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[werethatgood]

[ Here is a blonde teenager, her hair in a loose ponytail, and her blue eyes curious. She's settled a bit, so. Here she is again. ]

Hey, guys!

First, I want to apologize for my previous post. I promise, I've now learned about the use the inboxes, and it won't happen again. Anyway! My name's Cassie, and I have a question. Sadly, it's probably not a very. important. question that might help resolve the situation, here, just something I'm curious about.

I know people here come from different times... I mean, people who know each other and come from the same world. So, that means that some of us come from other people's futures.

If a friend - or enemy, I suppose - comes in, would you want them to tell you what your future holds? What happens to you or your friends?

Or would you rather let it be?

I mean, not like - going to the Emperor to be shown. Just - being told. By friends.

I hope it makes sense?

[ She gives a wave and then ... sits back a bit, the good cheer easing up. ]

Oh, and I've heard about the people who've suddenly gone. I'm sorry to everyone missing people, um. I hope they turn up all right.

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[hulkintraining]

Bad idea, Cassie. Extremely terrible idea. [Considering everything they've been through, Teddy kind of hopes she's kidding. Nothing good comes of messing with the timeline. Not even while stuck in a freaky anomaly like this place.]

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You don't need to go asking Loki questions. There's no telling what's a lie and what's true with him. [He's finally figured out how to make use of a decent encryption, but he's no techie.]

((ooc: You can let this one hang until we get further into our other thread if you want. But Teddy wouldn't pass up telling her how bad this idea is.))

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[werethatgood]

What? No, I wasn't even considering that, God, Teddy!

I just. I don't think Billy knows about me. Or Jonas, obviously.

So it made me think - would he want to be told? Would other people here whose friends are from later want to be told?


ooc: Nope, it's all good - as you can see, this isn't what this is about. Ahem. <3 but thanks for offering!

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[hulkintraining]

[So this isn't about her? It's about...Billy. Oh. No. Teddy's expression softens and then falls completely. He bites his lip, looking away. The thing is...he's seen how Billy reacts to Cassie and Jonas' deaths. He's had to live with it for months and it scared the hell out of him most days. He can't-won't-let that happen again.]

Don't. Cassie please don't tell him. You don't know what it could do to him. Just...please.

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[werethatgood]

[Cassie sighs a bit, with relief - she isn't sure who'd be with her on this, and she wanted to know people's actual opinions. Hence being completely open in the first question.]

I thought I shouldn't. But I wanted to know if he'd - you know, that can be taken as keeping secrets? I wanted to know if he - and others, I guess - might have strong opinions on the matter.

But, okay. I won't.

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[cmdreffingshepard]

Hi, Cassie. My name's Shepard. I'm glad you're doing okay.

[Because she knows this place can be hella tough to adjust to, for some people.]

I did go to the Emperor to see the future, so maybe I'm not the one to ask about this - but I didn't do it for myself, if that makes sense. I just... needed to know what was going to happen to the people I care about, back home.

It's a two-edged sword, and I'm still dealing with it, even though I did it months and months ago. If I had to do it all over again - I'd probably still do it, but I've also had a long time to get used to ideas like... losing people. Or knowing that I could die. Not everyone has, and that stuff can be hard to swallow. I think there's a good reason why, for the most part, we're not supposed to see our future.

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[werethatgood]

[Cassie listens, then... nods.]

Thank you, Shepard. I... yeah, I thought so.

[She knows so, her heart is still hurting over Jonas. Deep breath, and another nod as she looks down.]

Yeah, I think that makes sense. I hope your people are okay. Is there any way in which I can help? To - deal with it, I mean. Or something.

[Shh, she's fifteen. But she means well.]

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[cmdreffingshepard]

It's kind of you to offer. [Hey, teenagers can help, too!] I think talking about it helps - sharing my experiences with others, talking about my friends.

And it helps - well, it's never easy to lose someone you care about, but it helps to know it's not in vain. And to remember the good they did in their life.

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[backinakidflash]

Woah, woah. If you've got future knowledge...

[Bart sighs and pulls his legs up onto the chair. This is already about to get complicated.]

OK. Example time. I knew that someone here is going to die and get reborn. And he asked me why people are weird with him sometimes. So I told him. It sucked.

[He runs a hand through his hair.]

One of my friends. I know he's a few months ahead of me. He told me that. But. I didn't ask him. Cause I've had future knowledge before. It doesn't change what happens. It just makes it harder to do. I'm not telling you what to do here. Just think about it, OK? Sorry to get all lecture.

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[werethatgood]

... die and get reborn?

[Sorry, she's stuck on that, for a moment. But she takes a breath.]

