A Trick Or A Treat

[laughing_girl]

Duela is by the sign with a big basket of mixed candies.

"So, time isn't always the same from one of the portals or doors to the next, which can be fun... I went trick-or-treating last night and it's February at home, and if I found the right portals maybe I could even go trick-or-treating every single day if I wanted to. But, the important thing there is it means I have candy now. And I will share it if you can help me solve something."

"I mean, I know who in my family I should ask when it comes to questions, but given the particular one that would just be double awkward. Because it's... Ok, I have a boyfriend. Or maybe had a boyfriend, because I still don't know what happened there near the end and he didn't come back after I shoved him off the roof. And then there was all the timesoup stuff so he sort of didn't exist for a while. But tommorow... well, I'd kind of not like for any of my parents to hit him with a crowbar and then blow him up... again. Unless he did set us up, and then I call dibs."

"It hurts thinking maybe he lied to me. But it feels weird thinking maybe he didn't and then he didn't come back. And, ok, he's probably not really any more sane than I am, but he's not crazy in the same way, and I think I could use some advice on how to make it all not awkward? Because... because I'm pretty sure I still love him."

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[museicalmarty]

"Yeah. . .we'll see how it goes, I guess."

Marty nods, understanding. "Yeah -- Dee says she can feel all the timelines and stuff colliding whenever she's in here. Side effect of starting out a time machine, I suppose. . .we just roll with it best we can." Helps that their own reality's time was so messed up for a while. . .

Oh, right, the candy. He'd almost forgotten her starting offer. Marty goes ahead and takes a few pieces for himself and the family back at his place. "Thanks. And good luck back home. I'll keep my fingers crossed."

[laughing_girl]

"Thanks. I'd say we could use all the luck we can get, but I think we've already had more than enough of the bad kind. I think we're way overdue for a change. ... I just have to hope it all works out."

[museicalmarty]

"Yeah, nobody wants bad luck," Marty agrees. "And you really are. Like I said, fingers crossed." Pause. "And if your parents need any help punching anybody, I'm available."

[laughing_girl]

She laughs at that and nods. "I think the'd have that covered, but I'll let 'em know. See you around!" And she turns as if to walk off... except instead of doing so she suddenly just isn't there any more. She's an old hand when it comes to navigating loopy time, after all.

[museicalmarty]

"See you!" Marty says, waving -- just as she seems to blink out of existence. He starts, blinking a few times. "Whoa. . .okay, that's weird. . ." He manages to shrug it off after a minute, though, and heads back to his door. In the more conventional fashion, of course.