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What gives you the right to demand proof of innocence when you have no proof of wrongdoing?
You go back to your home base and make some decisions, I guess.
Already made 'em.
[It takes saying it aloud to make it real, but...yeah, he's already decided what he's doing.]
Nobody without music sense or music magic is gonna be able to tell what Gold did. Now that you're on to 'em, they're probably not gonna go after me again. And...well, we got rough odds already. The last thing I wanna do is make 'em worse.
I can't promise it'll never come up, but I'm not gonna start a witch hunt either.
[It takes saying it aloud to make it real, but...yeah, he's already decided what he's doing.]
Nobody without music sense or music magic is gonna be able to tell what Gold did. Now that you're on to 'em, they're probably not gonna go after me again. And...well, we got rough odds already. The last thing I wanna do is make 'em worse.
I can't promise it'll never come up, but I'm not gonna start a witch hunt either.
[There's a long moment of pause, as if Silver is processing that. When they eventually speak, it is genuine.]
Right.
...
Thanks.
Right.
...
Thanks.
[He's still not sure it's the right decision. Hell, he's not sure there is a right decision here - but it's not like he gets the choice to abstain.]
...yeah.
[He has a lot of thinking to do, and while he can't start it here, he does let that lull stretch on a little longer.]
I guess I can't call you- when an' where do I meet you to get the new communicator?
...yeah.
[He has a lot of thinking to do, and while he can't start it here, he does let that lull stretch on a little longer.]
I guess I can't call you- when an' where do I meet you to get the new communicator?
Nah. Got one on my bike.
[They get up without another word and wearily trudge outside to get a communicator. What a day.]
[They get up without another word and wearily trudge outside to get a communicator. What a day.]
[There's a long pause, quiet. When she speaks, her voice is quiet too -- still resolute, but with so much less of the charged rage running through it.]
Because I've already done it. Lived it.
And because if you didn't need us, you wouldn't have taken all the time to bring us here. If you didn't need us to trust you, you wouldn't have bothered with any of this.
Sometimes trust . . . means sacrifice.
[That last part sounds like she's first putting into words something that's lingered at the back of her mind for some time.]
Because I've already done it. Lived it.
And because if you didn't need us, you wouldn't have taken all the time to bring us here. If you didn't need us to trust you, you wouldn't have bothered with any of this.
Sometimes trust . . . means sacrifice.
[That last part sounds like she's first putting into words something that's lingered at the back of her mind for some time.]
Okay you lost me, what are you saying you did?
And you'll kindly remember that Shep brought you here, not me.
And you'll kindly remember that Shep brought you here, not me.
[J came prepared to leave a message; if Gold isn't answering the communicator with Silver calls, then there's pretty much a zero percent chance they'll answer it for J.]
Hey. I know I'm probably one of the last people you wanna hear from right now, an'...I get it.
But you gotta know, things aren't good right now. I dunno if you're still in Vista, but it's gettin' worse down here. They're gearin' up for their music festival or portal to the cosmos or whatever they're doin', an' the Music is bad. It's drivin' people crazy, an' it's pretty tough to deal with.
...look, Silver needs you. They're up a creek right now, they got no one to help 'em, an' they're worried about you - scared something's gonna happen to you. I know you don't wanna talk to 'em, and I know you definitely don't wanna hear this from me, but...just...talk to 'em, okay? At least let 'em know you're alright. They need something to go on right now, an' that'll help.
...yeah. I...whatever you're doin', just...don't get killed, okay? Or anythin' else. Silver ain't the only one who still needs you around.
For what it's worth, I haven't told anyone about...what happened. So, there's that.
...so yeah. Just...stay safe.
Hey. I know I'm probably one of the last people you wanna hear from right now, an'...I get it.
But you gotta know, things aren't good right now. I dunno if you're still in Vista, but it's gettin' worse down here. They're gearin' up for their music festival or portal to the cosmos or whatever they're doin', an' the Music is bad. It's drivin' people crazy, an' it's pretty tough to deal with.
...look, Silver needs you. They're up a creek right now, they got no one to help 'em, an' they're worried about you - scared something's gonna happen to you. I know you don't wanna talk to 'em, and I know you definitely don't wanna hear this from me, but...just...talk to 'em, okay? At least let 'em know you're alright. They need something to go on right now, an' that'll help.
...yeah. I...whatever you're doin', just...don't get killed, okay? Or anythin' else. Silver ain't the only one who still needs you around.
For what it's worth, I haven't told anyone about...what happened. So, there's that.
...so yeah. Just...stay safe.
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