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[droptheious]

FROM: SUBJECT: FERN Ooo slang part the second FERN i think we just shared electrons, because i'm feeling a covalent bond between us LANCE Pidge, I need your help. I gotta send a meme to Chloe but ... DIPPER Hey Varian. You know those crazy alchemy bombs you used... PETER Hey Varian, this is Peter. Um, Peter Graham. USAGI Soooooooo~ How'd the date go? MAKO Varian— Checking in. SHIRO i think one of us put a chicken patty in my toaster EDDIE Hey. We need to talk. MELIUS 𝐻𝒾. 𝐼 𝓀𝓃𝑜𝓌 𝒾𝓉 𝓁𝑜𝑜𝓀𝓈 𝓌𝑒𝒾𝓇𝒹 𝒶𝓃𝒹 𝒾𝓉 𝒾𝓈 𝓃𝑜𝓉 𝓈𝒽𝑜𝓇𝓉 EDA Hey, kid. I... owe you an apology. LUZ Valentines MAUL I have a proposition for a project I think you'll be interested in USAGI I LOVE YOU FERN DUDE you still have your bandana! BUZZ Morning. I heard from Fern you wanted to go out into the blizzard. FERN dude your profile changed USAGI Ruby told me about the breakup. GLITCH Varian, I'm gonna go live somewhere else for now MAKO A "nerd" is somebody smart... MAUL Gifts FERN heeyyyy quick question FERN Christmas is coming up!!! CHLOE god who the FUCK ever thought emojis were a good idea??? KRISTOFF Varian,It's getting colder so I thought you could use this FERN heyyyy Variable RAPUNZEL okay not to put you on the spot but... EDA Potion time NEO Dude, I can mine antidote shit here! GLITCH Got this in my basket. EDA hey smart kid TEN Hallo ADAM Hey, k-- uh, Varian. I just wanted to check in USAGI I'm sorry I worried you and fainted on you yesterday. AMARA i lived, bitch NEO Debatably good news, asshole USAGI Hey Varian! It's Usagi OSCAR I'm sorry, Varian. Tell me what you need FERN a dark past huh MAUL Varian. I am in great need of your assistance FERN Varian VARIAN I CAN EAT FOOD USAGI How much moon essence do you have? USAGI VIVI-KUN, VIVI-KUN GUESS WHAT GUESS WHAT! RICHIE well I promised FERN A TOTALLY INCOMPLETE LIST OF OOO WORDS 'N SLANG GLITCH VARIAN ARE THERE BUGS IN THE WATER?! USAGI To help with restless nights and the... VIRA-LORR Little alchemist. I have a gift for you. MARTIN Hi, Varian. This is Martin. I wanted to reach out... USAGI Hi Varian, sweetie! I have a question for you. GLITCH varian I need to talk to you. it's important. USAGI I need you not to panic after what I tell you. FERN dog you have so many vests IRONHIDE HONK HONK USAGI ... I'm sorry I couldn't help you better, Varian EMERALD Hey, V. Not that I care that much or anything... FERN tell me when you're alive FERN Varian i stabbed two people AMARA hey weirdo i have something for you FERN is the Rapunzel in town your Rapunzel? PENNY Salutations!! You do not know me, but my name is Penny Polendina YANG Hey, is this Varian? I think we've met once before. FERN hey can we talk FERN you told ruby MAUL Surviving another year is always an occasion worth celebrating USAGI Hey I wanted to apologise USAGI VARIAN-KUUUUNNN!!!! FERN birth MAUL Look what just arrived for me. KATHERINE Do you want to get paid to make more purple goo things? FERN ok i know you're good with plants but what about animals FERN dog interested in means girls or guys

