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[dupable.livejournal.com]

Okay, so the City is pretty much part of a pretty regular version of Earth, and I have seen Christmas decorations all over the place so it's pretty safe to assume that it has normal Earth holidays right? Uhm, wait, unless my Earth is the one with weird holidays.

[ Pausing and scrunching up his face thoughtfully. It's like he JUST NOW thought of that possibility and is suddenly boggling over the idea. ]

Are Christmas, Kwanzaa and Hanukkah still normal holidays here? Because I think those are the normal ones where I am from. Also I have never celebrated the Kwanzaa or Hanukkah, so I don't actually know what's normal for them, but I know it involves candles, but... people still get trees to decorate for Christmas, right?

[Rose, Dave and Jade]

This is all relevant because we need to get a Christmas tree before the 25th!

Comments

[glowsferatu]

And certain rivers are far too tumultuous to be easily crossed.

[dupable]

But it doesn't mean you can't do it, even if it's not easy.

[glowsferatu]

I'm uncertain whether the effort required would justify the reward. But the point is moot, anyway, given her current absence from this timeline.

[dupable]

I guess so... But... in the future! Maybe if you are willing to try, I don't think it would be a bad thing. I mean, I know she did a lot of really awful things, but I think she is honestly sorry about most of them. Only, I guess it's better you talk to her if she ever comes back and hear it for yourself, since I don't think it means a whole lot coming from me.

[glowsferatu]

"Most of them" being the key phrase at play. Others she seemed largely unaware of, and disinterested in discussing when the time was appropriate.

Now that the damage has been fully done, I don't know how comfortable I might be to broach the topic. I doubt it would end well.

[dupable]

Hmmm... What if you wrote it in a letter? That way you don't have to say it to her directly if you don't want to talk to her about it, but you still get to say it.

[glowsferatu]

That still invites the inevitable fallout of such a disclosure...should the opportunity even be available to me in the future.

[dupable]

I don't think there is really a way to avoid it altogether though. Even if you wanted to, ignoring problems definitely doesn't make them go away.

[glowsferatu]

But it does prevent them from becoming any worse.

[dupable]

Not especially. Sometimes ignoring them is actually the worst thing you can do.

[glowsferatu]

...She can't die again while she isn't even present on this timeline.

[dupable]

Well... yeah! But that isn't the only problem! I mean, it's a huge one though, and I am still going to try and fix that.

[glowsferatu]

And how exactly would you expect to successfully achieve that when it has irrevocably occurred already?

[dupable]

We have two time travelers on our team. I think we have a better chance of doing it than most people would.

[glowsferatu]

And risk the creation of another doomed timeline? Terezi witnessed what would occur if she were allowed to live, there is little ambiguity in the result.

[dupable]

We can still try!

[glowsferatu]

Can, yes. Would like to, possibly. But should may be a different matter entirely.

[dupable]

We won't know if it'll turn out okay or not unless we try though.

[glowsferatu]

We are acquainted with Seers. They would be in full knowledge of the consequences.

[dupable]

Then they will also be able to see a way to fix all this too!

[glowsferatu]

Not necessarily, that isn't exactly within the boundaries of the expression of their aspects. [ or, well, it could be within rose's under certain conditions, if vriska's survival would assist their victory, but kanaya doesn't know that exactly ] Besides, it was a vision of Terezi's that forecasted Vriska's death.

[dupable]

Then we try again and see. Unless we try we aren't going to get anywhere.

[glowsferatu]

Which would be preferable to being met with inevitable failure.

[dupable]

Says you.

[glowsferatu]

There are some things which cannot be overcome, John.