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[afineknight]

There's so many others here, Tyr—

[leonheartedly]

It's Daffodil's gem.

Do you really think Tart would use it for someone else?

[afineknight]

[ He turns and just

plants his face against Tyr's shoulder. ]

[leonheartedly]

[he puts his other arm around him immediately, holding him tightly]

[afineknight]

[ THERE'S A LOT GOING ON.

fear, grief, concern, and ??? maybe a little bit of hope??

he's not moving any time soon. ]

[leonheartedly]

[yeah. Yeah, Tyr might be feeling some of that, too.

He isn't planning on moving, this is fine]

[afineknight]

[ He pulls back, muttering: ]

Upstairs.

[ let's not do this in the kitchen any longer. ]

[leonheartedly]

[right, kitchen. He huffs quietly and briefly tightens his arms before letting him go]

Upstairs.

[afineknight]

[ He guides them up to his room, pushing the door shut behind them with his foot.

and then he just sort of. stares at the wall. ]

[leonheartedly]

[when the door clicks shut, he reaches out to gently pull him close again to put his arms around him]

[afineknight]

[ he lets himself be pulled in. ]

. . . this— this could really work. It could work.

[leonheartedly]

[he has to clench his fingers in Crois' jacket because his hands might've started shaking again]

It could work.

[afineknight]

[ He's not moving even as he continues his verbal vomit. ]

Because— okay because, if we get pulled from a certain point in time, it makes the most sense to return to that point in time. Preventing disruptions. So for me, that event, it has already passed. But if— if my body changes here, my soul and everything, if it no longer happened to it and I then go back to the exact time I was taken . . .

[leonheartedly]

[he listens quietly, his arms tightening just a little more the longer Crois talks. He's thinking it out too]

Would it . . . be ten minutes before, or after - the event, still?

[afineknight]

I would be from ten minutes before. But my "point" would be after it had occurred. So no chance of a repeat performance.

[leonheartedly]

["no chance of a repeat performance".

He nods faintly, but doesn't say anything because that part is so important, too. And he's going over everything in his head again now with this in mind and.

God, if it works . . . ]

[afineknight]

And that's the worst case scenario. Best case, you and I simply walk back together. And my being would not get confused.

[leonheartedly]

. . . but either way . . . Jack can't get to you again. Right?

[afineknight]

Krauser? No. He would not be able to.

[leonheartedly]

Good. That's - that's really good.

[afineknight]

It should effectively undo what he did.

[leonheartedly]

[another faint nod, but no verbal response.

Though the way his fingers clench tighter probably says a lot, too]

[afineknight]

. . .

There is a "but," of course.

[leonheartedly]

. . . and that is?

[afineknight]

There is a non-zero chance that if we do this — if we permanently regress my age by ten minutes, I will forget everything that came after.