TO: SUBJECT: USAGI So. Maul dropped by, he's got his memories back. ADAM I'm worried about Shiro FERN Hey handsome OSCAR You've been weirdly quiet lately FERN Guess what I haven't told you lately? USAGI Hey. I'm back from the dead and I feel like trash. FERN I made meatloaf that may or may not poison us! Emerald Hey. I know you probably don't want to talk to anyone right now... BELLA Hey Bella. You've dated someone who's a different species to you right? BILL Hi, Fern mentioned you were interested in interdimensional portals... FERN Aw, your pictures are nice! KURT Hey. Are you around? RICHIE Is it just me or is Eddie acting weirder than usual? QROW Hey. Checking up on you. EDA Hi Eda. Hope Ruddiger found you okay. GLITCH Hey. What happened between you and Maul? LUNA Luna- I uh... I think I need your help EDDIE So hey, I finally worked out how to replicate the Antidote OSCAR So, I noticed Ozpin has shown up. ROGUE Hey, I managed to replicate the Antidote KURT Hey. We're back. None of us are dead. QROW Uh... hey. How are you guys holding up? PETER You gave Ruby the haunted dolls GLITCH Hey, Bud. Sorry I tried to murder you with a robot KURT I'm probably the last person you want to talk to... JON I'm sorry I attacked you JON Stay away from Fern. FERN Hey you still haven't got me those baking ingredients FERN Okay so the Betties are upping their war... USAGI Hey. So. Update. NEO You tried to bury her alive? SERIOUSLY? USAGI Emotions are really difficult FERN OH MY GOD YOU HAVE ONE TOO FERN Okay this better be to Fern this time. WYNONNA So guess who got into the fridge and ate literally everything in there.

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[droptheious]

...I'm listening. Though this better not be something that's a risk to you. I think you already know I'm gonna hard pass on that.

[lightthedarkness]

I don't know... I mean, it probably is, but we should try. Varian, I can either try it safely with you, or without you, but I'm going to try it anyway.

I have to. Not having enough for everyone, knowing how dangerous the... lack of a moon is right now... Please... Please let me prove there is good with the moon. She's missing. There has to be a reason, right? We can't... can't make moon essence if it's gone, I don't think. But I can.

[droptheious]

...Wow, way to give me a non-option.

[Because he can't let her risk herself alone- and he's pretty damn sure she knows that. Still, the Please let me prove there is good with the moon hits a little too close to what's going on back home, and he heaves out a reluctant sigh. ]

Okay, Usagi. Okay. You win. I'll help you with this. I guess it's worth a try, anyway. But I'm holding the right to pull you out of this if it goes bad, and we don't do it again if it does. Okay?

[lightthedarkness]

I'm sorry... [She KNOWS she's being mean about this.] But... if I can do this, then I have to. And I know it will be safest with your help.

But... okay, I'll make that deal. If anything happens then yeah, we won't try it again. I promise. [And she knows how much that word means to him.]

And um... if anything DOES go wrong, I need you to call Rei Hino and Makoto Kino. I already... maybe sorta told them I wanna do this.

[droptheious]

...Yeah. I know.

[It doesn't mean he has to LIKE any of it, though.]

I'm holding you to that, Usagi. [Because a promise DOES mean a lot to him. It carries a lot of weight, and he doesn't play with them lightly any more. He nods, noting those names down.]

Okay. I'll do that. Were they as happy about this as I am?

[As in not at all.]

[lightthedarkness]

Varian, no one is happy about this, not even me. But it's my duty to help and protect the people of Earth... no matter what Earth it may be. And if this is how I'm able to do that then that's how it needs to be done.

I'm in as unique position as you are. How many alchemists are here in Deerington?

How many people are a moon goddess?

[droptheious]

[He hates all of this a whole lot, and he hates even more than she's making sense. ]

Okay, Usagi. I get it. I'll do it. But it doesn't mean I have to like it.

[lightthedarkness]

I know. But thank you for doing this, Varian.

[droptheious]

Okay. [He'd say "it's fine", but isn't. Not even slightly.] So when do you want to do this?

[lightthedarkness]

Tomorrow, there's... really no time to waste and it's only going to get worse as the month goes. I'm sorry, Varian, for making you do this. I really am. I know that doesn't make it any better, though.

[droptheious]

Might as well get it done as quickly as possible.

[So they can hopefully never do it again.]

Tomorrow it is. We can do it at my place.

[lightthedarkness]

Alright... Varian, I wish saying sorry enough made this less terrible.

But maybe... maybe it won't be so bad, yeah? We can still hope for the best and prepare for the worst.

[droptheious]

It won't.

[He doesn't sound angry, at least, but he's not going to pull the punches with the brutal honesty. ]

I'll leave the optimism to you if it's all the same. Experience of this place has shown me it won't be that easy.