[Felicia rubbed her friend's shoulders, hoping to convey support and encouragement with the gesture. If tears were needed, then it was perfectly all right to cry.]
Then... we need to find another option.
[She said quietly, with an odd firmness to her words. She knew a little about lands that shouldn't exist. Even if she couldn't speak of it to anyone, it was still a commonality.]
There's got to be some way that doesn't involve destroying something that doesn't exist and becoming a monster. That's unreasonable. A curse always has a loophole, or they would be impossible to break.
[Tears were needed. she hadn't let herself cry enough lately, and had restrained herself in Freya's presence to a point. She didn't want to drive the curse to work faster, after all. Knowing she was making it worse was more than she could bear.]
I...don't know if their is one...
[She's cut off with a sudden, shuddering sob.]
Felicia...I'm sure that whatever did this...it's like Mateus. It just...it wants to hurt people...
[Pen shakes her head, holding tight to whatever cloth she can.]
It's a timer. When it runs out, if she hasn't finished her...I don't know...mission...I guess? She turns. And someone has to stop her. She might come back to life, like anyone on Retrospec might, but...I don't think there's a way to break the curse.
[To that, Felicia pressed her head against Pen's.]
Then... we just have to be there for her, as much as possible, [she said quietly.] And, when that time comes, do what you think she would want you to do.
But seriously, we're both different from what we were back then. I think I'll be strong enough to properly support you this time, if the worst happens.
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[Upon seeing Pen's tears, Felicia pulled the other girl into a tight embrace once again.]
Sometimes bad things just happen. It's not a price for anything.
...Besides, if it's a curse then there's got to be a way we can try to stop it. Has she mentioned anything like that?
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[Penelope sags into that hug, face buried in Felicia's shoulder, tears staining her clothes.]
It goes away if she can destroy some place that doesn't exist...but that would make her a monster all the same...
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Then... we need to find another option.
[She said quietly, with an odd firmness to her words. She knew a little about lands that shouldn't exist. Even if she couldn't speak of it to anyone, it was still a commonality.]
There's got to be some way that doesn't involve destroying something that doesn't exist and becoming a monster. That's unreasonable. A curse always has a loophole, or they would be impossible to break.
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I...don't know if their is one...
[She's cut off with a sudden, shuddering sob.]
Felicia...I'm sure that whatever did this...it's like Mateus. It just...it wants to hurt people...
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[She said with certainty, recalling the demon and it's unrelenting desire to bring pain to those that Pen cared about.]
I'm sure this one can be stopped, too.
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[Here's the sinister thing.]
This time, I'll have to fight Freya. She'll become the monster...
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...She's a strong person, Pen. I don't think she's the sort to just let something like that beat her.
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[Pen shakes her head, holding tight to whatever cloth she can.]
It's a timer. When it runs out, if she hasn't finished her...I don't know...mission...I guess? She turns. And someone has to stop her. She might come back to life, like anyone on Retrospec might, but...I don't think there's a way to break the curse.
She doesn't remember it.
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Then... we just have to be there for her, as much as possible, [she said quietly.] And, when that time comes, do what you think she would want you to do.
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[That is obvious, Pen.]
No matter what. I don't want to, but...I know that's what she'd want.
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I don't know how to help, Pen. But, if you need me anywhere at all, I'll be there.
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No matter what, I'm going to come out of this pretty battered. Physically and emotionally. And there's nobody better at fixing me up than you.
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[She nodded, and squeezed her friend tightly.]
I'll keep patching you up and stop you from falling apart again. Just... don't isolate yourself like you did before, okay?
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Now I have an audience, people that rely on me...and a tomato.
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But seriously, we're both different from what we were back then. I think I'll be strong enough to properly support you this time, if the worst happens.
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[That's why she came to you.]