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[Out on the lake is a lone rowboat, the oars pulled in that they don't get lost and the boat left to drift as it pleases. Inside it is Abeni, her feet the only visible part of her to any that can't see directly into the boat. She's stretched out, hands behind her head and feet up on the sides, staring at the clouds as they roll by.

At some point she pulls out her journal, flicks through the pages a bit before voicing a thought for all to hear.]

Anyone else think this place is a second chance? Another go at life?

[She's adjusted well enough to being alive again. Abeni just doesn't understand why. For the moment, she'll just relax how she can and try to work her way through the mass of thoughts in her head.]

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Never thought of it like that before.

[Then again he had no real reason too.]

There's got to be some reason for it, right?

[Destroyed worlds or not, why save her when they could have taken someone else?]

Probably, I don't have a clue why though.

[He's got Abeni back and that's good enough for him.]

Maybe to fix something we screwed up the first time.

[Forever bitter about dying and leaving him alone. Her greatest failure.]

[He'd have to be pretty thick to not know what she's talking about here.]

You never screwed up.

[He's the one that fell out of the damn window.]

[And she's the one that didn't fall back when he did.]

We were split up. I didn't even try to regroup--

I'm not gonna fight with you on this.

I just...

[Sigh]

Alright nevermind.

I'm not changing your mind, you're... not changing yours. We're only going in circles here, Zack.

I guess so, but we don't have to worry about that now right? I mean it's like you said. We got a second chance and all that.

Heh.

[Her amusement is a little dry, but Abeni finds something funny none the less.]

[If there's a joke then Zachariah is pretty sure he missed it.]

Why you laughing?

Irony.

Usually you're the one wanting to talk and I'm the one saying 'later'.

[She pauses.]

Or shut up.

I just thought we didn't want to have another argument.

[Her turn to sigh.]

Right, yes.

[Abeni stops talking for a bit, sits up and looks around. The lake is kinda nice, really.]

You ever been fishing, Zack?

[As well as he knows her, sometimes Abeni is still a mystery to him.]

Not really, never had the chance to.

Want to?

Sure. You know how?

I know the basics. Guy I used to know liked it. Taught me a bit.

[She's trying to find a calm point. It's been forever since she's had anything like it, or the chance to relax, and even after all this time in the Keep, Abeni is still having trouble shutting down. The lake seems to be helping, and fishing was something that had been fun enough the few times she'd gone.

The reason why she keeps bringing up dying and wondering if this is a second chance or a mistake is that she doesn't want to waste it. Funny how ones perception can change when you die.]

Alright be there in a bit.

[Death seems to be on her mind a lot lately, which isn't a big surprise all things considered. He just doesn't want her to view it all as a mistake. The last thing he wants is to lose her again, and if she's alive here then maybe he can bring her back to Halis alive and well too. If they try to take that chance away from her well, then everyone will see just how hard Zachariah can fight when he really wants to.]

Alrighty.

[Lucky for her, she's not too far away from the boathouse. Abeni rows her way back in and is fiddling with the fishing rods when Riah gets there. She's distracted. He of all people should see that, but she's also trying to pep things up a bit.]

[Zachariah doesn't waste anytime in getting there. If nothing else, he's eager to learn something new. Who knows when it might come in handy one day. The fact that she's distracted is clear as day, or at least it is to him, but he's unsure whether he should bother her about it.]

Need some help?

A second chance? I don't know, if some of the things I've heard about this place are true I don't think its a very good second chance.

Even with all of the shit that goes on here, I'll still take life over death.

Death? You died?

[There's a slight pause.]

Yeah. Fell down dead and woke up here. There's no way I survived that attack. Not in my world anyway.

*Damn, this place was getting weird. Some how coming back to life while here wasn't quite as odd as bring in dead people and giving them life again.*

I don't remember anything like that happening to me, but, yeah, that certainly makes it seem like a second chance for yourself, at least.

*But what happens to her if their worlds are restored? Hm.*

[That last unspoken question is one she's trying not to focus too hard on. It's forever at the back of her mind, however.]

What was happening when you came here? Anything worth mention?

Not compared to you. I can't really think of anything out of the ordinary that happened right before I got here. I might not have been paying attention right, or there might not have been anything, I'm not sure.

No, your story checks out with most people here. Not many come in like I did, I don't think.

Got a name?

I hadn't really thought to ask around about it, honestly. Maybe I should.

Oh, sorry, I'm Jacob. Nice to, well, not really meet you but talk to you.

I wish I could believe that.

What's your thoughts then? Why, of all the people and creatures and whatever out there, did they pick us?

Random chance.

A few bad picks from the pack then.

There's always a few bad apples in the bunch.

Then they should pick a better bunch to start with.

They might not have had a choice. With worlds getting destroyed and all.

True.

Either way, I'm not going to let this go to waste.

Who said anything about waste?

There was nothing wrong with my first chance.

You sure about that? Nothing you'd want to do over?

Nothing that I can change while I'm here.

Still alive then. Lucky.

I wouldn't say it's all luck.

Oh? What else?

Hardwork, careful planning, and willpower? Though I would be lying if I said luck wasn't a part of it, too.

[That's a boat. In the water. With feet sticking out- that clearly were not Kevas'. It was drifting, much as the Rally still was.

Not. Good.

Jack got as close to the shore as he dared before yelling out- ]

Ahoy! Ahoy in the boat! Ahoy there!

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