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[timeshares]

[So shortly after the events of two idiots breaking into a military base. One of two said idiots finally gets enough mental dead ends on the questions that very expensive failure left them.

The kid looks quite a bit more peevish than the last time he took to a video addressing the network as a whole. And now seems to be taking to long sleeve shirts.]

So, quick riddle.

For those of you are familiar with the stories of Lachesis in this world, if she's not in the Porter, got any guesses as to who is?





((OOC: Both Nico and Luke will be answering this one!))

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[timeshares]

Yeah. She wasn't.

Here's hoping everyone's wrong and all three of them stayed on the world that died.

[boobwindow]

[ A beat. ]

What's wrong with Lachesis?

[timeshares]

Any world, all people, are better off without a predetermined fate. [He shrugs.]

But if she was there, it made sense to pay a sacrifice and find out what they'd decided.

[boobwindow]

What the hell sacrifice were you trying to make?

I'm so sorry.

[timeshares]

Made. [He knows he shouldn't mess with her, really. But it's been a long couple of days.]

And don't worry, I'm sure everything would be cleaned up by now.

oh luke

[boobwindow]

Okay, so you know in this world we don't make creepy sacrifices to gods who may or may not be in powerful and potentially dangerous machines?

[ DID YOU KILL SOMEONE... son no. ]

only good decisions always

[timeshares]

Man, that was not in the pamphlet.

son you're grounded

[boobwindow]

You better not have hurt any innocent people, Luke.

But mooooooommmmmmm

[timeshares]

What? Is that the first assumption you make? I would have guessed goat first.

[As if he didn't foster it.]

I gave up a powerful magic tool.

also i am sorry for how slow i am being on this. busy week. :(

[boobwindow]

I can't imagine anyone being able to a walk a goat into the Porter lab.

[ She pauses. ]

What kind of tool?

Man, never worry about that at all!

[timeshares]

Winged shoes. Part of the whole Hermes deal.

<33

[boobwindow]

How important was that to you?

[ Would he have honestly given up something powerful or important to him just for a chance to talk with Lachesis? ]

[timeshares]

They were given to me by my father before my first quest.

[So. Not important at all. But his tone sounds sincere.]

They HAD most of the useful things I could do.

[boobwindow]

... you really gave that up?

[timeshares]

I've got a witness if you don't believe me.

[boobwindow]

No, it's— I'm surprised.

You did that to try and talk to Lachesis?

[timeshares]

If it had worked, it would have been worth it.

Maybe it still is.

[boobwindow]

What was supposed to happen exactly?

[timeshares]

I wanted to confirm it was her. If it wasn't, well, that's enough. I'd be happy to stay here and keep out of things. If it was... What else do you ask a Fate? I wanted to know what her plan was.

Everything that would have happened after that would have depended on what she wanted. But, that didn't happen. I've got nothing more than another puzzle piece.

[boobwindow]

She's never been willing to divulge what she wanted with any of us besides wanting us to be heroes.

When I first arrived in the City I couldn't get anywhere close to the Porter.

[timeshares]

Heroes, huh...

What did you try?

[boobwindow]

Walking up to her at first. Couldn't get close to her even with superspeed. She kept teleporting me halfway around the world.

[ It was a fruitless endeavor in the end. ]

She hasn't spoken to any of us since before we ended up here.

[timeshares]

...

Were you there when the last world ended?

[boobwindow]

[ A measured pause. ]

I was, yes. You must have heard it was Atropos's doing.

[timeshares]

Yeah.

[He hesitates. He's had guesses, but up to this point, that's all they've been. Guesses.]

Do you know why she cut that world?