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She dislikes food. [Maybe that will change now that she's a leopard] I'd go utilitarian. She does like coffee, though. You can give her any portions I might have had.

That leaves me plenty of options. I’ll make up a care package.

Anyone else?

I'll check in with a few allies. Ulla might need two people to approach her, [this leads into another plan he has going] how is she doing?

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I’ve got Ulla covered.

[ That’s very firm, though not grumpy. Just a reminder.]

We’re fine. And I’ve got Jacobi running support to keep things from getting awkward.

[ Enough to relieve the feeling of a duo without being enough to feel like a trio. ]

All right. [He likes Ulla, that much is plain, but he respects Warren's dominion.]

How is Jacobi handling all this? Of course he's here the year we find out we're being hunted down by the Authorities.

[ This is where he has to fight some old instincts to let in the new. ]

Having a little trouble. He's... never seen me have a depressive episode? That shook him. He's having a little trouble with his warden. But. Nothing unexpected. I've smelled him... distressed. A time or two.

The current situation won't exacerbate that. We both know how to deal with issues like this.

[Softly] Yeah it's rarely the physical hardships that hit people.

Alec seems to like him. I'm not sure if that's a red flag for me or not, those two could wreck a house together in the right mood.

You're underselling both of them. With 'house', I mean.

And Ulla is helping there.

[A laugh that's both cynical and fond somehow] Sephiroth is hellbent on destroying the ship. Our boys could do it by rough housing.

Sephiroth is...

I need to talk to him more.

I have this suspicion--hell let's call it a premonition--that he's going to repeat every single mistake I ever made here.

Only if we're incompetent. If you made those mistakes?

He doesn't have to make them.

I can't convince him to learn from my mistakes, is the problem. I can tell him everything I did, everything I learned, and he'll still...

I just need to figure out what motivates him besides mass murder and Cloud. [And he will. Lark has never failed to find what makes a person tick.] I just don't know if I'll succeed before he hurts someone.

First? You don't have to 'convince' him. You don't even have to tell him. Not. everything. is best accomplished with straightforward advice.

Two? What've you got at your disposal? Not just you. Resources. What do you have? What aren't you using?

I've been trying different tactics with him, believe me. The only thing he responds to is blunt honesty.

So I'm trying to enlist help. I have Zack, who knows him and knew him before he went insane. I have you. I'm considering asking Iris--she knew Arthas, she knows the stubborn murderous type.

Iris is always a good option.

I need a few more conversations with him myself to give you a better read. But if you're serious about this, you should talk to Zack. And let him know your intentions.

I will. [The gratitude in his voice!]

Try to keep me up to date with what you learn. He's extremely dangerous; whoever he ends up paired with is going to need backup, whether they like it or not.

Agreed. Then again, I think most people here need back up.

When I have more, I need to talk to you about Ulla. I have my reasons for being a little close lipped right now.

[ It's a bit of a peace offering but also the truth. ]

Of course. I'm here for whatever you need. [And whenever it's needed.]

And I'm here to keep you supported. Let me know if you need anything else.

I will. Thank you, Warren.

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