The Island to Various Rifts, Friday Through Sunday

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This is what happens when you stopped listening to the radio for the island; you were taken by surprise when you stepped on the island and saw that half of it looked like it belonged somewhere and somewhen else. Like, even moreso than usual.

Even with all the differences in the island, the first rift took Kathy by surprise as it opened up under her feet, too wide for her to bounce out. It reminded her a little too much of that column of light that had grabbed her to bring her to LA. Only this time it was down instead of up and when she looked around...

"Okay, I am not in Kansas anymore."

[For thems what are there with her.]

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"She was your sister," Dante said, smiling a little. "Think thinking your shit is weird is part of the contract."

Don't think about Vergil.

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Don't remind him of Vergil.

"Well, these pickles are good enough you might end up doing it, too," she told him. "They make 'em in big vats in the back and I'm pretty sure crack is a key ingredient. Only thing that explains how good they are."

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Dante grinned. "I'll try to pay attention to the pickles this time," he promised.

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"This just means you'll let me steal yours, right?" Kathy asked, fluttering her lashes at him.

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"Who says I don't like pickles?" Dante retorted. "Thief."

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"But you like me better than you like pickles, right?" Kathy said, fluttering harder.

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"Which is why you can get an extra order of pickles," Dante said patiently, "And I won't touch any of 'em."

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Now she was pouting up at him. "But giving me yours is a sign of devotion."

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"It's a sign you like taking my shit," Dante informed her.

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"I frequently take your shit," Kathy sassed. "This time it just comes with a benefit."

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"Just order us some damn food, Kat."

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Her grin faded as she wondered if she'd pushed the joke too far, but nodded, waving over one of the staff to order a kimchi burger for herself, a double All-American Bacon Cheeseburger for Dante, fries, and shakes for them both. Strawberry for him, caramel Oreo for her.

And an extra side of pickles, of course.

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Dante kicked her gently under the table after she was finished. "See, was that so hard?" he teased, trying to get a new smile out of her.

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"You know, you're perfectly capable of ordering for yourself," she pointed out, expression arch.

Tiniest worry wrinkle between her brows, but she was ignoring it.

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"But why do it when you look so pretty asking for all that meat?" Dante said, batting his eyelashes.

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That had her face easing a smile rising back up. "You're just lazy," she informed him. "And I might not let you have a bite of my kimchi burger, either."

And then she stopped, eyes growing wide.

"I ordered a burger."

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Dante reached for her hand quickly.

"You want me to steal the meat for you?" he asked. "Or see if they have one of those Beyond things?"

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Kathy thought about it. Really thought.

And slowly shook her head. "I wanna at least try it," she said, her voice faint. "Maybe it'll be a bad idea, but I...I really fuckin' miss burgers, Dante."

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Dante nodded slowly. "Okay," he said. "Then you're having a burger."

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She was suddenly very relieved she hadn't gone the usual route - the old usual - and ordered a double for herself, too. Then she really would have been sick.

"...If I run out of the door and into the alley, will you hold back my hair?"

IT WAS A JOKE. HA HA HA. A VERY FUNNY JOKE.

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"Yes," Dante said, simply.

It was hilarious.

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Her smile was grateful even as it was nervous. "Makes up for never needing you to do that cause I was drinking," she said. "That only happened once, thank God, in that racist Western sim with Eliot where I died again."

She was babbling. Yes.

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"Racist Western sim, huh?" Dante said, smiling at her. "You wanna tell me more?"

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"Were you here when the aliens invaded and threw us all into weird, shared, mental simulations while we were actually naked on a space ship?" Kathy asked, nervously shredding a napkin into tiny strips. "No, wait, I think that was a little before your time. Maybe even just before."

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"I don't think so," Dante said, "Though now I'm picturing a sexy spaceship..."