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[andproper]

[Prim bites her lip a little,seeming to hesitate a moment before speaking. When she does, she speaks a little too loudly - allowing some of the nervousness to show on her face.]

...Do people always go back to the same place they came from?  The exact place? [She really hopes Katniss doesn't see this.]

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[incywincyhero]

I've never been back, but that's what I've been told by people who have. You don't even remember you were ever here, apparently.

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[andproper]

...Oh. [There's a flash of panic in her eyes, before it goes away.

She's going to die. She... she should probably... leave messages. or something.]

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[incywincyhero]

Not the news you wanted to hear, I'm thinking. [Pause.] Do you want to talk about it? If you're a pretzel fan like Katniss, I know a place where we could get some good ones, then sit down and chat.

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[andproper]

[....She shouldn't; she really shouldn't; But... she needs to talk to someone. She doesn't know how to handle this.]

You can't tell Katniss; like with the video. You have to promise.

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[incywincyhero]

Cross my heart -- [he does so, solemnly] -- and hope to die. I'm good at keeping secrets, don't worry about that.

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[andproper]

...I've never had a pretzel before.

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[incywincyhero]

Then it's probably time you found out, isn't it? [He grins.]

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[andproper]

[She gives him a small, if weak, smile.]

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[incywincyhero]

Well -- [He glances at his watch.] -- I need to wrap up the tests I'm doing right now, but if you can wait an hour and a half plus transit time I can meet you somewhere. How's that?

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[andproper]

If you want. [She'll just go wait nervously over... somewhere.]

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[incywincyhero]

[Amused, with an undercurrent of concern.] It's all about what you want, Prim. Don't worry about me; I'm happy with whatever makes you comfortable.

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[andproper]

Just come quick.

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[incywincyhero]

[Pause.] If it's an emergency, I can always redo these tests later.

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[andproper]

It can wait; if it needs to. [But from the look on her face, she's not exactly happy about waiting.]

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[incywincyhero]

[Beat.] You know, I think I can wrap up some of this stuff a little early. Shall I meet you back home in, say, an hour?

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[andproper]

[A heartbeat; and then she flashes him a small smile.]


An hour.

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[incywincyhero]

I'll be there in two ticks.

[And he is indeed there, only a little behind schedule. If his clothes look a little rumpled, well, the subway creates some serious wind tunnels.]

Hey, Prim, sorry I'm a little late -- took me a little longer to finish my tests than I thought.

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[andproper]

It's alright. [She looks a little... fidgety though; glancing about. Listening to others has calmed her down a little, but...]

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[incywincyhero]

[He watches her a few moments, then points towards the street with a jerk of his head.] How d'you feel about taking a walk right now?

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[andproper]

[She nods.] Alright...

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[incywincyhero]

[With another gesture, he picks the direction they move in, but lets her set the speed. After thirty seconds or so he says:] It's a nice neighborhood, this. A little hipstery, I guess, but you can't have everything ... weird as it is to be going home to Brooklyn every night, instead of Queens. [He chuckles, even though it's not that funny.] Queens is the next borough over -- it's where I grew up, in my universe.

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[andproper]

Are they called that here? I heard a lot of things are different.

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[incywincyhero]

[A shrug, barely more than a hitch of his shoulders.] The City's called the City, instead of New York, but all the boroughs have the same name. Go figure.

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[andproper]

I wonder why...

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[incywincyhero]

[He throws his hands in the air.] Little quirks of history getting absorbed into the most probable continuity tracks, maybe. Or pure cosmic coincidence -- we know so little about the ways multiverses work that we can't rule it out, even if it seems absurd.

[He dips his head, looking at her from over his sunglasses.] I don't think you called me so I could lecture you on the glories of the scientific method, though.