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You may have noticed some abnormal behavior regarding the Door. Normally it doesn't bring in anything so large, and we did not expect it to do so this time. Delight and I have been attempting to alter the Door to send you home, as you have so often requested, but as I have said again and again, we have very little knowledge in this area. We will try again.

My appreciation for those who slew the dragons. We did not intend on their arrival, and I would be willing to grant you a favor in return for your efforts - if it's within my power, and not too foolish.

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Then you don't have much longer to wait.

[HOPE PLS WHAT KIND OF ANSWER IS THAT.]

But she is coming back, right?

[She glances up at the altar, wishing for Kate to show up right then, but of course that doesn't happen.]

Yes. Have patience.

[But her name isn't Patien--okay. She'll have faith, then.]

Okay

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What are you on about?

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I don't know what the shit you're talking about

[God, all she can think of right now is Kate.]

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[For all the feelings Shadow's text ignites in her -- anger, guilt, protests against the accusation, agreements with it, memories of other people who died because of her and the cause, because people listen to a phoenix -- Faith replies quickly.]

I didn't see you trying to help

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So did I

There's always risk of dying in what Kate and I do and she knows that

What if it weren't, what could you do to me

[Faith doesn't do this, doesn't flaunt her legendary abilities and how powerful they make her, but she's hurting, damnit.]

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You don't know what I already have to live with

[All those lives, Marc -- it's bad enough.]

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Stop talking like you know us, like you know me. You don't know anything

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No you don't

talk about a sourpuss, am i right?

[Not that he, uh...knew Kate all that well. Maybe not as well as Shadow up there. But he knew her, and he knows Faith knows her too and, uh, he knows how grief makes people say things.

And he knows Shadow was pretty damn torn up followin' her death.

So.]

[Sorry, Sans. Faith's not in the mood to joke around.]

I just want my friend back

[What's he doin', lettin' himself get all attached to people like this? Hasn't he learned anything? It just makes this all so...messy.]

i know. she'll come back.
just don't mind mr. pricklyhog up there.
survivor's guilt and all.

Survivor's guilt doesn't mean he can say those things to me, he doesn't know who I am or what I've been through. He doesn't have that right

I've lost people like this before

i know.
you know he's bringing her back, but that won't be any comfort until it happens.

don't make it alright.
don't make what he said alright.

[Sans is a good guy. Monster. Both. Whatever. Faith sniffles, smiles a tiny bit, even though he can't see it.]

Yeah

I'm just going to keep waiting here in the temple for her

[For a while. Until she feels like she needs to get up and do things. Anything.]

[Either he's a good guy or he's pulled Faith into the tangled web of lies that claims he is. Probably the latter.

But, uh...yeah. He knows how that is. Waitin' for things to change, and stop stayin' the same.]

alright.
take care of yourself.

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