In some timelines, the world experienced an apocalypse in the year 2029 because of a virus outbreak. Six billion people were killed, and the world wasn't the same after that. In the timeline I'm heading back to, we're hoping to prevent a different kind of apocalypse and stop a nuclear war.
I wonder if you're from a timeline where we didn't fix either of those things.
[Which is unfortunate for Junpei, but not so much for Haymitch, living on the other side.]
Gets worse before it gets better, I'll tell you that much for free. But we were . . .
[He draws a quick, rough shape of North America, although it's a bit narrower than Junpei might remember. He then points towards Appalachian area, nodding.]
Sorry about that. [Sorry for the apocalypse, and the doomed history. But he's watching Haymitch draw and there's a noise of recognition.] You're a little further from where we were.
[He'll just notate the space where Nevada should be on this map.] But I've always know everything gets worse before it gets better. I'm just constantly waiting for the "better" part.
[...it's kind of a morbid joke, but here they are.]
[He's silent for a time after he says that, because it's not a joke, not really.]
. . . it's coming.
[And what a thing to say, coming from him.]
It'll be here for a while. And then maybe it'll get worse again, but I think . . . I think it's just a pattern. We don't remember much for too long, you know?
It'll come. One or two more days. You just savor it while it's there.
[...he seems to pause then, shot hovering near his mouth but something seems to be stopping him.]
Things that come and go, right? [...the shot is set back down for now.] Sometimes I wonder how fucked up it is to have found some good things in this place when everyone around us keeps dying. But it's not a celebration, it's just...glad to have it.
[He remembers what Haymitch said, at least.] What do you think? What're our chances that tomorrow might actually be better?
Well you heard Edelgard. She's absolutely not budging on the idea of the demons getting close to our worlds and leaving the dead behind. So we'll have to see how it'll work.
[He'll pour more shots but he seems to be stopped for now for a reason or two. Give him a moment to clear his throat and cough.] But I think so, too. We just have to remember how to work together. That's gonna be the fun part.
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Date: 2019-11-23 05:09 am (UTC)In some timelines, the world experienced an apocalypse in the year 2029 because of a virus outbreak. Six billion people were killed, and the world wasn't the same after that. In the timeline I'm heading back to, we're hoping to prevent a different kind of apocalypse and stop a nuclear war.
I wonder if you're from a timeline where we didn't fix either of those things.
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Date: 2019-11-23 05:14 am (UTC)[Which is unfortunate for Junpei, but not so much for Haymitch, living on the other side.]
Gets worse before it gets better, I'll tell you that much for free. But we were . . .
[He draws a quick, rough shape of North America, although it's a bit narrower than Junpei might remember. He then points towards Appalachian area, nodding.]
Lived there.
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Date: 2019-11-23 05:20 am (UTC)[He'll just notate the space where Nevada should be on this map.] But I've always know everything gets worse before it gets better. I'm just constantly waiting for the "better" part.
[...it's kind of a morbid joke, but here they are.]
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Date: 2019-11-23 05:33 am (UTC). . . it's coming.
[And what a thing to say, coming from him.]
It'll be here for a while. And then maybe it'll get worse again, but I think . . . I think it's just a pattern. We don't remember much for too long, you know?
It'll come. One or two more days. You just savor it while it's there.
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Date: 2019-11-23 05:39 am (UTC)Things that come and go, right? [...the shot is set back down for now.] Sometimes I wonder how fucked up it is to have found some good things in this place when everyone around us keeps dying. But it's not a celebration, it's just...glad to have it.
[He remembers what Haymitch said, at least.] What do you think? What're our chances that tomorrow might actually be better?
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Date: 2019-11-23 05:46 am (UTC)Tomorrow?
[Hmm. He sits up, then downs the shot quick. Five.]
I think we've got a shot. You, me, Edelgard, Dick . . . we're not exactly rookies. I think we've got a good shot, but it won't be easy.
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Date: 2019-11-23 05:59 am (UTC)[He'll pour more shots but he seems to be stopped for now for a reason or two. Give him a moment to clear his throat and cough.] But I think so, too. We just have to remember how to work together. That's gonna be the fun part.
[Last weekend sure was. A thing.]
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Date: 2019-11-23 06:14 am (UTC)[He says it somewhat grimly, though.]
One way or another.
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Date: 2019-11-24 04:35 am (UTC)[Another shot for him and he'll pass one of the bottles to Haymitch.] Until then...guess we wait.