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[soldarius]

[ There's a few seconds that go by before anyone actually speaks. The music in the background, while not loud at all, is turned down completely. A moment later, shuffling noises can be heard and Kate finally talks into her communicator. ]I remember when I arrived here, I was told the powers the Porter gives us are a bust. Like the ability to locate

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[nottheanswers]

Depends. How do you feel about menswear?

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[nottheanswers]

[VIC SAGE: MOOD KILLER]

So they say. But it's really all at Lachesis' whim, isn't it?

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[soldarius]

[ STOP THAT, VIC. ]

There's an annoying thought. [ she's been over things controlling her life since day one. ]

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[nottheanswers]

It took me a long time to accept that part as just an...inevitability of being here. And I have a few more reasons to want to be than most people.

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[soldarius]

I figure.

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[nottheanswers]

It's a weird situation any way you look at it, Kate. All we can really do is try to make the best of it.

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[soldarius]

I know. I know.

[ a pause. there's that guilty feeling in her chest. ]

I'm... sorry. That I couldn't do much else for you.

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[nottheanswers]

Don't get like that, I'm sure you did all you could. [He has to guess because he...hasn't quite gotten to that point yet.]

Fact of the matter is, there's no one responsible for what happens but me. But finding peace can always be an ordeal, especially in situations like these.

If you ever need any tips for getting started...

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[soldarius]

[ she sighs. she never likes getting too emotional in front of people. ]

Richard and Tot, right? Friends who taught you. Renee told me a little about them since she stayed at Nanda Parbat a while.

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[nottheanswers]

Most of what I have to teach I learned from Richard. Tot was... [THE ONLY FATHER FIGURE HE PRETTY MUCH EVER HAD] ...more of a support than an instructor. Just as important, but in a very different way.

Figure Shiva would count, too. I had a lot of people looking out for me at the times I really needed it.

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[soldarius]

Did they know? [ that you were dying... :( ]

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[nottheanswers]

Yeah. I made up a whole plan made up after I found out, and they were a part of it.

Tot wasn't happy about it, [Understatement of a lifetime...] but he still played along.

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[soldarius]

[ she muses to herself; had she been the one in that position she would have fought against it. but from the few times she'd been around vic, she saw him as calm as the water. nothing like her, really. ]

Tot sounds like a reliable guy. Wonder if the Porter will bring him in?

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[nottheanswers]

["Calm as the water" is on of the masks he's best at. If only you knew, Kate.]

I wouldn't mind it. We had things we never got the chance to work out.

[And he's afraid he'll never see him again otherwise. Because he won't.]

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[soldarius]

Some good things here, after all.

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[nottheanswers]

Mm. Time is on our side.

Maybe.