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[howmuchtrouble]

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[howmuchtrouble]

That's between us to figure out. Not for some omniscient being to punish you for.

[A third party shouldn't be getting in the middle of their marriage.]

And even with all those fights, they're not things that deserve torture.

[duderaider]

[maybe. but he let Eddy get eaten by the Descendants. he let Kate drown in quicksand. and so on and so forth. there's a lot, beyond just her, that Nate isn't sure he doesn't deserve some kind of comeuppance for. this is just karma, right? this is what happens to bad people]

[it's like he told Schafer -- everything he touches turns to shit]

[on the plus side, though, he's at least willing to accept her not-quite-absolution, and so he nods, this time a little more convincingly] Yeah, I -- okay, yeah.

[he's so articulate]

[howmuchtrouble]

[She'll take it. Their relationship is the only one she's really worried about at the moment. She'll figure out the rest later.]

Are we good?

[duderaider]

[exhaling a breath, he nods more times than is probably necessary, and squeezes her hand]

I'm good, if you are.

[please say that they're good]

[howmuchtrouble]

We're good.

[They're uneasy, but they're good. She'll figure out the rest.]

But I do feel like I want to get very drunk though. Want to join me?

[duderaider]

[Nathan blows out another breath -- one that he'd been holding there for a second, while waiting on her answer]

I thought you'd never ask. [he glances towards the door] We going down to the bar, or should I go grab something and bring it back?

[howmuchtrouble]

Bar.

[Elena nods as she takes his arm to lead him towards the door.]

Time to get out and about with the people.

[And with that, they go to get very drunk.]