week 7, friday

[vigilantics]

[ so, sometime after investigation, steph is gonna just

do the blue's clues dance to summon the door to the throne room or however the fuck it works. she's gotta chat with zendragon. ]

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[vigilantics]

[ ... ]

How much ink would something like... reincarnation cost? For people who have been dead for a while?

[themodsgrimm]

... it would be the same as writing any other story anew.

[ . . . ]

You know...

You all have very big hearts.

[vigilantics]

I really hated the two of you at the start. But... it's kind of like hating the people who were picked as Blotters, or as Editors, or whatever. There's no point. We're all stuck in this dumb cycle. We can point fingers all we want, but at the end of the day none of us are happy.

... so, we should try to spread some happiness, shouldn't we? Even if it doesn't lessen the pain that's already there, we can at least make room for something new.

[themodsgrimm]

... you aren't wrong.

[She sighs faintly - and her smile grows a touch rueful.]

I've only wished for all of your happiness.... I promise you that, even if I know that I was rather poor at showing it at first. The rules of the game, the daunting tasks...

But I hope you all will think of yourselves first - and then of the two of us.

If all of you are happy... then I am, too.

[vigilantics]

... that is very sweet and self-sacrificing, but I'm still going to try to get you something too.

[themodsgrimm]

[She manages a soft laugh at that.]

... very well.

I trust you.

[vigilantics]

Good.

[ she holds her hand out.

shake. :/ ]

[themodsgrimm]

[ . . . shake?

Dragon looks to Stephanie's hand for a moment.

And then takes that outstretched hand in both of hers, holding it gently instead.]

... Thank you for all your work, Stephanie.

[vigilantics]

[ she blinks in surprise. ]

I really didn't do much.

[themodsgrimm]

[Dragon matches her expression of surprise.]

Is that what you think?

I think none of this would have been possible without you.

[vigilantics]

... that's nice of you to say.

[ not true! but! ]