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Dear Vav:

Don’t worry. You can still use my bedroom for a lair. Mom’ll be glad for the company. Just do me a favor and keep not fucking Mogar in it? Thanks. Look, I’m gonna call it as I see it. This is a breakup. It’s what’s best for both of us for a lot of reasons. Not the least of which is the sweet media deal I got. TV Spot, Merch, high visibility, good pay, and best of all zero danger. ‘Cause that’s the thing, Vav. I can’t deal with the danger. All this life or death stuff isn’t what I signed up for when I became a superhero. I know, right? How dumb do I sound? No, I just did it for the publicity. Well, and for you. Except you don’t need me anymore, do you? I don’t mean that as bitter as it sounds. I’m happy for you guys, really. I knew the minute I laid eyes on him Mogar would replace me someday. Strong, silent type with a sword that I KNOW isn’t what you were looking at when he rushed off that first day. Not that I can blame you, a good ass is a good ass. We were never like that, and I bet you thought it’d be easy to have a best friend and a boyfriend and just be a happy little trio. Except your boyfriend should also be your best friend, Vav. Watching the two of you I can see that happening and it’s taken me years of therapy to figure out that’s actually healthy. Well, I call it therapy. Really I mostly just mean venting at Hilda while she pretends I don’t exist and runs experiments on me. Speaking of, it’s probably better I get out now before the cancer hits, right? Mogar’s a real hero. That was always my problem with him. I knew I was a fake and the real deal was a threat to me. What I didn’t realize was that you’re the real deal too. All that blathering about justice...I suppose I knew it wasn’t just a gimmick but it took me too long to realize it was the real you. Maybe I was just dumb. The point is, I’m nobody’s sidekick. I’m nobody’s third wheel. Not even yours, Vav. Listen, I’m not disappearing forever. I’ll be around and if you need me you can always call. It’s just high time I let go. Let you have what you need. Mogar and Vav doesn’t sound half bad if you say it enough, and believe me I’ve had to say it enough. Just know that I am, and forever shall be, your friend. PS. It’s also your fault I’m a giant nerd.