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[oraculi]

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[oraculi]

[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.

[crashout]

[...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?

[oraculi]

[He nods. It's no bad thing to find some good in your life, he thinks. Even if it's small. Maybe especially then.]

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.

[crashout]

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.

[Last weekend sure was. A thing.]

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We've managed it before. And she's not impossible. Not entirely.

[He says it somewhat grimly, though.]

One way or another.

[crashout]

Just a lot of the time if we're being honest. [But he sounds calm about that, it's fine.] But you're right. One way or another we'll manage.

[Another shot for him and he'll pass one of the bottles to Haymitch.] Until then...guess we wait.