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[kingsroads]

Hello, Kikimora.

[ Strange walks over to her and, with a little nod, gives her a glass of sherry. It's a smaller glass, easier for her to hold than Strange's normal actual-sized wine glasses (though he's made sure to top off her sherry and fill it right to the brim) ]

So! Shall we get to it?

[ There's something slightly hesitant about Strange's tone that he's trying hard to hide. ]

[stressingwitchface]

[she takes the glass with a slight smile of thanks, pleased that it's actually sized for her.]

Er. Yes, I suppose. Get to what?

[kingsroads]

[ It's obvious based on his demeanor and his slight hesitancy that Strange is weirdly nervous bringing up this conversation. ]

Well, I...that is...ah, I graduated?

[ Why does that sound like a question ]

I graduated.

[ there we go, much better ]

[stressingwitchface]

O-oh. I see.

[She gives a swallow, processing this information]

Congratulations are in order, then?

[also sounds like a question]

[kingsroads]

Thank you, [ said with a little nod. The more they talk, the more relaxed Strange becomes—though that doesn't change the fact he finds this conversation fairly weird. ]

I suspect I shall leave in a week or so. But I wanted to tell you personally as you're one of my closest friends.

[stressingwitchface]

Where will you go?

[she asks, tentative. There are a lot of feelings to process about this]

[kingsroads]

Back home. I have something that I need to do and people I need to save. [ He gives Kikimora a small smile before pointing out, ]

I feel like I will be able to accomplish it this time considering all the things I've learned from dear friends like you.

[stressingwitchface]

That's very kind of you.

...Then this may be our last meeting. I don't...ugh, here-!

[She scrambles off her bed to go to her desk, rummaging around for a gift to give him. Kikimora comes back with a notebook full of strange round symbols, thrusting it at Jonathan]

Magic spells. From my world. Tap them, they're one-use only but you can copy them to replicate.

[kingsroads]

[ As he takes the notebook, Strange flips through it, eyes wide. ]

Kiki! This is absolutely fantastic!

[ Wait a moment. ]

I'll make sure to copy out some spells from my world! A gift like this needs a gift as good in return!

[stressingwitchface]

[she colors at the praise, pleased]

Well...thank you. I'm sorry I didn't think of it before, I thought we had more time.

[kingsroads]

We'll simply have to make the most of the time we have! [ Strange is used to working under pressure, after all. Even if the pressure is self-imposed. ]

Now, what sort of spells do you wish to learn?

[stressingwitchface]

Oh Titan, I don't know. My spells and yours seem so different...

What was that necromancy thing you humans have?

[kingsroads]

[ There's a moment where Strange's face falters a bit. There's a moment as he decides what to say before settling on, ]

I can write out how to cast a spell to raise the dead if you wish. But personally? I wish I never cast that spell in the first place.

[stressingwitchface]

Oh.

Why not?

[kingsroads]

When you bring someone back from the dead, you take responsibility for them. Their life, their actions, they all rest on your head.

[stressingwitchface]

But what if it's someone you hate? What if you want to bring them back just to torment them?

[kingsroads]

Why would I do that? I'm alive and they are dead, I'm obviously doing better!

[stressingwitchface]

What if they died without suffering?! Without paying for everything they did to you?

[kingsroads]

But they are still dead! If there is an afterlife and they are looking at me from it, wouldn't the thing that would make them suffer the most is to see me successful and thriving and not giving a damn about them? And if there is no afterlife, then it does not matter to begin with.

[stressingwitchface]

I...what?

Really?

I just..never thought of it like that.