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[destinytofall]

[To anyone who met the other Lightning, this one might be a surprise. She's wearing torn and bloody clothing. She's also still covered in her own blood, though any signs of actual injury is gone.]

I thought I made it clear the last time..

I'm done doing another God's, or Gods, bidding.

[Been there, done that. Ended up dead because Cosmos

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[dontneedplans]

Whuh-?

Sis!?

[Oh my god why is she all bloody he just saw you at breakfast what the fuck!!!

Sounds of crashing in the background...]

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[destinytofall]

Just who are you calling 'Sis'?

[There's no recognition in her eyes, absolutely nothing that implies she knows him at all. Instead, there's only open suspicion.]

Do I know you?

[You weren't in the Conflict. She knows that much. At least not in the Cycle she remembers...]

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[dontneedplans]

[He's not even sure how to answer that when he responds a moment later- considering the last time he saw someone important to him that wasn't all that met the eye? Yeah, didn't turn out so well. Hot rage courses through Snow's veins.]

Yeah?! Think I'm gonna buy another one of your tricks when Lightning's right here!? Well, think again!

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[destinytofall]

What tricks?

[At the mention of her name, her head shoots up. Her eyes narrow further at the implication that there's another.]

A Manikin here? [That can't be right. They destroyed the portal. She closed it! She knows she did. She watched it close.]

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[dontneedplans]

What!?

[He's so confused and angry, like a grunting neanderthal. Snow doesn't even know how to process what this new Lightning's just said. Like the "Manikin" thing. What is that even supposed to mean.]

I'm not letting you use people like toys in this world either! Might as well ditch the act while you're at it! You're not fooling ANY of us, Barthandelus!!!

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[destinytofall]

...Who?

[Bart-what? Lightning stares at the blond brute blankly, her outrage fading in her confusion.]

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[dontneedplans]

Uh...

[Another obnoxiously prolix speech about Cocoon's demise? More threats and illusions? Yeah, he'd expected those.

But "Who?" Really?

Well, if nothing else, it's succeeded in disarming him for the moment.]

Well, if you're not him, then who are you?

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[destinytofall]

You already know my name. The question is who are you?

[There's real authentic confusion on her face, mixed with some of her ire from before. Just who is this guy supposed to be anyway? And why does he know her name?

[And who is this 'Barthandelus'?]