I'm - I was taken from a point where I was just about to die. I wasn't fully sure if I did, but I do know, now. It's - sometimes, people can't help reacting, you know? But one of my best friends doesn't know. He's probably from further back.

No, I haven't just told him. But I'm wondering if he'd prefer knowing? Because it's the kind of thing people should... probably get a chance to decide, right?

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[backinakidflash]

Yeah, I'm... not really sure how else to put it. Without sounding religious or anything. It's not a common thing, coming back to life. At all. But it's not impossible.

[Bart is fidgeting with the hem of his pants for some time after this. It's a normal exceedingly long break in the conversation, and he's deliberately letting his time perception slow down because, for once, he wants to go over what he's going to say in his head. Not for content, but tone - he can forget facts and get things wrong and that's fine. But getting upset and trying to say this? Not good.]

Dying isn't so bad. The injuries hurt like a bitch, but it's... I promise it's not as bad as whatever gets you to dying. Just. Think of something that makes you happy, and it'll be. [Over soon. This was harder to talk about than he thought it would be, even with the time taken to try and prepare. Plans never work for him.]

Aw... don't, Cassie. You're gonna make him go through it twice. It won't make anything better. I knew what was going to happen to me and I did it anyway. You can't change the past, and it's all someone's past.

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[jondrette]

My future! [She barks a short laugh.] I have no future. I was dead when I came here. But I should like to know what it would have held. So that if it turned out wrong, I could try to fix it, going forward.

But I have no future. I never did.

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[werethatgood]

... I am sorry.

[ And she sounds it, too, sincerely, her voice caught in her throat. Then she adds, completely impulsively, because she's Cassie and trying to help. ]

I don't think you could have made your future wrong. If there had been one, I mean.

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[jondrette]

Hush. It is not your fault. I chose my death. There is no one to blame.

[Well, she'll blame Enjolras sometimes, when she wants to. Or the French Army. Or Cosette. In the end, it was always going to be Cosette's fault. Hers, and the man in the yellow jacket who came to take her away from them.]

I don't believe I was supposed to have a happy future.

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[nerdylilspidey]

Back to the Future taught me to not mess with timeline stuff, so... Personally, I wouldn't wanna know.

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[werethatgood]

Yeah, I think that's... generally the better.

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[nerdylilspidey]

And easier, I bet.

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[littlecousin]

[There is absolutely no way Nita would recognize Cassie, but Cassie might conceivably recognize her, especially given the Sub-Mariner looks, the green scaly bathing suit, and the incoming namedrop.]

The last time it came up for me, Dr. Richards was super-insistent that telling people their futures would derail the timeline.

[It hadn't worked out that way because Shenanigans, but she's not inclined to argue with Mister Fantastic about time travel in the general sense.]

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[werethatgood]

[Cassie blinks - she doesn't specifically recognize her, but, yes, she's seen enough of Namor around the time her father was with the Fantastic Four to have an idea - but then she ducks her head, one hand flying to her lips to hide a smile.]

He would, wouldn't he. Even if that doesn't stop anyone from doing it, anyway. Or doing anyone from what he's said shouldn't be done, at any rate.

[She... doesn't have a timeline to derail...?]

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[littlecousin]

[Nita was kicking around with the New Warriors during Scott's Fantastic Four tenure, and I think she was blue at the time. Then she very publicly dated Johnny for a while after she turned pink again. /kanyeshrug.jpg

Nita's knowledge of current events--like, say, the death of certain Young Avengers--is sharply circumscribed, because time travel.]

Yeah, he kind of gave up on it when reality started unraveling, but only after Rich pointed out that reality was unraveling.

[Reed isn't the most practical guy.]

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[escarabajo]

Uh.

I actually did exactly that a couple months back. It was probably the most awkward conversation I've had in my whole life, for the record.

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[werethatgood]

Oops.

But would you do it again? And, more importantly, would you want to be on the receiving end?

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[escarabajo]

I'd do it again any day. I mean... they deserve to know that information, don't they? Why hide it? It's their life-- unless they say they don't want to know, they've got every right to know.

[At that, Jaime falls silent, contemplating. He could hear how he'd die, or turn evil, or lose his powers, or failed spectacularly as a hero, but...]

I... guess I'd want to hear, too. Or I wouldn't stop whoever it was from telling me. After all, time's fluid, or it's supposed to be, isn't it? I might not be from the same timeline as them. I can change my future if I want to.

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[shorttempered]

I'd like to know, no matter how painful it is. [Like... almost being a dad.]

But that's just me.

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[werethatgood]

Hey, if I'd only wanted one sort of opinion, I wouldn't have asked, right?

[How about like... one of your good friends dead?]

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[shorttempered]

Well I meant that everyone's going to have their own feelings on the matter.

[How about like your girlfriend was pregnant while you were gone.]