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[perfectsymmetry]

[Filtered to: Vince & England. You boys are popular lately.]

Ah. I-I know neither of you know really know me, but I've heard about certain, ah, plans lately, and if you want, I can be of great help. If you'd like to discuss it not over the phone lines, please meet me at the park tonight at 8 o'clock. I'll be there practicing soccer myself, I should be easy to spot. Thanks.


[Crowe will be waiting at the park as promised, even quite a few minutes before the given time, if either care to meet up.]

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[perfektsymmetry.livejournal.com]

Alright. But... "end"... so you don't want my help getting in after all.

[is-an-island.livejournal.com]

You said it yourself, didn't you? You're a child.

[perfektsymmetry.livejournal.com]

But I know I can help! Look, I know I'm not one of the people here with superpowers or magic or anything like that. B-but that doesn't mean I'm not useful. Just because I'm only 16 doesn't mean I don't know what I'm doing...

[is-an-island.livejournal.com]

You're a child and you don't grasp the risks that we're taking. It could be your head on the line, and I mean that quite literally. This plan will likely go all wrong, and horrible consequences aren't a maybe, they're a certainty.

That's all there is to it.

[perfektsymmetry.livejournal.com]

Of course I understand that! I've been here long enough to know what happens. And you don't think I don't know what it's like taking risks? I told you what my career was. The risks in that are just as great, and I've faced those down before.

[is-an-island.livejournal.com]

So you were here for when heads were in present boxes. Brilliant.

But there are different sorts of risks here, and you're too young to put yourself to the mercy of them, especially when the end result of this plan might be zero.

[perfektsymmetry.livejournal.com]

[He pales a bit, but stays steady.]

But it might NOT be either. I can't stand to sit around and wait for things to change. I want to be a part of it. This place is driving me and everyone else crazy and I want to do whatever I can to bring it down.

[is-an-island.livejournal.com]

You're too young for this to be your responsibility to "bring it down."

It's much safer for you to stay at your house. Don't have a hero complex about this, you've already helped vastly with the map.

[perfektsymmetry.livejournal.com]

[He sighs, looking defeated.] It's not a matter of age... there's a lot of young people in this town capable of amazing things. I understand I could die or be droned, both have happened to me here already. It's not like I WANT to but I understand the risk.

[He shakes his head.] If I get a copy of the map, I'll let you or Vince know.

[is-an-island.livejournal.com]

I know that. But if I let you in, a little ten-year-old boy will want to know why he can't come, too.

So in a way, yes. It's a matter of age. You may be more useful than loads of people, but you're simply too young.

[perfektsymmetry.livejournal.com]

[He starts to say something, arguing back, but he stops, looking angry. Mostly because he knows England is right.

He picks up his ball in order to leave.]


...Fine. I understand. I'll be in touch then. ...thanks for your time.

[is-an-island.livejournal.com]

... Sorry. You can talk to Vince, more, if you'd like. Help out in less dangerous ways.

But there's no hurry in growing up. It's good that we had this talk.

[and he stuffs his hands into his pockets and continues to just sit around on the bench, looking sulky and

for some reason

sad.]