[IC: Forward dated to Saturday 19 May]

[julienned]

[YEAH I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHY YOU GUYS ARE IN HERE. it's a comatose teenager hooked up to a bunch of machines.

it's really boring.] 

Comments

[gustamove]

Uh huh.

[julienned]

You gonna try and tell me it's not working?

[gustamove]

I think you need to try harder to woo me.

[julienned]

How about you sit on the bed and I'll show you how persuasive I can be.

[gustamove]

Fine. Persuade me, Keller.

[julienned]

You know, one of the reasons I came back was because of you, don't you?

[gustamove]

[ leans over ]

Sure.

[julienned]

[catches part of her hair between his fingers]

I missed you.

[gustamove]

I missed you too. I thought that...

[julienned]

I wouldn't die. I can't. Not while you guys are all here.

[gustamove]

The same goes for the rest of you, you know.

[julienned]

Yeah, I know. You'd go down in a tornado if you had your way. You'd try and kill the Phoenix Force if you had to. It's what makes you amazing.

[gustamove]

[ there is a bit of a pause ]

I actually did bring a tornado when I confronted her. The only reason I did not attack her with it was because I figured you should at least be conscious when I try murdering someone.

[julienned]

You know I'd stop you.

[gustamove]

[ smiles ]

You could try.

[ and the smile drops ]

I would do it, Julian, and I would not regret it.

[julienned]

I'd still stop you.

[gustamove]

Hm, of course. Hopefully none of us will have to do any of that though if she would figure this out herself.

[julienned]

I don't think she gets that she has to. She's been told all her life she doesn't have to.

[gustamove]

That is the thing about the world-- you can go through your whole life thinking one way, and then suddenly the rug gets pulled from under your feet and you need to adapt.

[julienned]

I suppose we were lucky. We had our big change when we were younger.

Also our powers are great.

[gustamove]

... Really great.

[julienned]

They are. If we start thinking they're not, they win.

[gustamove]

I know. I always loved mine.

[julienned]

Well I love mine. Present tense.

[gustamove]

I am practicing for the future.