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1.1.01.01.015: reboot.

[Private to Jane]

Jane. Jane, I found something in my valise.

I think you should see it. It says we can get out of here using it, with the paints and everything.

It might be a trick, but it's worth lookin... [There's the sound of paper crinkling as he opens the envelope. Then deafening silence.

Five minutes of deafening silence. Eddie then adds, in a very, very small voice.]

It's a trick.

It's a trick. Oh...

[he clicks off.]

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[He looked up and finally saw that eyebrow, then laughed, just a touch bitterly,]

Wait, so... you got your eyebrow ripped off, like Jabez. And I got left tickets to Reboot.

[He frowned, and then laughed again,] How is that fair?

[She glared at him.]

Fair? Nothing's fair. And don't laugh. This flood is ridiculous. And cruel.

You don't need to tell me that. [He frowned and folded his arms in mild frustration,]

But we...

So, what is it, a revenge flood?

It seems like it. Are we supposed to feel regret? [She certainly didn't, but she knew Eddie did already.]

I do. But I did before.

[He paused] I can't imagine you do, though. [After a longer pause, thinking about how she might react to that, he added carefully,] Not that you should. He should have seen that coming.

[She shrugged at that.] Probably. I would do it again if I had the chance.

Not to you, though.

I imagine, if you were going to do it to me, Jane, you'd have done it that day in Vermillion.

[And he felt just a little flattered and a little better to know it.]

[She shook her head at that.] Too many witnesses. I wasn't supposed to be there, remember? It would have been in Rusty Hill and you would have called it an accident.

[He frowns,] You mean like that time you tried to kill me?

I appreciate your forward thinking, Jane. [So very sarcastic.]

Exactly. I thought that would be a better punishment. [She put a hand on his arm again.]

I wouldn't do that now, of course. And I only tried to kill you the second time because... [She loved him.] It would save us.

[He looked up at her a little skeptically,] It'd be nice if I knew that before getting half eaten by a plant.

[He shrugged,] It's alright, really. [He kind of knew the reasons for her doing it, and put his hand on hers for a moment,] You did save us, after all.

That wouldn't be as fun. [She looked down to their hands.]

I would miss you if you really did die.

[After a long moment of thought, he said, taking her hand in his,]

I wouldn't know what to do if you died.

[Since they were alone, she kissed him. She thought he needed it.]

You'd do the Grand Plan without me.

[He nodded softly,] I would. I would.

[He was convincing himself more than anything.]

But the Grand Plan is ours, really.

It doesn't matter. I'm not going to die. [She put a hand on his cheek.] That's not part of the Plan.

[He looked up at her with a slight smile,]

If that became part of the Plan, I'd worry, Jane.

You never know. [She paused.]

Did I ever introduce you to those people after the Ishihara? I mean...before you came.

[Eddie shook his head,]

No. I'd... maybe I'd rather meet them after, anyway.

[He had things to make amends for first. He'd feel too guilty and inadequate, meeting all those people she knew otherwise.]

I'm not telling you anything. But...I didn't know when you left.

[She smirked at him.]

Ah, right. Well, keep it a surprise for me, will you?

[Pause]

Not that I like them often, but this I can take.

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