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[fionnuisce]

[After his response to Ruana, the almost disturbingly composed Waver with his mercury maid behind him decided to address the network himself.]

I'll make this clear: I don't give a flying multiverse-traveling fuck how real or fake it is, I will give damn near anything for a cigarette right now.

[Either he'd gone completely insane or just snapped into harsh sarcasm and irritation as a defense mechanism.]

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[oathshackledbird]

[Diarmuid smiles slightly and then shakes his head.]

No. I probably will think of something later on, but for now I am okay as I can be. I just still feel selfish when I have to take time for myself. It feel wrong, though I know that is wrong too.

[fionnuisce]

You'll get the hang of being just a little selfish eventually. I have faith in you.

[oathshackledbird]

Yes, I know you do.

[Diarmuid smiles a little sheepishly and then laughs.]

Okay, I have made you hang out in this bathroom long enough. Lets get out of here, shall we? And you can tell me just who you managed to bum that cigarette off. Maybe I can get them to give you a few more since my try to get you some failed so badly.

[fionnuisce]

Your troublemaking brother. And don't worry about it so much--it's certainly something I can survive without.

[oathshackledbird]

Ah... I didn't know he even had any left. Perhaps if we are lucky, Zo will see she responded to no requests this month and take care of them. It would be something anyway.

Zo... Ruana is so very angry about all of this. I wonder how the rest of the administrators feel. Do you think they are as angry as she? And what of Zo who is so young compared to them?

[fionnuisce]

It's hard to say. I'm a little unclear on the kid in general; I want to assume logically he might have our collective best interests in mind, but his influence if any is likely minimal. So instead of offering salvation, he's unfortunately walking us into a deathtrap. Does that sound like a reasonable theory to you?

[oathshackledbird]

I have no idea. He is obviously strong from what we saw in February.

[He gives Waver a curious look.]

Did you go back and watch those Network posts? When that entity was fighting Zo and Riki and then when Ruana...ate Dax? Zo showed a great deal of power then, but if people expect that he will be able to take over the role Dax had, I think not only do they put us at risk, they are putting Zo at risk. He is only a boy, after all, and has no strong parental figures to guide his actions.

[fionnuisce]

I'm afraid I didn't--I've only heard that which everyone's told me.

[Waver pressed a hand to his forehead, considering this carefully.]

You're right. It'd be insane to ask any kid to do that, no matter how powerful they are. Still, if there was any of them left that I'd say could be potentially on our side, it'd probably be him.

[oathshackledbird]

Waver, he shouldn't have to be on any side. He's a child! We should be protecting him not looking to him to help save us!

[Diarmuid pauses here, shaking his head.]

No, we can't even say that for sure. Not after learning that all that we have been seeing has been fake all this time. How do we know they look anything like the forms they show us? For all we know, he is just as much an adult as the rest of them if they are even things that can be called 'adults' or 'children.'

[fionnuisce]

...I don't know--maybe you're right. Maybe it's still too early to form any kind of hypothesis to lean on no matter what it is.

At this rate I'll get a headache just trying to rationalize it.

[oathshackledbird]

Probably, though if anyone can figure things out, it's you.

[Diarmuid drops an arm around Waver's shoulders and turns him toward the bathroom door.]

Come on. Lets stop thinking so hard for a little while. I know my brain could use the rest and I am sure yours could too.

[fionnuisce]

You don't need to flatter me. [Laughing, Waver walked out with him.]

Do you feel a little better about all this in general, at least?

[oathshackledbird]

Yes, I do. Thank you.

[He looks a little sheepish for a moment.]

I would say I am sorry again, but I have a feeling you will probably hit me alongside the head for being an idiot, so I think I will just stick to saying 'I feel better' for now.

[fionnuisce]

You are, but I think I'll overlook that part just this once.

[oathshackledbird]

You are too kind. Come on, lets get out of here. I don't care what we do, but I don't want to think anymore on this right now.