[October debriefing post!]

[julienned]

[Over the dulcet tones of the Barney wearing sentinel singing about how it hates them  even more now that they crushed everything twice, we have a bunch of very sorry mutants who perhaps shouldn't have drunk half as much as they did.  This does not stop Julian doing as he planned, even if he too looks like he really should have drunk less.]

All right, everyone sit down, shut up and try not to throw up on each other.  You need to pay attention to this.

Comments

[needsahandjob.livejournal.com]

Don't be stupid. We know about when you lose your wings. We just have to stop that.

[romeowned]

Stupid? Sounds like your big plan was to babysit me in the hope that whatever happened to me, doesn't happen. Which is something you came up with without ever mentioning it to me.

[needsahandjob.livejournal.com]

You came up with a way of how to get yourself killed without mentioning it to us.

[romeowned]

That's not fair! Whatever happened, it wasn't because I wanted it to.

[needsahandjob.livejournal.com]

You still died!

[romeowned]

I'll change that. When I go back, I'll... I don't know, I'll change something. Things won't end up the same.

[needsahandjob.livejournal.com]

Yeah, because you did a bang-up job last time. I'll fix it. You just don't do anything stupid.

[romeowned]

...

No.

[needsahandjob.livejournal.com]

Don't push me on this, Guthrie.

[romeowned]

My death isn't something you can just fix, Julian. You can say whatever you want, but it's my responsibility to change what happens to me.

[needsahandjob.livejournal.com]

And if you don't?

[romeowned]

... Then I guess I won't make it, will I? But I'll know that I did everything I could to change things. It's not like I'm saying nobody can try to help, but it still comes down to being my mess to clean up.

[needsahandjob.livejournal.com]

And you think that it's just your problem? That's such bullshit.

[romeowned]

No-- I know if this had happened to anyone else, I'd want to do everything I could to prevent it, too. But you guys couldn't even be honest with me about this before now, and I haven't exactly had a lot of time to figure out just what I want to do about it at all, either.

[needsahandjob.livejournal.com]

I told you. You don't blame them. It's my call. And it's not like we had much time either. You died and then here you are, back again? Do you think that's easy for us?

[romeowned]

What do you want me to say? That I'm real sorry me not being dead is hard for you guys? You-- [sighing and rubbing at his face]

It's not easy for anyone. I know.

[needsahandjob.livejournal.com]

I what.

[romeowned]

It's nothing.

[needsahandjob.livejournal.com]

What.

[romeowned]

I'm not going to fight with you right now, Julian.

[needsahandjob.livejournal.com]

I'm not letting you fight with the others. You want a fight, you have it with me. Here and now.

[romeowned]

No. I'm not going to fight with anyone.

[needsahandjob.livejournal.com]

Good.