[Action, forward dated to after the shadow event]

[sternefacade]

[He was in trouble. He knew it. There was nothing he could do about it. He couldn't run, he couldn't hide, and he could never disobey

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[implantsgrace]

[It took a while, longer than she'd admit, to get out of the hospital but. She called him, drawing him to a small section of Frontier that once housed her extra body.]

[sternefacade]

[He hesitated outside, but only for a moment. Unlike his shadow, Brera was not plagued by overwhelming emotion, so the fear that made him linger was not enough to keep him outside.

He opened the door and stepped in.]

[implantsgrace]

[She barely notices him as he comes in.]

Brera. I suggest you get ready to beg; I'm not exactly feeling merciful.

[sternefacade]

I was not expecting you to be.

[He's quiet, and back to his usual near-monotone.]