#9: A hint of things to come

[horrible_phd]

[Accidental Voice Post]

Don't--

[a long pause and coughing]

Penny! Penny?

Penny, hold on. Oh, no. Oh, no no no no no.  Hold on, I'll...

Penny?  Penny?  Penny.

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[mistercomedy]

Penny? Nah, man. It's Marco. You okay?

[horrible_phd]

Marco, this is very important--what is today's curse? Assuming there is one. And...did you hear me yelling anything other than the name Penny--like, something that would give a clue about what I thought I was seeing.

[mistercomedy]

Well--

[honesty is the best policy, he decides.] You sounded pretty frantic, dude. As far as I've gathered, today is something about seeing the future. You said 'no' a lot. You don't remember this?

And who's Penny?

[horrible_phd]

No. Maybe I was just dreaming. Or maybe that wasn't the future. Maybe it's something I have to prevent when I get back. Or just the city messing with my head. Anything weird happen to you?

Penny was...Penny is...a girl I knew, back home.

[mis_match]

Dr. Horrible, are you all right? Have you fallen ill?

[Voice] not said very convincingly

[horrible_phd]

It was just the curse. Don't worry about it.

[Voice]

[mis_match]

You seemed quite distressed. Are you sure nothing is the matter? Perhaps the curse brought back some unpleasant memories...

[Voice]

[horrible_phd]

Penny was in danger once, but I stopped saved her. This curse had to do with the future. Maybe I can save her again. The future can't possibly be set in stone, can it?