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[It looks like Adam has taken one of the mopeds to pieces. There are engine bits carefully arranged around him, his hands still have traces of grease on them, and there are tools nearby. He generally doesn't use the network much, but - this seemed relevant.]

I guess these are the vehicles we were promised. They seem all right - probably won't go more than 25, but it's not like there's a real need for speed here. They run pretty well, though they're electric, so they'll need charging. And they're not too complicated, so if something breaks it should be easy to fix - I'd be fine showing anyone who wants to learn.

[He pauses for a moment, shrugs.]

Or doing it for you, I guess. But there's some... weird stuff.

[Adam picks up the carburetor, unscrews part of the covering, and pulls it off. Rather than what would be expected to be inside - normal moped parts, necessary to running it - out pops a spring-loaded, fake-looking snake, like something you'd hide in a can for a shitty prank.

Expecting this, Adam does not seem surprised, only vaguely tired and maybe a tiny bit amused.]

All the ones I looked at have something like this. They run fine, though.

[And, totally deadpan, as a service to those who might be unfamiliar with this kind of thing:]

They really shouldn't.

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[Adam is a practical sort, always more focused on survival than anything else. He avoids the gods as much as possible.]

You don't think so?

[ She licks her lips. ] It adds to the amount of work I have to do, how many of them I'll have to kill. [ A thoughtful pause. ] Though, I guess seeing that Sorrow knows what we need, I just need to kill the gods or the god he cares most about. [ She's just spitballing here, but there's something incredibly vengeful to those words—like it comes from a part of Sharon that people rarely get to see. ]

[He is only briefly surprised. She has a good point, actually. Rather than spread your efforts wide and make them less effective, target exactly what you need.]

Do we even know how to kill them? They were dead when we all arrived here, but I don't think they've ever told us how it happened.

That's not a question I can answer you, Adam. [ The way she says it, it's almost as if she knows how. She's lying, leading—not Adam, she likes Adam (but not enough to not use him what)—but whatever gods that may be listening in on. ]

They told us it was one being that killed them, that did all this destruction. They're hiding right now, licking their wounds and praying it doesn't come back before they're ready.

Frankly, I have to hope for the same. We have no way to defend ourselves if we don't even know what might attack.

[He sighs.]

But I really don't want to depend on them.

We already depend on them for everything. Really. We may as well be goldfish in a really spacious bowl. [ a pause ] They die, we die.

[ which makes the whole situation further infuriating. ] And death is probably better than this bullshit.

I don't think so. You can't come back from death - most of the time.

[Never mind that it happens all the time here, and it even happened at home. Twice.]

As long as we're alive, we might find a way out.

Or we'll just swim in circles in our fishbowl for eternity. [ Someone is a pessimist. ]

You've already proven it can be affected. I don't think it'll be forever.

[ A scoff. ]

A load of good it did. We'll be here until they don't need us anymore, which is never by the way, or their big, bad, nightmare friend arrives to set us free.

You don't think it did any good to show that it's possible for us to permanently alter things here?

[He sounds rather certain when he says:]

I think you're wrong about that.

No, I don't. I basically made a permanent Fear amusement park. Maybe that's why it didn't go anywhere. [ Maybe it had nothing to do with Kate's sash or her powers or anything. ]

He might like it, but you're the one who made it, and you made it strong enough that the gods can't wipe it away. That's a sign that we can do things to affect them - that they aren't as all-powerful as they try to seem.

Look... [ She sighs heavily. No, he's just trying to be nice and she appreciates the pep. She shouldn't get upset or tangled up over his niceties. ]

Thanks, Adam. Let's hope someone powerful enough sees that sign someday, then.

It'll happen. Or we'll find another way.

...Yeah, I... I'm sure it will. [ l m a o when you like someone but don't want to disagree with them but so clearly do ]

[Well... he'll take it. He believes in her, anyway.]

I guess we've just got to hold on until the next shitty thing happens.

Same thing we do every day. [ She mutters. This conversation makes her want to drink. ]

[He almost wants to laugh, but he wouldn't want her to take it the wrong way. He's just used to moods and grumbling - it's honestly kind of comforting.]

Or you can take another one of these apart and see if there's a frog trapped inside. Or a fairy.

Yeah, I think that's the opposite of a good plan. I am going to keep away from the motorized vehicles with toys inside as much as I physically can. [ even though Mello ends up thinking it's a good plan to take her for a ride and she caves because he's not her boyfriend (what is the talk) but she likes him too much to not want to do everything she can with him what. ]

Fair enough. I can't say I'm not half-convinced they'll fall apart eventually.

[But it's not going to stop him from taking one apart, putting it back together, and riding around the city. He has to keep himself busy somehow.]

And it'll probably happen while you're driving. [ there was a toy snake, ok, this can only end in fiery explosions or crashes, right? right. ]

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Probably. If this stupid thing kills me, I'm depending on you and Ronan to smash it to pieces. Or light it on fire. Whatever works.

You think that's something Ronan and I could do without somehow managing to beat the fuck out of one another? [ Though, she would, for sure, work with Ronan to destroy all the vehicles should they somehow manage to murder Adam. ]

I would never ask you not to beat the fuck out of each other. Just no permanent injuries.

[Look... he knows mutual violence is often Ronan's only method of bonding.]

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