[ ah — so that's how and why she can no longer go home. an unfortunate circumstance that he hopes never to encounter — nathaniel and sok leng must live on with or without him.
[ she's not an open book and he still has secrets of his own that hasn't been revealed to the world. august reads her reply over and over again, wondering what to say — except he doesn't. this entire conversation has been one of the most where he's actually tried to communicate with someone.
a sigh leaves his lungs before he closes the messages portion of the phone. later, perhaps. ]
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No…
He’s got that all wrong. (Probably because she still hasn’t fully explained it to him.)]
It doesn’t exist anymore.
Don’t know how I’d end up there even if I could.
The timeline is probably fixed. I should be dead.
[The whole planet included in that.]
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other topics later. for now: ]
My apologies, Wendy.
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I’m not an open book for a reason.
[It’s complicated.]
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a sigh leaves his lungs before he closes the messages portion of the phone. later, perhaps. ]