duel 5. ( anon text. )

[puzzlingly]

You know what fucking sucks?
The Speakeasy
The owner is never around.
Just Who Does SHE Think She Is?!?!?!
She can't do shit right around here.
WE HAVE NEEDS!
HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO STAND THIS HEAT WITHOUT MY BOOZE?!

「Hey, hey, Rey's friends... yeah, he's calling you out, come defend your friend, come show you care about her! He needs you... She needs you. Please.
The clock is ticking.

Yep, this is ruse. It WAS HARD, OK?! He feels terrible. It had to be done.」

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[puzzlingly]

「Oh, a promise, he likes those. But he's glad she gets the urgency of the situation. He also hopes she can help Rey at all. He stands and places the chair back where he took it.」

I gotta go back. 「He forces a little smile.」 Let yourself in whenever you decide to go. I wish you luck.

「And he turns to leave. He doesn't like this, being so short, so impersonal. It will have to do.」

[sciencelizard]

[She nods, understanding. He's worried. She is now, too.]

Okay! Uh... t-thank you!

[Alphys turns, mind already buzzing. She has a lot to do now, too.]