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[devoutish]

Ah, he was young; he came back from it. Ten, I think.

[furgood]

You can come back from a lot when you're young. But I bet it was scary. I know some things like that can scare off people from swimming entirely.

[devoutish]

He still takes his kids to the sea.

[Alfie flashes her a grin.]

Holds tight to them when they're little.

[furgood]

As one should. [Little smile] I don't blame him. I held onto Taria for ages when she was little and I was only seven years older than her. Probably not old enough to teach my sister to swim now that I think about...

[devoutish]

Taria.

[He murmurs.]

She's an artist, yeah?

[furgood]

Yes, she's an artist.

[She looks away, hanging onto his arm and bobbing her head to and fro.]

I was teaching her how to swim when she was only four. Before that she used to draw in the sand while I fished.

[devoutish]

Talking about her - does that help the missing, or does it make it worse?

[furgood]

[Tiny smile ] Both? Neither.

[devoutish]

Yeah. Missing family, that's a complicated thing.

[furgood]

I know she's probably fine but she doesn't know I'm fine which is the real problem.

[devoutish]

She doesn't know that you're gone at all. Isn't that how this works?

[furgood]

I haven't seen her in months. And last she heard I was kidnapped by rebels. Presumed dead.

[devoutish]

[He winces. That's... a different story.]

I don't suppose Zephyr can get a letter to her?

[furgood]

She's in Panem... If Zephyr could do that, they could send me home I imagine

[devoutish]

Not necessarily. Zephyr delivers letters between Royce and his wife, but he cannot bring her here. Now--

[He rubs thoughtfully at his beard.]

She is in one of the other god worlds. That may make a difference.

[furgood]

I suspect it'd different. You can't send messages too Norfinbury right? Why would Panem be different?

[devoutish]

It does no harm to ask, is the only reason I mentioned it.

[Unless she just doesn't want to get her hopes up. He couldn't blame her for that.]

[furgood]

I suppose I can ask...[She shrugs a little uncertainly]

[devoutish]

Well, you don't have to, certainly.

[furgood]

We'll see. I don't think they can do it but it might be worth the asking. I know some people would like to be able to send messages. But I think there would also be a time problem.

[devoutish]

A time problem - meaning one of time travel?

[furgood]

No, just. It's a when problem. I'm from like-- here. During the last battle of the war.

[She taps the crook of his arm.] Izzekiel is from nearly a year before me. Xanthous probably too.

[She walks her finger up his shoulder ] And Ellis and Phi are from further along. [ Slides her hand down to his palm ] Wrong time would be weird.

[devoutish]

And you knew all of 'em at home?

[He curls his fingers around hers, holding them.]

No chance they're from a different-- I dunno, timeline, I suppose you'd call it.

[furgood]

Most of them. Not Xanthous. He was before my time in the Capitol. But I knew Phi, she knew me, she didn't--it didn't seem like anything was different. Ellis knew me. Izzekiel didn't but he knew who I was just from--that's complicated. [She squeezes his hand] They could be. I suppose. I don't want them to be.

[devoutish]

Why not?

[He has a couple ideas, but he'd rather hear it from her.]