pc catchall for junpei (crashout)

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IM PUTTING THE TIMON GIF IN HERE LATER YOU CANT BEAT ME

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If any of this is even real, right?

[Normally there would be at least some humor in it, but now, as she sits down on the bed and leans against him... It's just tired.]

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Right. [Mumbled, but he settles for wrapping an arm around her waist so she can lean more comfortably.]

It's what I've been asking myself. How do we know what's real?

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[A few moments pass before she speaks again.]

Do you think we’ll really get out of here?

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Yes. [That much he's determined about, even if he doesn't know how.] But I just don't know when.

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[After a few moments:]

You have a role, don't you? I never asked, so you probably couldn't tell me before now, but...

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[...this is immediately not great, but.]

Yes. [Again, just as confident as the first answer.] Pretty sure all of us have that rule in common.

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Is that why Haymitch found out about me? Because I wouldn't be able to tell him myself?

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...Beck. [Well. Fuck. Also there's timelines and shit so I'm going to assume that he knows Haymitch told someone haha anyway.] ...Haymitch and I are working together. You remember how I told you that you have a partner we haven't found yet? A lot of the other roles have partners, too.

I shared what I knew because I thought I could trust the people I'm working with. So that we knew how to figure things out. I didn't...think he'd tell anybody else when I asked him not to.

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...We don't have to talk about it.

[She doesn't really have the energy to be angry at him right now, at least. Still, there's something flat in her voice.]

Just, one more question - were you going to tell me?

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...I was trying to find the right time. There's a reason I told you how many roles I found, and showed you the list. I tried. [He tried to figure out a way to hint that he knew more than he was saying but then he got handcuffed and they fucked instead because they're both stupid.]

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...I don't mind him or Katy knowing.

[There's a 'but' there. Still, after a few moments - she decides that's for another time.]

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...but? [Unfortunately he's pressing it.]

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I just... thought you would have told me you were going to tell him beforehand.

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...I didn't exactly have time. My role meeting changed and it came up this week. I confirmed Haymitch's role on Saturday, but I didn't tell him about anyone else's but my own.

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[She looks like she's about to say something, but:]

...Let's talk about something else. I'm - tired, I guess.

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...yeah. Me too. [Today is garbage, and so...he'll take the change in subject while also knowing he could have handled this better.]

...I've never asked. What year is it for you? Back in your version of the world.

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2018. Why...?

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[...he just kind of laughs, not fully amused.] I wanted to know how far apart we were. That's all.

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How far, then?

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About ten years.

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[Normally she'd make a joke about him being a kid, but...]

Anything cool happen since then?

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Not particularly no. [He doesn't talk about the upcoming apocalypse that could have happened.] Funny how that works.

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Which of the 20 new versions of the iPhone is the best one...?

[It's weak, but a joke all the same.]

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No idea. I'm an android kind of guy. [A joke back, but it's just as weak.] ...I don't answer my phone much these days unless it's for work. I haven't upgraded for a while.

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What about when your friends call?