025 - Adieu

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[Edward is sitting outside under a tree, taping away at her computer. She's just poking around, seeing what's new on CastleNet.

She stops, pushing her goggles up to the top of her head and staring at the screen.]

[whispered] Rorschach.

[her face falls as she reads, thinking about the man who had taken such good care of her. The man who the castle had sent back home. The man she never got a chance to say goodbye to]

[York]

[sounding very sad] You're not going to leave Edward, are you?

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Oh! Right. Well, uh ...

[pause] Wait a minute. That's ... that's illegal! [grabs her by the collar of her shirt] Who was forcing you to do that?!

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[blink blink] No one. But there are lots of hackers in Edward's time.

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Oh! [strikes a melodramatic pose, hand to his forehead] So young, and already taken in by the shining will-o-the wisp of crime!

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[just watches him]

But Edward's not a criminal... Edward catches criminals! [duuuuuuuuh]

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By breaking computer laws?

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Uh-huh! Edward's a bounty hunter!

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Oh! ... Well, I ... guess that's okay, then. ... You still catch people, here?

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[thinks] Not really. Rorschach made Edward a detective, though!

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Ahaaaaaa, a junior detective, eh? What sort of cases have you been investigating?

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Weeeeeeell, Edward doesn't have any cases right now. Edward waaaaas following Veidt, but he went home.

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Home? ... Oh. You mean, like. Home... home.

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[nods sadly] Edward doesn't like it when Edward's friends go home.

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I don't have many friends here, yet, but ... still. Can't say I blame you, kiddo.

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Edward will be your friend.

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Yeah, really? [he smiles] Hey, thanks.

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[in a sing song voice] You're welcome!