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[fridgeflower]

Alright, so...
What happened, exactly?

Re: text, un: wallflower

[helpdesk_hero]

Do you truly want exactly? Or can the summary of 'Josh was right, David was in true David fashion failing to consider that Josh is quite smart and capable of making adult decisions and his own mistakes and has already apologized and promised to give him space' enough?

[fridgeflower]

I mean, if that's not EXACTLY a good summary, I don't want you to lie to me or anything.

And I do kinda want to know where the whole deal with the devil thing landed, if that's landed anywhere yet.

[helpdesk_hero]

There was also a good bit of me pointing out that a deal with the devil when it was quite obviously a lie, wouldn't achieve what he wanted. And that going back in time to murder Wanda Maximoff also wouldn't bring you as you are back.

As for the kid, Loki and Loki and Strange and Angela and Billy and I have mostly dealt with it. I only got the intel that the demon was insanely lying to the smallest Loki. This thing can't get you home. All of it was exactly like it seemed: too good to be true. As deals with demons always are.

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[fridgeflower]

He knows that. It's not the kind of hypothetical I'm happy to play around with, but still.

I know it, too. You don't have to worry about that. And now you've re-confirmed it for certain, so... What else is left but cleanup, right?

[fridgeflower]

I've already accepted what's going to happen, you know. I hope you aren't

I mean, Josh is

It's not on you two. I want you to know that, too.

[helpdesk_hero]

Clean-up. As if it's ever so easy as just saying we're moving on from the horrible idea that derives entirely from how much he loves you, Laurie. How much we both do. If I thought for a moment it'd get you back home, I'd consider it too.

So yes, we do hold it on ourselves to some degree.

[fridgeflower]

I know there's really no way to convince you to do otherwise. I just don't want the desperation to define us or to lead us somewhere bad, and I don't want you to hurt and blame yourselves if it's just not possible.

I love you, too. I love you both so much. I promise that that's enough.

[helpdesk_hero]

I promise I am doing a bit better on the taking care of my mental health and not being too crazed over the pain.

I'm glad. I love you too. You're one of my best friends, and I want you to have the chance at your life. Your happiest life. Know I will find any way I can to support it.

[fridgeflower]

Thank you.

[ That's all very... therapy-esque, and she's worried that it's more rote than anything. Not that she doubts his sincerity where it most counts. ]

Don't grumble at each other for too long, okay? I'll tell Josh, too.

[helpdesk_hero]

You're welcome. And I'm not grumbling. I do deserve how he's reacting. I recognize that he fucked up. I just hope he can forgive me with time.

[fridgeflower]

Of course he will.

[helpdesk_hero]

I hope so. I really fucked up this time, Laurie. It can be hard, sometimes, to remember that Josh as I know him here lacks a lot of what made him the Josh I knew back home. The years. The aging. Back home he's actually one of the people I go to when I need comfort, and I trust him so much.

And I forget that he's damn capable on his own here too. Dude bought us a house. I owe him more than I did.

[fridgeflower]

So give him a couple days and tell him that.

He has moments where his hurt gets the better of him, but he's not illogical or anything. He cares. He's not going to shut down completely.
EVER, if I can help it, but... He's not there now, at very least.

[helpdesk_hero]

I promised him space, Laurie. Including not reaching out to harass him. This one is on him to allow me back close. Really bad. I don't intend to make it worse.

[fridgeflower]

Right. Yeah, that's fine. I guess the thing for me to do is to leave it alone, then.

[helpdesk_hero]

You may pry as much as you wish. Never doubt that. Just let me try and respect him in this.