They were... Someone from back in the town had - hurt them. [Worse than that, but.] And I woke up for just a little while once we were all locked in the cabin, before Damian and I got knocked out. And all I could think was - how glad I was that they were alright. That it was just an illusion, or a hallucination.
[She has to wonder if things would have turned out the same if she wasn't injured, if they hadn't taken her back into the cabin... But she knows there's no use in those thoughts, even if it's tempting.]
It just - sucks.
[More than that, but she doesn't quite have the words for it.]
[ there's a pause as dick considers, and: ] That banner, earlier in the week... Don't tell anyone yet. I don't know exactly what it means. But I have heard it was the answer to a question about how it would be possible to save everyone.
[ and simply having an answer means. well. there is one. ]
If it's the person who put the banner up, they already told me it was them, so - you don't need to worry about that part as much. [...] And just in case she mentions it to you, I already told her I knew who put it up, along with the piece of information they gave me about it. They never mentioned they wanted to keep it a secret. I didn't tell her who they are, though.
[Just so Dick doesn't think she told anybody after he explicitly asked her not to.]
But I won't tell her anything more about it. I didn't get as much detail as you did.
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[She doesn't seem too eager to linger on that, though, because:]
How are you feeling?
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Frustrated, mostly.
[ there's no satisfaction to be had from anything that happened today, after all. killing nhs won't bring them back. ]
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[Barely restrained rage on her part, but she's packing it away for now, at least. It's Fine.]
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... I'm sorry. About both of them.
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[...]
I saw them. In - the cabin, when I broke into it with the others.
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[ he doesn't ask much more than that, willing to let her speak at her own pace ]
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They were... Someone from back in the town had - hurt them. [Worse than that, but.] And I woke up for just a little while once we were all locked in the cabin, before Damian and I got knocked out. And all I could think was - how glad I was that they were alright. That it was just an illusion, or a hallucination.
[Until she woke up, and it wasn't anymore.]
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[Even though she gets why they didn't.]
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[ dick would've done the same, honestly. ]
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[She has to wonder if things would have turned out the same if she wasn't injured, if they hadn't taken her back into the cabin... But she knows there's no use in those thoughts, even if it's tempting.]
It just - sucks.
[More than that, but she doesn't quite have the words for it.]
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[ he manages to sound confident about that, at least. ]
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[She can't not believe in that, or she really will break.]
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[ and simply having an answer means. well. there is one. ]
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...Who told you that? Was it the person who put the banner up? [But, also.] Don't tell anyone, not even Lili?
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[ but she deserves that bit of hope, more than anyone right now. ]
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If it's the person who put the banner up, they already told me it was them, so - you don't need to worry about that part as much. [...] And just in case she mentions it to you, I already told her I knew who put it up, along with the piece of information they gave me about it. They never mentioned they wanted to keep it a secret. I didn't tell her who they are, though.
[Just so Dick doesn't think she told anybody after he explicitly asked her not to.]
But I won't tell her anything more about it. I didn't get as much detail as you did.
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I don't think them putting it up is a big secret. But obviously, the details were. [ so. y'know. ]
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She'll know it was a hint, but not about what, specifically.
[...Either way.]
Thank you for telling me.
[She can guess why he did, and it's appreciated.]
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[...]
There's another reason I was looking for you.
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What is it?
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[ah.]
It just felt, uh, weird to not say anything.
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