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Zach
Hey, how are you doing? If you're up for it, do you want to come over for chess and dinner with me and Oliver? We can talk about things, or not talk about them.

Katie
Hi, Katie. I just wanted to see if there's anything you need. I'm here for you, any time.

Oliver
Since I know you're not checking the spreadsheet: I have an overnight tomorrow. I'll miss you, Pietro. Love you.

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That means a lot to me. For the most part, I don't care what people think about me. I've had to try my best in an impossible situation, like we all do. But I care very much what you think of me. And I still think your integrity runs deep. You've never not done the right thing in the end, when it really counts.

Sometimes I think the Lensherr-Maximoff family morality dial is slightly askew. But I try to do what seems right. I know you do too, and your right-wrong ratio is vastly in favor of being right. I trust you.

Your family is a mess, but my father is a literal pirate who left my family after he crashed a plane with all of us in it, I was raised in the interim by Mister Sinister, and my primary father figure is arguably the most evil person I've ever met and also my ultimate hero, so who am I to judge a family or an upbringing? I trust you, too.

I would say maybe we shouldn't have children, but we both already have them.

One of mine brought me back from the dead even though I'm a terrible father. My children are better than I am. Thankfully.

You seem to do something for them, though. I don't think Luna would bring me back from the dead, and that's fair.

I try. Sometimes I feel very close to Nathan, despite everything. We're a lot alike, and we both love and hate that about each other. It's extremely complicated, but still not as complicated as it is with Rachel. Do you see Luna?

She doesn't care to see me much these days. Those days. Whatever it is.

I'm sorry. I know how hard that is.

I know she's safe and very loved where she is, and that's what is most important.

You're right. I've clung to that before too.

Yeah, I don't know if this is in the cards for us, Scott.

If we do stay here, in this life. What do you want from it? What do you want life to be? What do you want to do? What are your goals?

In five years I hope to still be with your excellent company, sir!

Oliver!

Look, you asked a lot, okay? I know I want to be with you. I want to still be doing tattoos. I'm open on the other stuff. What are you picturing?

Okay, I can see how that would be overwhelming. I'm not really picturing anything. But I am thinking about the possibility that this life is the life we stay in, and that means that it's something I'm thinking about with fresh eyes. You know. Does being Scott change the way I want to live this life? Maybe, yes. Thinking about our children makes me think of those questions.

Are you saying you want a second chance?

I think I'm just saying that I'm seeing the possibilities of life differently.

You want to have my baby.

I didn't say that!

You want to marry me and give me children.

What if I do!

I don't know! I was really bad at fatherhood and worse at marriage!

Yes, and I was excellent at marriage.