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[swampwater]

it used to be scary. the swamp is so dark. i used to think that's all it was, just darkness and danger and hunger. jiyun, she's a little bit like that, you know? i'm not. i guess i'm like dad, i'm soft. i didn't think i could be a swamp witch.

and dad's also the reason why i'm a telephone pole! it's all their faults!

[minisu]

i guess there's all kinds of ways to deal with that darkness. i guess you can be like it or you can be different, but if you can embrace it, you'll be okay. maybe the swamp likes you just the way you are. maybe it needs a little softness.

your dad is so tall, jun. impossibly tall.

[swampwater]

i misunderstood it. the only reason it seemed dark was because there's also a lot of light to compare it to. it didn't need another witch like dad or jiyun, it needed me too.

the swamp is really beautiful. i won't let anyone forget that.

he is. i forget sometimes because he's cute like he's an itty bitty. and then there's my other one, stomping around like he's 8 ft tall with bde.

[minisu]

is the light part of it too? it's both, right? so it makes sense it needs both kinds of energy.

i think it's really beautiful. i don't feel like i've ever really been scared of it. i think you must be part of the reason why.

do you know what bde is, jun?

[swampwater]

yeah. it's not just death, there's so much life too. that's the part of the swamp that calls to me, and for me.

of course i do. bde. bad demon eyes.

[minisu]

that life isn't limited to the swamp itself, you know.

right. that's definitely what it means.

[swampwater]

definitely not. but the life here is depending on me.

of course, what else would it stand for.

[minisu]

right. so you can't leave. and you don't want to, do you?

i don't know if i want to be responsible for being the one who told you.

[swampwater]

i'd love to leave. i'd love to go places with my friends.

as much as i love the swamp, someday i'll die in the same house i was born and lived every day of my life in.

what're you talking about?

[minisu]

okay. so. why not go on this trip with me?

i'm sorry, but it's not bad demon eyes.

[swampwater]

i can't leave, min. i'm tied to it.

what is it then?

[minisu]

with all the magic here, you think there's no one who could help you with that?

okay, i'll tell you, if you really, really wanna know.

[swampwater]

probably not without doing damage to the swamp.

[or him. but he's more worried about the swamp.]

i can't believe you knew and didn't tell me! what happened to our blood and spit pact...

[minisu]

what if someone made it so you could take part of the swamp with you?

[ And Minsu's much more worried about Sejun. ]

i didn't know you didn't know! though you referring to your dad that way was weird.

[swampwater]

i think cupcake is a little too big to fit in my pocket.

what, my dad totally has bad demon eyes. especially when he's mad.

[minisu]

something smaller! like a charm or something. not that i would mind having cupcake along.

yeah, that part makes sense now, but if you knew what it really meant, you'd probably change your mind about using it for your dad of all people, that's what i mean.

[swampwater]

it would have to be powerful. and what if i lost it?

so are you gonna tell me or what

[minisu]

i'll help you keep track of it. you have my word. please, let's try? i want you to come with me.

okay. i warned you.

big dick energy.

[swampwater]

maybe. if it's gonna upset the swamp though, i'll have to turn back, min.

oh.

well he's probably got that too.

[minisu]

can't i intercede with the swamp or something? will it listen to me?

oh, i don't wanna think about that, jun!

no offense to your dad.

[swampwater]

the swamp is unpredictable. i don't want you to try, it could be dangerous.

what! i mean ok there was at least two times when he didn't have bde. more like bve.

also that's not the proper term for it.

[minisu]

i'm tough. i can handle a lot.

your dad has a lot of energy no matter how you look at it! i think we can probably leave it at that, huh?

bse. big sage energy.