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Re: probably night 62

[mykidisthebest]

You're never going to put your gun down. Stupid.

It's not fair for you to say no one else needs to worry about it, either. That's not how life works. We care about you, so of course we're going to worry about it.

Re: probably night 62

[featherduster]

That's not true!

[ maybe ]

I've just -- got some loose ends to tie up, that's all. You know that.

Re: probably night 62

[mykidisthebest]

[nudges Minuet's shoulder with his own]

I know that. It's because I've also got loose ends to tie up that I know you won't stop. There's always going to be something else that comes up. Don't make excuses and don't say "someday." Someday is too late.

Re: probably night 62

[featherduster]

... What exactly do you think I should do, then?

[ genuinely ]

Re: probably night 62

[mykidisthebest]

...I'm not the best person to ask. But, don't run away. Don't put off things you'll regret not saying. And if you find a place you're happy, it's okay to settle down there. Even if it's only for a while.

Re: probably night 62

[featherduster]

[ pff ]

I think I've run my fat mouth plenty here, don't worry.

Re: probably night 62

[mykidisthebest]

Really? I feel like a lot of what I know about you I heard from Styx.

Re: probably night 62

[featherduster]

[ POT, KETTLE ]

That implies the things I might regret not saying are personal anecdotes, which seems untrue.

Re: probably night 62

[mykidisthebest]

...

[tries to put him in a headlock]

Re: probably night 62

[featherduster]

[ This is very easy to do ]

--HEY!!!

Re: probably night 62

[mykidisthebest]

I want to know about it! I'm sure Charon does too. And Mute, and all of the rest of your friends. Don't be stingy.

Re: probably night 62

[featherduster]

[ Probably if this were not a dream, this is where he'd dive for a window ]

Why?! It's mostly just shitty! And it's over anyway.

Re: probably night 62

[mykidisthebest]

[trapped in a dream there's no escape!!!! the headlock isn't really doing anything to keep Minuet there, honestly, it's pretty loose, but it's just making Lethe feel better]

It's just what people do for each other! I can't change what happened in your past any more than you can change what happened in mine. But I want to hear about your sister, and your brother, and why you have that stupid heavy metal arm, and I want to hear more about your other sisters too. I want to hear about the best and worst things you've ever experienced. I want to know about the things you love and the things you hate. That's what friends do.

Re: probably night 62

[featherduster]

[ He sorta gapes like a stupid goldfish, which seems to happen a lot around Lethe actually ]

Re: probably night 62

[mykidisthebest]

...

[lets him out of the headlock]

You probably didn't know since you haven't had a lot of friends growing up. But now that I've told you, you have no excuses. Remember it.

Re: probably night 62

[featherduster]

... Sorry.

It's just -- hard.

Re: probably night 62

[mykidisthebest]

You don't have to apologize. It's not like I think it's easy either.

Re: probably night 62

[featherduster]

How 'bout we make a deal... I practice sharing, and you practice sharing.

It's not like I don't wanna know too.

Re: probably night 62

[mykidisthebest]

Deal. But if there's something specific you want to know, you'll have to ask.

Re: probably night 62

[featherduster]

. . . There is, actually.

Re: probably night 62

[mykidisthebest]

Really? I'm all ears, then. What is it?

Re: probably night 62

[featherduster]

[ A hesitant pause ]

You showed me a bunch of memories during that ritual where everyone turned into kids. One of those people-- that was your brother, right?

I've just... always wondered what happened. You've never mentioned the fact that he was dead.

Re: probably night 62

[mykidisthebest]

[there's a flinch as his fingers dig into the blanket; it is far, far, far harder to hear the words spoken aloud without fear resistance than he'd realized]

Ah...yeah. I turned back time. Have I mentioned that before?

Re: probably night 62

[featherduster]

[ Motherfucker you did WHAT NOW ]

... No.

Re: probably night 62

[mykidisthebest]

[the words come out slowly, quiet, carefully spaced out so that there's no hitch in his breath or wobble in his voice as he speaks]

My little brother...Yoohyun came into a dungeon to save me. He died protecting me. Killing the bast--boss monster in that dungeon granted me a wish stone. The description said that it couldn't bring back the dead, so I wished to go back in time five years instead. The twenty-one year old Yoohyun is alive and well.