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[ah.

what the fuck.]

Oh my god. Did you...? [live? die? holy shit.]

[ she misunderstands the question... ]

I killed him.

[help

well.

that still answers her question in a way, so good enough. her shoulders slump, both relieved and guilty for feeling relieved.]

So you survived... I'm glad.

If something happened to me they might start using one of the others. I can't let that happen.

... Are you still stuck in that facility, then? You haven't escaped?

Yeah. I was there and then I was here.

Crap. And you can't just not go back, because then they'll do the same thing to your friends...

We need a way to get all of us out. But if it really is a government run thing, that means there's no chance of things just going back to normal even if we do.

Yeah... There's no way they're gonna let you go as long as they remember you're out there. [pauses.] Were you thinking of using your wish to save them?

The wish thing is way too risky... But if I went for it, yeah. I guess.

You know how I feel about it. [wishes? bad.] But if there was some other way of just making them forget about you guys...

... That would be nice. But who knows how high up the government our names and identities are known. We don't know how big this group even is.

So it's not as simple as just dealing with the people in that room... What do they even want with you?

I don't know. Power of some kind, probably. That's usually how these things work in stories.

That's how things work in real life, too. So that sounds right.

I don't want to have to care about their stupid internal politics and in-fighting...

You shouldn't have to. It's not fair that you got caught up in their crap.

... It's just something I'll have to worry about later. There's nothing I can learn or figure out from here, I don't think.

[... she nods, though obviously very unhappy about this.]

Sorry.

Don't be. We just need to focus on the situation at hand.

Hey, I can be worried about both this situation and yours.

I... guess. But one is obviously more pressing.

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