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[markofkaine]

[I did get to punch Wilbur, so. That was a plus.]

Okay well. The lead up would've been a little different.

[Sniffs~~]

[alienation]

[ so sweet... so floral... ]

That's right. We're on a date now, aren't we?

[ look! an aesthetic stone bench!! time to sit for a moment before continuing. ]

[markofkaine]

Well if you're having a nice time, and I'm having a nice time - I guess we are.

[OOPS, A DATE!]

[alienation]

[ how are you like this. ]

Adorable as ever. Wait here a moment for me.

[ He's going to nick the notes off of a nearby table before returning. ]

[markofkaine]

[Bumbling into romance assbackwards]

Okay-- wait, are you reading intel on a date??

[alienation]

You only just now decided that it was a date.

[ He's mostly just going to take pictures of the neat notes for the moment. ]

[markofkaine]

And it was a unanimously agreed upon.

[Gonna wait though. Maybe a little nervous for no reason at all.]

[alienation]

[ Ok time to put the papers away and settle back next to him. Maybe a little against him.

Also takes his hand again. ]

It's relieving that this place exists now. Where we can be reasonably certain that the warden cannot see us.

[ he wouldn't have believed it before. ]

[markofkaine]

[Yes good. Handholding important.

Since they know no one's watching them, he ventures,]

...Do you really think it's still possible to harness the power of this place?

[alienation]

[ exhales. ]

Yes. As long as we are here, we have that possibility. Though, we may have to spring on the chance if it appears.

[ if it doesn't..........

he doesn't want to think about it, but he has. ]

[markofkaine]

And... what if it doesn't?

[Just. Saying that part out loud '^' Concern]

[alienation]

[ silent. then, ]

I would have to uphold my promise to you in a different way. That is all there is to it.

[markofkaine]

[He's quiet for a while, contemplating what that would entail.]

Lotor. I don't want you doing anything crazy to fix your mistakes. As long as I can be with you, I'll be happy. Even if it means living with the consequences of... everything.

[alienation]

[ he has to choose his words very carefully. ]

Is that right... that will be a comforting thought if all of these tokens turn out to be for nothing.

Either way, I think it'll be alright. [ a pause. good partners... good people... they do this, right. ] When it is time, I will discuss my final plan with you first.

[markofkaine]

[Somehow you still managed to word that last part ominously]

You sound like you have something in mind already.

[alienation]

...I've been thinking of it, since that night in the hot spring. How best to utilize this "wish" of mine.

[markofkaine]

That's-- a long time.

[we weren't even dating yet!!! despite seeing me naked so many times already,]

[alienation]

Undoing that. Preventing my own death. I could have attempted the trial at Oriande again—there was always a great many reasons why I could utilize my wish on that. Only recently has that could become should.

[ a bit good, a bit... a lot... self-serving, and not always good. but he's admitting it. trying? ]

I've changed the exact specifications several times over my time here. But I believe I am closing in on doing it in a way that won't be... [ ... ] too crazy.

[markofkaine]

...Okay.

[He squeezes his hand in a way that imparts his feelings over this: I am going to trust you.

(don't let me down)]

I don't know if it'll help. But... open your hand.

[alienation]

[ OPENS HAND

no hesitation. just hand. ]

[markofkaine]

[Puts a familiar looking spider watch in his open hand. Only it's not a figment of his soul palace. It's solid, and metal, and real.]

I was thinking - if something goes wrong and we get separated. Maybe you can use this to get to Earth-616.

Right now it can't do much more than teleport you a foot. But that still might help in a pinch.

[alienation]

[ oh... that's smart. ]

This is a wonderful idea, Kaine. At the very least... I'm certain that it would make finding your reality easier.

[markofkaine]

[DON'T USE IT FOR MULTIVERSE CRIMES!!!!]

Just-- don't let this kind of technology fall into the wrong hands.

[He trusting that yours. Are not. The wrong hands.]

[alienation]

[ the trust is almost palpable. you could cut it with a particularly strong breath. ]

I understand.

[ really. he has his own multiverse crime robot. but look. if it all goes well he will not make the multiverse crime robot. maybe just a normal robot. ]

[markofkaine]

[JUST A NORMAL ROBOT

Leans,]

I might also be in Loomworld. The center of the web. That's where I died last time, so.