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[beunbroken]

"Hello! You've reached Elizabeth! Please leave a message and I'll get back to you, promise!"

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[beunbroken]

[Elizabeth presses her lips together, listening to Clark's words, letting them resignate. It was no wonder, he really did understand. Granted, Clark's adoptive parents hadn't been torturing him or locking him away. And she envied him for that. She nods, before speaking, chosing her words carefully.]

Wow. Thank you, Clark, for, ah, sharing that with me. It's nice to know that, to some degree, someone else understands. Both of our parents did what was best for us. Or, what they thought was for the best. My mother- my real mother, died during child birth. That meant that Booker was alone with me, and he didn't think he could raise a child on his own. From what I know of his life back then... Well, he's a lot smarter than he gives himself credit for, so I'm sure he would have found a way.

I don't know what Robert told him, but he wanted his daughter to have the best life she could have. It's just a pity it turned out to be lies.

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[andaway]

[So that's why the whole thing turned out the way it did, Clark had been wondering. A little part of him tells him that they don't know for sure since that's only Booker's version, but he guesses if she's so sure he must have proven himself. And he's always been one to give people second chances anyway.]

It's indeed a pity, but I'm glad you guys have found a second chance together, even- [Even if you won't remember any of this when you get back home. No, that's too cruel.] even if you had to get kidnapped to another world altogether to get it.

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[beunbroken]

I'm glad, too... Back at home... I was afraid I'd never see him again. [She'd given up her freedom, to spare Booker his life. She'd allowed Songbird to take her back to Comstock House, to be experimented on and tortured, so that Booker could live. She even had audio confirmation that Booker wouldn't come, now. But she still kept up hope. Hope that he would have saved her in that world.]

But we're never going back to that world.

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[andaway]

No, you won't. [The determination on his voice surprises even himself. Sometimes they need these reminders that they aren't fighting just for themselves, just for their world. That this is bigger than all of them- and some people depend on this place, expect to stay here.]

Thanks for reassuring me, dear.

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[beunbroken]

[She knows she won't. The late emperor said, if it was possible, she could remain here. And Pavel... Pavel wanted her to come to his universe with him. And she'd accepted.]

You're welcome, Clark. Thank you for checking up on me.