paradisalost | the fifty-first;

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!world beyond,
jr.

the fifty-first;

[Private]

I know what I said, but she probably isn't coming back. Whatever 'answers' she had were enough to kill her over.

...Well I've been saying I want to go back out for awhile now. No time like the present.

[/Private]

[Reno Browne]

There's been an incident. Please tell me you contacted that friend of yours from the south, and that they had some awe-inspiring amount of information to share.

[/Reno Browne]

[Albedo]

Are you...okay?

[/Albedo]

[Sylvanas]

Up for another camping trip?

[/Sylvanas]

[Akihiko & Kent]

The answer seems pretty obvious since you didn't say anything immediately, but I'm just making sure... You didn't catch them, did you?

Did you at least see which direction they were heading?

[/Akihiko & Kent]

[ EDITED IN LATER ]: [Fifth Doctor]

I know this is last minute but can I use your TARDIS tomorrow morning? To get to the barrier.

[/Fifth Doctor]

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...You mean Rin and Stephanie?

So the chick named Damsel is one of them. And she just let them get away. This just gets more and more confusing.

Why haven't they gone after you? Because you abandoned the castle?

Yeah, Kent told me.

...I don't know if you saw, but I buried her. There's a marker, but it's up to you if you want something better for her.

[yeah, yeah. keep walking, nothing to see here.]

Metal suits do have a history of needing repair, maintenance at best, so I would not rule out a base of sorts, yes. As far as I've considered, if "modern technology" is not a feasible option on the outside and these "suits" are still running free, at the very least, we could possibly obtain knowledge of their power source.

Fine. Where shall we meet?

She ain't one of ours.

They wouldn't dare go after me, or any of my camp.

Yeah. If we can get close without being seen, maybe we can even swipe said power source.

Meet out back at dawn? We can walk the horses through the TARDIS if the Doctor agrees to help. I don't see why he wouldn't.

[ a beat ]

Browne confirmed our suspicions, by the way... If we get killed out there, it's over for good. I won't bother asking if that changes your mind.

Why?

[ a pause; kind of doesn't get what jr. is implying since he doesn't see joy as a friend at all but the fact she saved him is throwing him off. ]

Someone's going to have to tell the colony of spiders their queen is dead.

They simply aren't a match for us. In technology, numbers, power. And if I may be so bold, that goes for you folks as well.

Who says they aren't all already dead?

A third person may have to be a feasible option in that regard. If there are two suits and two of us, the playing field is far too level to stage an effective burglary. [drums fingers on the journal, though briefly] But such plans can wait. I will meet you when the hour comes.

[and a pause. some consequence, indeed.] ...of course it doesn't.

...Do you have a special power source like they do?

We shouldn't jump to that conclusion so easily.

I think y'all can guess the answer to that.

But I best be goin'. Captain's calling.

There's probably a lot more than two.

I'll see if Raine wants to come along. If she doesn't, do you have any suggestions?

Either way, how do you plan on telling them? It's not like they have little spider journals, and we don't even know where they are.

Wait!

You know we could use something like that. Can't you share?

No can do. I'm in enough trouble as it is; trying to share it might just put you all in a bigger spot of trouble.

Doesn't mean I can't pull a string or two, though.

What kind of string?

Aren't there people who live in the Dead Zone? They couldn't try to send out a message?

Reno Browne and her crew aren't in contact with the spiders. She was surprised to hear they were in that forest in the first place.

She even thinks it's likely that the spiders and the iron suits used to be in alliance, and that it went to hell.

We'll see, but I have to go. You send York all my best, and give Roy a hard pinch on the cheek for me.

...All right. Keep in touch, okay?

Thanks for doing your best to help out.

I'll try. [almost fondly:] You're welcome.

[journal closed.]

I would not rule that out, though if we are lucky enough to catch up, it may make matters easier for us.

That is a name I would have confidence in. [and a pause as she considers it for a moment.] There are not many I trust here. That being said, I would dare not volunteer a person without consulting them first.

Well, if there's someone who comes to mind, go ahead and bring it up to them, and if Raine doesn't want to risk joining us, then they can be our guy.

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