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few hrs after The Return

[adamantlyardent]

He-hello? Finn?

You're...still alive? Yes? If you've still a number to call, you're still alive, right?

[hatejakku]

I'm alive! I'm alive. I'm all right. Are you okay? Did you make it home?

[adamantlyardent]

Oh, thank gods... [relief!! yay! no one she cares about in this stupid place is dead!]

Yeah. Yes, I did. David--um, a friend. He helped me get out of there. That crazy party-thing. I honestly couldn't stand a second of it? Sorry. I would've, like, looked for you then, but. Yeah, no. So. Okay. Good. You're...you're good.

Everything's good now, right? Please?

[hatejakku]

[ Finn actually laughs a little. ] That's all right. I didn't stay for longer than I had to either.

But I... think everything's okay. Everything seems okay. The Aegis members that went after OTO said that they've been dealt with so... I think it's okay.

[adamantlyardent]

Okay.

Okay. Okay, good. [exhale.

beat.]

Wait, so...so is everything going back to normal? Like--like, I guess normal for this place? Or is there a, like. New normal. Since the gods were all...y'know...there, and now, like. Not.

[hatejakku]

[ There's a bit of a pause on Finn's end before he sighs. ]

I don't know. OTO's over, so things won't be like before. But with those gods in play, I can't say what's going to happen. I guess we'll all find out together.

[ Which is a terrible thought. ]

[adamantlyardent]

[a soft, miserable sound.]

Great. Okay.

Well.

Have a good night, then, Finn.

[hatejakku]

[ Hmmmmmmmmmmmm ]

Wait. Hold on. Um-

Look, if you were alone tonight, we could hang out? Or you can come over if you want to.

[adamantlyardent]

[quickly:] No, that--that's not...very tenable. Right now. Sorry. It'd make sense if you saw, but--sorry.

[hatejakku]

[ If he saw... ]




Are... you sure everything's okay?

[adamantlyardent]

Oh, no, I--

[she hesitates.

after a beat.]

I'm. Not well! Is all. Sick. Caught...something. Gods only knows what sort of plague got kicked up in that awful desert city! Right?

[hatejakku]

Right... [ That's a flimsy excuse if he's ever heard one. ]

Well... I'm here for you, you know. If you're sick or... something else. Whatever you need, you know? Me and my healing ability are here if you need anything.

[adamantlyardent]

[after a long, but fussy beat:] Even magic-related things?

[hatejakku]

[ .... Ominous. ]

Yes? Sure. Yeah. Of course. I can try.

[adamantlyardent]

Sure? And then try? Which one is it, Finn!

[hatejakku]

I can do it! I can do it.

[ Probably. ]

What's wrong?

[adamantlyardent]

[hrnghjrng.

a long beat.]

...My hands.

They changed. Badly.

[hatejakku]

Changed? Changed how? What happened?

You sure you're not injured? Should I come find you?

[ Just a barrage of questions, I guess. ]

[adamantlyardent]

Look, if! If I knew how to share properly? Right now? I guess I would. Maybe. But like, I kind of can't work the phone-thing? Honestly, getting it to call was lucky, so I'm not even going to bother trying to finagle it and--[pause for breath. huff.]

Look.

It's not. An injury? Per se? It's. Like-- they're transmorgified? Kind of? I have theories. Not great theories! I mean, solid theories but not, like, ones I like to think about.

Anyway, unless you actually can undo some weird...magic...stuff. Then. I don't know. Don't worry about it, I guess? Because it's my stupid problem. Punishment. I don't know. Theories!

[hatejakku]

[ He has no idea what she just said. ]

I really don't know if my powers will work on this but I can still try. As far as... magic stuff goes, you're the only person I know that can do any of that. I'm not sure if the Force counts in this case.

Why do you say punishment?

[adamantlyardent]

[a beat.]

...W-well. Didn't...everyone get...kind of...punished there? Like, more than just in being there?

[hatejakku]

... A lot happened. That doesn't mean we were being punished. Sometimes, bad things happen for no real reason. It's just life.

[adamantlyardent]

[a touch flat:] I feel like there were a lot of reasons all that dumb stuff happened, Finn. Not good reasons, but like. Reasons.

[hatejakku]

Well, yeah. It happened because those goddesses were really upset about... whatever they were upset about.

But we didn't do anything wrong. It didn't happen to us because we did something wrong. They were just twisted and angry. That's not our fault.

[adamantlyardent]

[grumbly:] I guess so. I don't know.