OOM: X meets Autor in the aftermath of Noriko's backhand

[herr_bookman]

Autor had to come back for his ink eventually, and was pleased to find that the bottles weren't disturbed. He fills them carefully, corking them shut, and starts in on the process of washing the dishes he used.

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[herr_bookman]

Autor pulls a disgusted face. His response is swift, immediate. "No, killing children is awful," he says. "I'm glad you stopped him. I wonder why he didn't simply go live in another timeline rather than trying to destroy his own."

He frowns again, shaking his head. "Have you ever traveled to the past?"

[cutting_edgex23]

X shakes her head, just once.

"Not yet."

[herr_bookman]

"Your life is full of impossibilities, X," Autor says, and the corner of his mouth quirks into a smile. "Thank you for telling me of some of them."

[cutting_edgex23]

"I am used to it," X allows.

It is not a demurral.

"You do not just have to find me if someone is trying to hit you."

She is just saying.

"Talking will be okay, too."

[herr_bookman]

Autor smiles truly at that. "I appreciate that. I'll track you down sometime."

[cutting_edgex23]

"I will do the same."

X is really good at tracking.

"Do not get killed."

And then she turns to go.