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[downswing]

( 'lo, from the depths of the Mouse House, post-Unwinding: )

If... this were no dream. The child of the rains, bearing a vulpine mask. 'Hyang-Won' and his pale protector.

He is remembered? He did not appear as the other manifestations.

Though we have retrieves ourselves, we cannot abandon a child to nightmares.


( Guilt is strong among exorcists. )

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[spoilers]

And if he isn't what he seems?

[downswing]

A risk, as many.

[spoilers]

Yes, a risk. A risk we probably shouldn't take. Though I know my husband is just as keen to go leaping back into the void.

[thedreamer]

He may not even be 'real' as we know it. He may be in a distorted echo of the reality we're in now, or a previous timeline entirely. Removing him would be catastrophic if the latter.

But if there's a chance he's real and trapped there, we have to try. I have to try regardless.

[spoilers]

And you...

Sweetie, have you considered that just maybe the reason we saw him at all is because someone like you, or our friend here, might think it was a good idea to do exactly that?

You know I'll follow you to the end of the universe and anywhere else you want to go, but this isn't a good idea.

[thedreamer]

I've considered every possibility, more than once. Alright, tell me - what do you suggest?

[spoilers]

I find that unlikely. You never think these things through. Not when there are children.

[ She's glad she's chosen text over voice. It dulls the sharp edge of her irritation. But she hadn't been lying when she'd said she'd follow him anywhere, whether she agrees or not. ]

And I think you already know, Doctor. At the very least, I believe he should stay where he is. I'm sorry, Sweetie.