Goodbyes are for suckers [IC]

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[Someone is sitting on her bed, a couple of packed bags next to her, staring at a small piece of paper in her hands. That's all, really. But she's actually being still and silent for once, so clearly something is wrong.]

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[fourthsaken]

[poking her head into the room]

... Alani?

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[blink]

Oh, uh, hey.

[fourthsaken]

What's... What's with the bags?

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I found them like this.

[after a second, holds up the piece of paper, which appears to be... a bus ticket?]

Looks like I'm going on a trip.

[fourthsaken]

[blinks once as that sinks in]

No! No, no, no, you're not leaving!

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[tries for a smile]

I kinda doubt Camp did all this because it felt like I deserved an extra vacation.

[fourthsaken]

Don't joke. It's a mistake. It's gotta be a mistake.

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Like it's really someone else's turn?

[fourthsaken]

[nods]

That happens... Right? That could happen?

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Maybe. There's one way to find out for sure.

[fourthsaken]

... What is it?

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Try leaving.

[fourthsaken]

I was afraid you were gonna say that.

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Eventually I'm gonna have to.

[fourthsaken]

... Ignore it. What are they gonna do? Force you to leave?

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They have literal gorilla bouncers, remember?

[fourthsaken]

[she's looking kind of desperate here]

We can take them.

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Dude. No. We're not fighting the gorillas.

[fourthsaken]

You'd rather leave?

God, of course you wanna leave. Your family's great and all your friends back home... I'm a complete idiot.

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Wh-- That's not what I'm saying!

[fourthsaken]

It's not?

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No! I just...

This is Camp. If this is what it wants, this is what's going to happen. You know that's the way it always works around here, so the first thing we have to do is just accept that. Then we can figure out what to do about it.

[fourthsaken]

... You're right. It sucks, but you're right.

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Alright.

Now that that's settled, we have some planning to do.

[fourthsaken]

... Planning?