theuniverseleads: and it's not fair (090)

[personal profile] theuniverseleads 2025-02-24 04:13 pm (UTC)(link)
I wouldn't say that so soon, Researcher. I'm just full of surprises.

[But they've shared enough for one day, maybe. It's already more than they'd ever planned to.

The fact that she's still speaking to them after this is... enough.]


I'll... try to be less difficult. Since you asked so nicely.
theuniverseleads: it bends the waves of the light (025)

[personal profile] theuniverseleads 2025-02-25 07:23 am (UTC)(link)
If that's all you wanted, you wouldn't have to ask.

[Their own smile is forced, as always. They've long passed the point of being able to tell, but maybe some part of the act is real. That would be nice.]

... I did mean to tell you sooner. It just never seemed like a good time, I guess.

Back when those copies were running around... it just kind of came out? So the Fighter knew, but then we found out you were dead the whole time... I didn't really know how to bring it up after that.

[... and the copy barely reacted back then, which made the whole thing feel even worse, so maybe they were a tiny bit scared the real one wouldn't care either... but they're not gonna say that part out loud. That's way too honest.]
theuniverseleads: how can you call this fair? (121)

[personal profile] theuniverseleads 2025-02-26 06:49 am (UTC)(link)
Hah... I don't know. I wouldn't have bet on it, honestly. [They're much better at avoiding difficult topics than they are at talking to their friends.]

I always knew you'd figure it out eventually. If stardust could do it, there's no way you would fail to notice. I probably slipped up a long time ago, didn't I?