the fact that Beau is literally dying in her home world, he kind of believes it. The three of them have overcome a lot that he's seen at Wiwaldi. ]
Yeah... that is a possibility. [ A bleak one. ] But my heart is beating, unlike Annie's. So I'm alive right now? I don't know if it'll stop the minute I go back.
[ He rubs his temples. ]
But it feels kind of wrong to run away, and not go back to finish the goal that all my friends gave their lives for.
[ That's unexpected? But Claude brightens, genuinely warmed by the offer. ]
That doesn't sound bad. As long as it isn't all deadly fights with uncertain fates. [ Not that he minds that a little bit of the time. ] I'll have to ask Manwol though.
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she looks away, at this, and then:]
Not - really? Not really. Short version is there's an ancient city that's trying to come back together. They were powerful enough to create weapons to destroy the gods, back before the Calamity, so - we're trying to stop it from happening.
Mostly though, um. [she rubs at her neck.] Their... avatar? I guess? The key to unlocking the city's power is the guy that was in Molly's body before him. Lucien.
That's who both of us were fighting. Me and Caleb. Lucien was in the process of killing me when I got brought here.
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[ That's a lot. And none of it sounds good. He wishes- there was some easy answer. Some way to ensure that they don't get thrown into danger when they escape.
They deserve that much. ]
If we don't immediately have to get out of here, we could tinker with that train and make sure that you're all dropped of at a better time.
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... That's what I'm hoping for. But we're not so bad at surviving, so. We'll be okay, no matter what happens.
[she glances at him.] I'm more worried about you? You're just gonna go back - what if you go back and you're just dead?
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Yeah... that is a possibility. [ A bleak one. ] But my heart is beating, unlike Annie's. So I'm alive right now? I don't know if it'll stop the minute I go back.
[ He rubs his temples. ]
But it feels kind of wrong to run away, and not go back to finish the goal that all my friends gave their lives for.
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there's a pause, and then:]
... I get that. [genuinely.] But if you wanted a safe place to go, if that doesn't work? You could come with us.
[she shoves her hands in her pockets. makes it sound very casual.] Once we figure this Lucien shit out, it's not a bad gig.
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That doesn't sound bad. As long as it isn't all deadly fights with uncertain fates. [ Not that he minds that a little bit of the time. ] I'll have to ask Manwol though.
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Like, for permission? [this is half teasing]
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[ He's joking himself. ]
But we'll be travelling together... Wherever it is we go.
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Well, you know we wouldn't say no to Manwol coming along too.
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... Don't know. She's got stuff she has to do back home, but. We talked about her coming to my world, briefly.
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That wouldn't be so bad though... This place has been a nightmare, but the people we've met have been worth it.
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I just want people to have a steady world to live in. [a beat.] I didn't want you to be dead.
You're right though. I have people I really care about, here.
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But it's nice.