just take me home

“Force of habit, I guess, huh?”

“Mhmm!”

F-fine….if you i-insist

Good.

Fine, fine. If you insist

I do! And I’m always right, remember?

“I’m sure. I’m saying it because it’s true Friday. I shouldn’t have-”

Friday ducks her head, not wanting Ariadne to see the tears forming in her eyes. “I let you down. People got hurt cuz I couldn’t-... I wasn’t strong enough. You had every right to be angry. Still do.”

“I don’t really deserve to still be important to you.”

“Don’t say that.”

“Friday?”

“Ariadne... you’re my-... you got shot, of course I’d wanna be near you! Even if you’re mad at me, you’re still important to me. I needed to know you were okay.”

“I’m telling you I’m fine.”

“N-no, you have to rest!”

“You don’t need to thank me, Friday.  You’re my friend, and Juliana’s too.”

“Th-........... I was about to thank you again.”

“He’s just worried about you, Friday. A few people are. Besides, Griffin doesn’t talk to me much, anyway.”

“I know he is.”

“Hey now, what’s all that about? You can’t have missed me that much.”

“I did. I was worried.”

“I’ll take your word for it then, Friday.”

“That’s good to hear.  I’m doing alright as well.  It’s okay, Friday.  We were kinda trapped in the bunker so Juliana’s birthday wasn’t much.  I promised her a real party to make up for it at some point.  You’ll be more than welcome to come once I figure out how to do it.”

“Oh! Thank you! I’d like that a lot.”

T-that’s….s-still….not a thing…

Shhh, of course it is.

I guess. You should have it, though.

I’m fine, Dylan, really. Someone who wants it can have it.

“I can see that. Hard to be happy anymore. Not really a reason to be, either.”

“It is hard sometimes, but... I have my family. And you have Ariadne. I think that’s something to be happy about, right?”

I…don’t know.  But…they did.

Well. Whether they did or not, we’ll find it again.

Well now isn’t eventually.

But Owennnnnnnnnnn.