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[howarewefortime]

In the beginning, it was a nice day.

This is a word which here means 'pleasing', 'agreeable', or 'delightful', so it may come as a surprise to you, dear reader, to hear the day described as such, given the situation in Milliways these past two weeks. But then, 'nice' is such a relative term, don't you agree? And certainly it would be difficult for

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Re: -05 HRS

[ladyfirestarter]

A hoarse shout: "Incoming!"

Charlie has to fight her impulse to throw fire at it, and instead drags the other woman two lurching steps out of its way.

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[ladyfirestarter]

It's true: at least for the moment the attackers are giving the door a wide berth. They may not have much in the way of minds, but it doesn't require much of a mind to fear fire.

Quietly: "Has that ever happened to you before?"

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[flip_the_lights]

"Once."

Very low.

"When I was a kid."

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[ladyfirestarter]

A nod. No surprise at all in her expression.

"If we both live through this," she says -- and one corner of her mouth curls in a crooked smile -- "and if the place is still standing afterwards ... let's talk about that."

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[flip_the_lights]

Olivia studies Charlie's face for a long beat.

"I'd like that," she agrees, and -- hearing the distant clashes, and another, louder hum -- she turns to face the battle once more.