don't wait for a knight in shinin' armor, your savior's reflected in the mirror

[perpend]

[That sure was a fucking thing. That execution was a fucking thing. Those secrets are a fucking thing.

Cabanela retreats to his room, but not for all that long. Everyone will get a note eventually, written in very neat handwriting

I do not plan on bowing down to threats and intimidation. If you did not act, it means you were, like me, aware of the risk, but decided against it. Your reasons are entirely your own.

Join me in the dining room if you agree enough is enough, and that you won't acquiesce to threats. I don't plan to let this stop me, and neither should you.

-C

In the dining room itself, Cabanela has set up coffee and tea for those who want it-- there's no food, because to be honest, he doesn't know how to cook. Two more candles have been lit-- he wasn't really sure what to do about the whole... parasite thing... so Fern's candle will have to make due.]

Comments

[zomgboom]

There's, like. A bazillion million timelines or whatever, and like. The only one that matters is the one you're in, which sounds harsh or whatever? But if you're crying for the whole multiverse, you'll miss what's happing right in front of you and stuff.

[Tabby gently boops Alex's nose, because she doesn't want to see Alex cry??? Please don't cry, man.]

[sleepytimegal]

[ O-oh. Oh, that gives her a little pause and she sniffs. ]

I... I don't know what one I'm in though. What if...at the end, I remember a-and...she's not there?

[zomgboom]

I don't think that'll happen. [Tabby sounds pretty confident about that.] We're still, like, getting memories back and stuff so, like, I think you repeated yourself until you could save everyone. And if you didn't then, like, when you go back? Remember how you feel right now and, like, try again until you do.

All those other bad choices you made still exist, sure, but it's not. There are other Alexes to feel that sadness. You don't have to, like, carry the sadness of every single Alex.

[sleepytimegal]

[ There's a whole lot Alex can say to that, but she cant get any of the words in the right order, or to even migrate from her brain to her tongue, so she ends up just sitting quietly for a few moments and conceding with: ]

Thanks, Tabby. I'll...try and remember that, as much as I can.

[zomgboom]

Good. You'll give yourself wrinkles if you're, like, any harder on yourself.

[sleepytimegal]

Gotta try and keep my snazzy feminine beauty, right?

[ Another little sniff, but she seems to be shaking it off...for now, at least. ]

[zomgboom]

Obviously. There's, like, no reason to waste a weapon like good looks.

[Tabby takes her hand off Alex's shoulder and ruffles her hair slightly. She??? Likes??? This blueberry???? What is this feeling. She hates it.]