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Who: DelPavo + anyone
Where: DelPavo
When: Day 276, evening, post-plotting
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[Whatever locks the Geardorm has on its main doors have now been very securely locked. And then re-locked, just to be sure.

A cranky tiny is scrutinizing them as if he's seriously considering adding more.]

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I remember a lot about her... that she was kind, and beautiful, and caring... and that my father left and she died.

This isn't the time for this conversation. But if you ever remember how you ended up with the automail arm and leg, maybe you will finally remember how much you trust me.

I remember how I lost my arm and leg. But nothing else for a while after that.

But like I said before, it's not you I don't trust. It's the Judges' influence over you.

You really think I'm here with a snake on my back?

Why are you here, anyway? The Judges can't hear what's going on in here, so spill it.

You have something to do with it, don't you? You're putting everyone at risk.

I'm not about to casually put people at risk. Especially with as many here who're important to me now. Why th'hell would you think I have something to do with it, anyway?

Intuition.

*hfffff*

Well you can tell your bosses that we're not doing anything, all right? We're just trying to survive out here.

S'that all you wanted?

You really think I'm going to take any of this to the judges? I don't care. I just want to know why you're risking everyone like this.

You're a slave to the Judges. It doesn't matter if you mean to take anything to them or not, if they want information from your head they'll take it.

And I told you, I'm not doing anything right now but trying to stay alive.

You're picking a damn stupid way to go about it!

We're just doing what the Judges make us do to live out here. What goes on with your teammates isn't because of us!

Like hell it isn't. You're just making it worse, Fullmetal.

I think we're done.

*moving to open the door again*

Is it here?

Is what here?

I see you still don't trust me.

You're being vague. Last I checked, I'm not psychic. I can't read your mind and figure out what you're asking for, you have to actually tell me.

[pulling up to full height and looking down at him]

I can protect you or I can mourn your passing. Which will it be, Fullmetal?

*it's a much less impressive full height, but he's straightening himself, not being intimidated*

I'd prefer the first. But that's not possible when you're bound to King. So you can either leave here knowing we're doing nothing and stay allied to him, or you can be your own man.

I thought we had agreed we came here for a reason, Fullmetal. And that both of us needed our wishes to right the world. Are you asking me to walk away from that?

*stepping between you and the door*

And if I said there's another way?

[thinking for a bit]

Talk.

I can't. Not when you're still under King's influence like this. Anything you know, he can know. And the last thing I want to do is put someone important to me at risk for nothing.