[network] Event: Long & Lost [NIGHT 217]

[snowblindmods]

it's been so long between the words we spoke
will you be there up on the shore, I hope

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[devoutish]

Back here, or back home?

[spoileralert]

To their own worlds.

We might not get to keep the friends we've made.

[devoutish]

Royce, Emily, Tifa, Fiona, me - I want all of us back where we belong. If that's how it happens, it's not going to be a problem for more than the few people who come from miserable, broken worlds. Don't you understand that? Do you truly think that all of us want to come and live on your world forever?

Going home and setting things right is not a bad thing.

[spoileralert]

I don't give a shit what you want.

[ Now. Now she's getting angry. And it's such a relief, such a change from being desperate and sad and afraid. ]

Maybe I did once. But you threw that away when you decided your goddamned image was more important than what we're trying to do here.

I would have helped you. I would have gotten your pills back for you without a single question. But you don't want help? Great. Your wants don't even factor now, you idiotic, selfish bastard.

[devoutish]

Stephanie, you aren't honestly saying you're going to doom a townful of people to living on your world forever, because you want to spite me. I'm misunderstanding, I'm sure.

[spoileralert]

Honestly, I don't expect you to understand much at all. You're pretty dense, it turns out.

[devoutish]

I don't care whether or not we understand each other. I don't care about your ideas about my motives. I care about you not doing something this stupid because you're in the middle of a fit.

[spoileralert]

See you around, Solomons.

[ At least she can feel good about hanging up on him when he's worrying over nothing. ]

@jwatson; text; private

[jumpthegun]

[John will try to couch this as a joke. He doesn't want to deal with this. He doesn't want to get in the middle of this, and he's honestly half on Steph's side here. Alfie's his friend, though.]

If you could avoid freaking Alfie out, it would be very good for my blood pressure.

private

[spoileralert]

[ Alfie's freaked out, is he? Good. ]

okie dokie

[ Not gonna follow through on that one, nope. ]

private

[jumpthegun]

Steph.

[He can already feel the gray hairs coming on.]

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[spoileralert]

This isn't your fight, John. But I know you'll want to fight it anyway, and comforting you would translate to comforting him. You're not so much collateral damage as you are standing in the line of fire of your own volition.

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[jumpthegun]

He's my friend and I'm a soldier. Putting ourselves in the line of fire is what we do for both of those things, I reckon. I'll be honest with you. It's not a bad idea, the one you've got. But he's terrified of the idea that he might not get home to his people, that the choice will be made for him. I think that's a fear all of us can appreciate, yeah?

He's taking it out of proportion, and I'll try to calm him down, myself, but just for tonight. Please, let's call a truce for tonight?

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[spoileralert]

[ She turns the video on to glare at him through puffy red eyes, cheeks stained with tears. ]

No. I need a break every bit as bad as either of you do, and this happens to make me feel just the tiniest bit better.

You don't need me to calm him down. Just tell him to use his damn brain for a change.

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[jumpthegun]

[Crying women is fairly moving for John on a personal level. But her last comment is as good as an admission that she's not really serious. Or that she thinks anything like it will be feasible. He'll take it.]

Go talk to Zach, Steph. I reckon you could both use someone to hold tonight.

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[spoileralert]

[ Both of them really should have known from the start. She may not always be a good person, but she doesn't hurt people. Not like that. Not on purpose.

She sniffles, and turns the video off again. ]

That's the plan.

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[jumpthegun]

Goodnight, Stephanie. Keep warm.