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Kit:

Are future timelines set in stone, or do they change depending on choices we make?

See, if I went ahead and told Val that my future self said I’d marry her, that’d probably ruin any chance I ever had with her to begin with.  But, if it’s set in stone, then I can just say whatever I want and I’ll marry her anyways…not that I’d just say anything to her, of course.  I just really wish I could tell her, that’s all.

Also, if I were to die in here there would be no future me!  So I think it’s safe to say that the fact that there is a future me means that I won’t die in here…which means that I could just sit back and goof off and everything would turn out ok.  I mean, the guy had all four limbs, so I think it’s safe to say I’ll make it out alright.  But then…maybe that version of me depends on the path I’m on after all, and maybe if I slip up in here, that entire future is going to come crashing down…

My heart knots as my mind flashes back to the fight I started with the giant flaming guy – Saevus, I think.  I could’ve been killed in a flash, leaving Val to pick her through this castle on her own.  I’d want to think that she’d be heartbroken, that she’d miss me terribly, but this isn’t really about me.  Practically speaking, I really don’t think Val could manage in here on her own.  She relies on me – physically, to protect her from both ill will and injury, and socially, to protect her from embarrassment (and I don’t mean that in a rude way – it’s kind of an official part of my job, at least according to Lady Thorne.)  If I were gone, who would advocate for her?  That’s what I’d like to say, at least, but to be honest I haven’t been doing that job well at all.  I’ve seen her alone in this castle to many times to count – times I should have stayed alongside her.

And just to be clear, I’m not saying all this to undermine her or make myself seem superior to her or anything!  In all reality, I rely on her too.  She’s one of the few people who respect me, and believe it or not, she’s also one of my few emotional havens as well.  Not that I’ve really confided in her or anything, but she never judged me for crying, and I think that counts for something, right?  Plus, she’s the one who stopped Lady Thorne from firing me.  To be honest, Val’s got more fight in her than she knows, but I’d hate for that to develop in the face of a sudden and traumatic death on my part.

This is going to get me in trouble, but I really do think it’s about time I tell her the complete and honest truth about my intentions.

I wipe the sweat off my palms, wildly glancing around the darkening room for Val.  Someone suddenly slams right into my back, knocking the air out of my lungs.  I gasp as I stumble forward.

“Next time, if someone is behind you, maybe you could consider not placing yourself in the role of ‘obstacle.’” a girl growls behind me.

OBSTACLE???

And coming from a girl?  Look, call me shallow, but pretty much every girl I’ve met adores me.  How on earth am I supposed to respond to this?

I smile back at her.  “And what other role would you suggest?  I’m a good actor, you know.”

Actual character growth from Kit!  That was…rather unexpected XD