Week 0: Sunday

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[She's back in her room after the execution, looking somewhat sick. Sharpay didn't mean anything to her. They weren't friends, they had barely spoken.

Rebecca was unaffected by knowing about her future execution on Saturday. After the fact, she looks shaky. It's different.

It's different when she has to watch somebody die.

She's curled up on their bed with the covers pulled over her head.]

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[There's a laugh, but it's very tired.]

I won't kill you either.

Should... we talk about what our powers are? Or those goals, we have?

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[ a blink. ]

I don't know if you'd be comfortable with that today. You're already dealing with a lot.

[ she's still very much a blanket lump. ]

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[She will pull the blankets down and peer over at Cardia.]

I really need to focus on something else or I'm just going to replay that carriage over and over.

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We can talk about it. Or you can hold Sisi, if you'd like.

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Can we do both?

[Dog cuddles sound good to her.]

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Sisi-- [ actually, she's going to have to pick him up from the floor because of his stubby little legs, but then she'll hold him out to Rebecca.

Good thing he likes ladies. ]

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[She sits up, takes Sisi and buries her face in his fur.

For a little while, she's completely silent.]

Okay... I think I'm ready.

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Do you want to go first?

[ hopefully the corgi helps. ]

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Sure.

[She keeps petting the dog to keep herself calm.]

I'm the Little Mermaid. I need to be silent for a whole week, including the trial.

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That...

... Sounds more like a punishment than a gift.

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No, that's the task I need to do for another gift.

What about you?

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... Please don't tell this to anyone else. I think too many people knowing... would be a bad idea.

[ let her just say that first. ]

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I won't tell anybody. That's a promise.

[They're partners, aren't they? They need to look out for each other... properly.]

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[ a nod. ]

I'm the Fairy Godmother.

If a partnership is severed, like it was supposed to be today... I can make a new bond with two partnerless people.

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[She blinks.]

That was you today? Is that your gift, or your task?

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My gift. It was my first time using it, so I'm... very glad it managed to work.

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I'm glad it worked too. Nobody else needed to die today.

... Mine is healing people, but they forget me.

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[ what the proper British euphemism for fuck ]

Forget-- you entirely? Or that you healed them?

[ THIS SOUNDS LIKE A PRETTY RUDE GIFT. ]

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[It's probably still "fuck".]

I don't know. I'm not sure if I'm ready to use it so... I haven't asked yet. But knowing the story, I feel like it's "they'll forget me forever."

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...

Then please don't use it on me. I don't think that's worth the price.

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I don't want you to die.

What's worse? You dying or you staying alive and not remembering me?

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It just means I'll be careful not to get injured enough to that point. That was one of the first lessons I learned back home.

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You're promising me that, right? You aren't going to go out alone somewhere?

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As much as I can promise without the Crafters trying to teleport me somewhere.

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... Okay, that's the best I can hope for right now.

What about your extra goal. Is it something I can help with?