savetheearth | Backdated to the 24th

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[It wasn't often she'd break. She held herself to such a high standard. Be perfect, be strong, don't show weakness because people will take advantage. She can't be weak because she won't be supported if she falls.]

[Except...that's not true anymore, is it? She has friends, real friends, and that's so new and weird and wonderful and....a relief, honestly.]

...thank you, Dani. I...that means a lot to me.

I'm just....I really thought I was better.

What are friends and teammates for?

[Dani unwraps her wings and pulls back a bit with a tiny smile. She may have not understood how to deal with friends and people she was able to trust without the fear of them turning on her but this felt right.]

I know..but there has to be something to make that fully true. You just have to ask around and there has to be someone who knows..or there's an echo waiting to come about!

Maybe someone does. They might-

[Pause.]

An echo....

Uh huh, I mean, It might work or it could go the other way.

No, I mean...you might be right?

There might be an echo? [Looking at Dani, uncertain, but...thoughtful? A touch hopeful?] It...it might be what happened before.

Given how all the echos seem to cause stranger things to happen, Yeah. A echo might help and could have been what caused it.

But what kind of echo could solve it though or how could it be triggered?

I...I don't know. But...but something happened the first time. With the first echo. I was really bad, and then I....wasn't.

I was still biologically human, I thought it was just changing, but...but maybe? Maybe she got fixed? There had to be people in her world who could do some...doctory...thing?

Hmm...

[Dani's thinking for a moment, trying to come up with any idea on how this could happen]

She must have. I mean, there's no way she'd just give up right? So there had to be someone who could help her out in this sort of situation. I doubt anyone would turn her away.

Maybe. There...there was her father. He made her, he would know things. There was Danny before...who knows what happened.

And aliens. Aliens would have a lot of weird tech and we might have been aliens?

[A nod and a slight grin.]

It's possible! I mean, some of us are vampires and birds and bugs. An Alien isn't any stranger then everything that has come about.

Maybe the aliens we know of have a idea?

There are some that Danny says is from the same place as us...as long as they're still around.

Then ask them if they are around. It's better then nothing.

[Nods.] I will. When I'm less....

[Vague. Handwave.]

[Upset.]

I understand. Later is better right now.

[A pause.]

But until then, what will you do? I mean...Are you going to be okay?

...I'm....

I think so. I wasn't. But you. Helped. Put it into perspective?

Good, I'm glad I could help.

[Another hug, minus the wings this time.]

But what about now?

I....

...

Is it all right for you to stay a while? I don't want to scare and confuse Robyn anymore.

Yeah, I can. I'll just send my cousin a text so she won't get too worried.

[She didn't say a word when she took off so this might help a bit.]

[Oh Dani. Gonna get in trouble like that.]

Probably a good idea.

...sorry for causing trouble.

[A nod and she quickly does so. If Emi responded to it, who knows Not the first time she'd get into trouble and by far the last.]

It's not trouble when it's helpful. Besides, You'd do it for anyone else right?

...I'd try, anyway.

Especially for a friend.

Exactly.

[A giggle and a bright smile.]

Friends do what they can for each other. Including risk trouble.

[She smiles. There's still a...tiredness because that was really scary, but it's hard to be too depressed in the face of that energy.]

That's right.

Though hopefully she'll be understanding anyway.

Even if she's not, Emi'll understand at some point. Besides, she knows I'm normally safe when I do leave.

[Dani...that's not comforting and you know it. Since things are going somewhat fine now, the energy that got her running is settling down finally.]

You are pretty good at taking care of yourself.

[It's comforting to her.]

...thank you. I...I really appreciate it.

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