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In a back booth, the bassist and the tree god are having an intense conversation. The tree god is saying things like "committment" and "free will" and the bassist is saying things like "course-corrections" and "tangled timelines." It can't get too heated, though: that would upset the children, who are already watching the conversation like a tennis match.
(Georgia is, anyway. She understands most of the words. Keiran just likes watching people talk.)
Finally Jack says, "Fine. Fine. Go. But I still say there's no such thing as fate."
"Only because you exist outside it," says Charlie, and goes upstairs to change into his island-clothes. When he returns he bends to kiss the heads of Georgia and Keiran, and tells them, "Be good."
(It's completely superfluous. Of course they're good. Being good just doesn't always equal being nice.)
"What shall I tell Darien, if I see him?" says Jack, and Charlie manages a smile.
"Tell him I love him, of course," he says. He braces his shoulders and opens the front door, and steps out into tropical sunshine.
Jack frowns and gathers his children to him. "He'll be back," he tells them gently as Georgia's lip begins to tremble. "His story isn't over yet."
(Georgia is, anyway. She understands most of the words. Keiran just likes watching people talk.)
Finally Jack says, "Fine. Fine. Go. But I still say there's no such thing as fate."
"Only because you exist outside it," says Charlie, and goes upstairs to change into his island-clothes. When he returns he bends to kiss the heads of Georgia and Keiran, and tells them, "Be good."
(It's completely superfluous. Of course they're good. Being good just doesn't always equal being nice.)
"What shall I tell Darien, if I see him?" says Jack, and Charlie manages a smile.
"Tell him I love him, of course," he says. He braces his shoulders and opens the front door, and steps out into tropical sunshine.
Jack frowns and gathers his children to him. "He'll be back," he tells them gently as Georgia's lip begins to tremble. "His story isn't over yet."