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Ume: I’m not going to stop.

Altair: Excuse me?

Ume: Trying to protect you, I mean.

Altair: You should. I don’t need you to take care of me, Ume.

Ume: [chuckles] You never have. But I’m not doing it because I think you are incapable. 

Altair: Enlighten me then. Why keep doing it?

Altair: You really didn’t have to ride the train home with me.

Ume: What? And let you take the train home all by yourself? It’s a dangerous world out there, Altair.

Altair: Cut it out already!

Ume: What?

Altair: This whole knight in shining armor bull shiitake you are doing. It’s been like this since we were kids. I don’t need you to protect me. 

Ume: Are you always going to be this defensive?

Altair: Give me one reason why I shouldn’t be.

Ume: We use to be friends once. Remember that? Before all of this? Once upon a time, it was me and you against the world. 

Altair: That was a lifetime ago. It’s not like we can just push restart and everything is suddenly okay.

Ume: Don’t you think I know that?

Altair: Then why can’t you let this go?

Ume: I just want you to at least give me the chance to make things right. Don’t I at least deserve that?

Ume: What exactly?

Altair: Act like everything is fine… like we just pick things up and none of that just happened.

Ume: I don’t expect that. It’s just… 

Altair: Just, what? Did you really think I would be okay with seeing you? Well, I’m not, Ume. You planned a raid on my wedding… and… oh berry… Sirius…

Ume: …He’s in jail.

Altair: [choked sob] You need to go. 

Ume: Altair… 

Altair: Stop. Just stop. Whatever you’re thinking, just get it out of your head right now. I don’t even know everything that’s happened… I need to figure it out, to process it all. And to be perfectly honest, you’re the last person I want to see right now. So can you just go?

Ume: Fine…but promise me you’ll call me when you get out?

Altair: I can’t promise that…Goodbye Ume.

Altair: Ume…? What are you doing here?

Ume: You’re awake…

Altair: You look like hell.

Ume: [chuckles] Sleeping in hospital chairs will do that to you.

Altair: …how long have you been here?

Ume: Almost every night…for two months.

Altair: Two months..? 

Ume: How are a feeling?

Altair: A lot like how you look.

Ume: You’ve been through a lot. Do you need me to get you anything?

Altair: …Ume. Don’t do this.