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[dawn_is_breaking]

What's been? Seeing me? Or is something else bothering you?

[alaazul]

Everything.
Seeing you again has only added to it.

[dawn_is_breaking]

I'm sorry.
I'll go.

[alaazul]

That's not what I mean.
Why do you always have to twist everything?

[dawn_is_breaking]

I'm not trying to twist anything, I just.... don't like upsetting you or adding to your stress.

I was hoping that my visit would do the opposite, I wanted to try and treat you to some fun.

[alaazul]

That's the thing, Dawn. I can't just go and have fun. I don't need to and I don't want to. All I want is to be able to handle everything over here. To stay on top of it.

And that makes me a jerk. It makes you think I'm ignoring you or being shitty to you, and maybe I am, but this is who I am. You didn't like it back then, remember? That's why you broke up with me. You don't like it now either.

[dawn_is_breaking]

That's all you want?
Honestly?

[alaazul]

No.
That's not all I want.

[dawn_is_breaking]

What else do you want then?

[alaazul]

You.

[dawn_is_breaking]

.....

what?
Are you being serious?

[alaazul]

Come on, Dawn.
You said it yourself, didn't you?

Haven't I thought about us once you told me you ended things with Hank? That's what you asked me, right?
You already knew then. Don't act so surprised now.

[dawn_is_breaking]

I had hoped but I didn't know, not for sure.



I want you too.

[alaazul]

We can't.

[dawn_is_breaking]

Why not?

[alaazul]

I already told you why, and you know the rest.

[dawn_is_breaking]

Because you have to stay on top of everything and not have fun?

[alaazul]

Yeah. And because you don't like that. You don't like how I am.

The rest is that I need to keep the team together.

[dawn_is_breaking]

That's not true, I didn't like who you were becoming back then. But you're not that anymore.
You're something new.
And so am I.

What do you mean by that?

[alaazul]

There's enough of me that's still the same.

You know what I mean, why do you need me to say it?

[dawn_is_breaking]

Those are the parts I'll always love.

Because I need to know what you mean so I don't twist things up in my mind.

[alaazul]

But that wasn't enough, was it?

This isn't just about you and me. We need all of our team. If there are feelings of anger and betrayal, this isn't going to work.

[dawn_is_breaking]

It would have been if you hadn't lied to me.

I understand what you mean but I think that's an excuse, you're getting stuck on the old team which you said wasn't the point of coming back to the tower.

[alaazul]

I do what it takes. That part of me hasn't changed much either.

The point is that I need everyone and I don't want the kids to be involved.

[dawn_is_breaking]

You seem very set on me not liking who you are now, when I do. You're a good teacher and mentor to these kids.
I like seeing that in you.