anomaly 006 . fourth wall

[dinosize]

Noticed a few of you complaining that you were bored.

Extra hands are always welcome in maintenance.

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[dinosize]

Is it ever?

[isahumanbeing]

Stephen, I didn't want you to die.

[dinosize]

It wasn't my life for yours. It was all the lives you save against the ones that I might.

[isahumanbeing]

You can't know that.

[dinosize]

Know that you're more important? Know that I don't want you to die? Know that this whole thing is so fucking unfair, and that I want the last ten years of my life back?

[isahumanbeing]

Stephen, I--

[A little choked off sound. Totally not getting emotional.]

[dinosize]

You're sorry?

[isahumanbeing]

[No response but it isn't complete silence. He is forcing himself not to break down. It's not working out too well.]

[dinosize]

Nick?

[ Stephen has had his heart broken before. In fact, he's not so far from that now. But he's never heard the sort of wavering from himself as he hears in that one word. He's never felt this sort of sweeping, all-encompassing loss. ]

[isahumanbeing]

[A few wavering breaths and he manages to compose himself enough to speak.]

Yeah... I'm here.

[dinosize]

No.

You're not.

[ And that's the problem, isn't it? ]

[isahumanbeing]

[A long silence then]

Well, maybe we can fix that.

[dinosize]

Maybe.