( Dreaming this other life would take its' toll. But, he wonders what details those dreams would reveal. If they'd go so far as to reveal that timeline is gone. )
It was an event. Some eldritch being was trying to destroy the multiverse, and they almost succeeded. But there was a me there from a timeline where you died and I grew up alone.
[She can't even really count Felicity, given how much she was keeping from her.]
I didn't even really get to know William. Everything was different.
It sounds like it was just as real as you or me, as your brother. It doesn't make things less real. It doesn't make me or Laurel or you or any of this less real. But, it makes it harder, doesn't it? Living with both.
[She isn't sure why, now, if it was because Oliver knew Crisis was coming, or if it was another rogue standing as threat, but there was danger, so they took her away.]
Mom took me to a safe house and I grew up there. Some things are the same. Nyssa still trained me.
He knows I remember, but he doesn't remember himself. As far as I know the only people who remember other than me are Uncle Barry and the other paragons.
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[Her hands clench into fists for a moment before she shakes her head.]
Just ... more and more of a different me who didn't get to have this life. Who didn't get to have you.
[Which she shouldn't have said. She knows it as soon as she says it, but that's the person she's scared of losing to the most.]
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( If he was listening right, she was experiencing the past, not the parallel. )
Do you mean you're dreaming about a different you from a different Earth?
( And could that means something more? Should he call Laurel? )
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[ ... She opened the door. Now she has to do this.]
More like a fragment of a timeline that no longer exists.
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( Dreaming this other life would take its' toll. But, he wonders what details those dreams would reveal. If they'd go so far as to reveal that timeline is gone. )
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[But too late, this is happening. She sucks at keeping secrets from her dad anyway.]
When my Slayer abilities activated, I remembered Crisis. And more to the point, I remembered the person I was before Crisis.
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( If we're following the killing logic. )
Mia, what's Crisis? Is that... another universe?
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It was an event. Some eldritch being was trying to destroy the multiverse, and they almost succeeded. But there was a me there from a timeline where you died and I grew up alone.
[She can't even really count Felicity, given how much she was keeping from her.]
I didn't even really get to know William. Everything was different.
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( He takes that in, waiting for the answer. )
Is that why you stayed away for so long?
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I was having a hard time keeping track of what was real and what wasn't. Throw vampires and demons into the mix and things only became a lot worse.
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( The survivor's guilt she must be carrying. )
And why will your uncle Barry be killing you?
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Because you were there too, in Crisis. But there are reasons that he doesn't want you to remember.
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It involves you, he didn't think I'd be concerned?
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[She reaches over and takes his hand.]
Don't be too mad at him, okay? He's just trying to protect you. He couldn't have predicted that I would remember out of nowhere.
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( His fingers curl around hers as he pulls her in for a hug. )
Nothing, not even my death would ever change what you mean to me. And I'm sorry you had to live through that.
( And he's sorry the memory lives in conjunction with her other memories. He pulls back. )
It was bad, the other universe?
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Star City fell apart. Gangs took over. It was worse than it was before you started being the Arrow.
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( With Felicity, Laurel... he can read between the lines. )
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Mom took me away, kept me hidden. William didn't even know I existed. But we found each other eventually.
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( From who? )
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[She isn't sure why, now, if it was because Oliver knew Crisis was coming, or if it was another rogue standing as threat, but there was danger, so they took her away.]
Mom took me to a safe house and I grew up there. Some things are the same. Nyssa still trained me.
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( If he wasn't raised... )
His grandparents?
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Yeah, he grew up with the Claytons. Started his own company. He and Zoe were still really close.
[So not all of the hallmarks of their life here was gone, but certain big things were.]
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( Should he be better at this? Has Oliver missed the chance to be there for his kids? )
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He knows I remember, but he doesn't remember himself. As far as I know the only people who remember other than me are Uncle Barry and the other paragons.
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( Okay. )
Okay. You can always come to me. Always, even if you think I won't like what you have to say.
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[She offers him a small smile.]
It wasn't because I didn't trust you. It's just ... a really weird thing to say out loud.
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