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[no_rose_tint]

The first picture shows rocks.

The rocks are shifting, but it becomes apparent that it's the tablet shifting, where it's attached to the bracelet on Scott's wrist.

In the next, the rocks drop away to show a wide vista and a sudden drop before Scott's face comes into view. He's still got a bruised up face, but now he's in a visor and flushed red with exertion. In the next, he looks down, the sheer drop under him becoming visible.

A few more shots give a clear view of what's going on. Scott's gone climbing.

He's climbing cliffs in Taxon Forest.

Free soloing. Hands and feet and concentration all that's stopping him from a long drop and a short stop.

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Re: [location]

[no_rose_tint]

"He's not the man I know. I can't assume he ever was. Divergent realities suck like that." He gives a small shrug. "Not the first time it's happened. And he's spoken worse to me in the past. Nothing's broken, that's the big thing."

[location]

[ownlittleprison]

"Tough love," Mick notes, and decides that for the time being, he's got no more questions. There's a limit to how many times you can poke a guy before you cross a line you shouldn't have, and he's not willing to risk that.

"You should ice that to keep the swelling down. Take something for the pain half an hour before bedtime, help you sleep. And try not to talk too much, alright?"

Re: [location]

[no_rose_tint]

"No, outright hatred. It was only the fact that Jean never would've forgiven him that held him back."

He gives Mick a mildly bemused look. "I know. I'm not the one been encouraging me to talk right now. I'm fine, honestly. Go home, before you start another round of serenading."

[location]

[ownlittleprison]

Summers gets a bemused look right back, because he had to go there, didn't he. Serenading. Yeah, right.

"Thanks for reminding me." He gestures at the cliff face and Summers to go do his thing, break a limb or his neck or whatever he's trying to do.

"If you die, I'll see you in a week I guess. Unless the hamsters decide you've been plenty reckless enough and just let you stay dead. Never know with those critters."

Re: [location]

[no_rose_tint]

"I'm not going to fall. I've been doing this sort of thing since I was six and trying to leave my brother behind." He has total confidence that he won't fall. Just because that's not how his life works.

He starts up the cliff, fingers digging into cracks to pulls himself up.

[location]

[ownlittleprison]

"Well, if you end up a wet smear somewhere, I'll be the first one to say told you so."

Just to be clear, it isn't a warning, as much as it's a friendly reminder of the old adage of arrogance going before a fall.

In some cases, more literally than others.

He turns his back, heading down Man's road the downhill path, throwing one last thing over his shoulder. "Or maybe I'll just get you a copy of Cliffhanger."

Re: [location]

[no_rose_tint]

"Understood."

He keeps working his way up, slowly.