[seasonality] catchall for rupert

[wtfox]

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[wtfox]

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[haha! moving on.]

It sounds like things were a tiny bit different for you guys, if Ladybug never showed up. But that might've just been this place... [she gestures at their surroundings] Playing tricks.

[heartlands]

[he pauses for a moment, confused at the way she just moves on, but.]

Yeah. I know it wasn't really your home. But I saw you, like I did in the first one.

[wtfox]

...how many of these things did I show up on...

[HELLO?]

[heartlands]

...Has it been more than two?

[wtfox]

There was both of yours, apparently, and also the one that Manwol was on... They didn't tell me much about it, but I guess it was, um, bad.

[heartlands]

I hope that's not a weird position to be in... Just keep in mind it wasn't really you.

[wtfox]

I don't actually know what happened. No one told me anything more than that I was there...

[she sighs]

...Alphinaud seemed really shaken up. Kon, too. And now you had to go through something rough twice... I'm really sick of this place using people against each other.

[heartlands]

[...]

Do you want to know?

[wtfox]

I can't say I'm not curious, but I don't want to make anyone talk about it if they don't want to, either.

[and unlocks are in two weeks anyway!!]

[heartlands]

[there's a beat, before his expression tightens a little.]

Tomorrow. Sound like a plan?

[wtfox]

[she nods]

...only if you feel up to it, though. If you don't, we don't have to talk about it.

[heartlands]

Yeah.

[...]

Lila?

[wtfox]

[she tilts her head to one side]

Yeah, Rupert?

[heartlands]

I'm really glad you didn't get forced into coming.

[wtfox]

...

[oh...]

I just wish I could have helped, somehow.

[heartlands]

[dead eyed stare]

I don't think there was any helping Bradley or Aikawa.

[wtfox]

[oof.]

Was it that bad...?

[heartlands]

They started fighting the heroes and police officers, like, immediately.

[wtfox]

...that's not super surprising, I guess, because Hawkmoth is usually pretty good at manipulating people into what he wants them to do, but it must have been frustrating for you...

[heartlands]

Ohh, trust me, I am really angry at a lot of things right now.

[wtfox]

[honestly that's valid]

...sorry you had such a bad time in the place I came from.

[heartlands]

...I wasn't joking when I said it wasn't your fault, you know. It's - this place. It knows exactly what to use to mess with us, and I'm sick of it.

[wtfox]

...honestly, the more this goes on, the more I think we should just burn this whole school to the ground when we get out.

[heartlands]

I'd be okay with that!

[wtfox]

Leo seemed willing to burn it down when we get out of here, sooo! It's a plan?