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Heather: *ugh* "...great...as if my stump being sore wasn't bad enough...*ugh*...n-now I've gotta deal with-"

*KNOCK* *KNOCK* *KNOCK*

Lauren: "Hey, Heather, I'm about to call it a night...you need anything while I'm up?"

Heather: "Oh! H-hey, Lauren...I, um...*ugh*...I-I'm good, but...t-thanks for...*ugh*...t-thanks for...*ugh*..."

Lauren: *sigh* "Your stump's still bothering you, isn't it?"

Heather: "W-well...it's, um...*ugh*...I mean...y-yeah, it's still a bit sore from earlier, but...*ugh*...look, I'm kinda dealing with a...*ugh*...a 'phantom pain' flare-up right now, so-"

Lauren: "-so it's probably gonna keep you up for a while, right?"

Heather: *ugh* "Y-yeah...I...I don't think I'll be going to sleep anytime soon...*ugh*...at least, not until the pain meds kick in..."

Lauren: "Well, then...why don't you slide over a bit so I can grab a seat on the couch with you!"

Heather: "L-Lauren? W-what are you-"

Lauren: "Heather, do you really think I'm just gonna walk away and let you suffer through this on your own?"

Heather: "L-Lauren...I..."

Lauren: "And besides...there's, um...there's something I wanna ask you about...oh, but first..."

*POP*

Lauren: "I hope you don't mind, but I really need to take my head off for a bit...it's been a long day and I'm kinda running low on magic power..."

Heather: "Oh...um, yeah...t-that's fine...so...*ugh*...w-what did you wanna ask me about?"

Lauren: "Well...it's about what happened earlier...you know, when you willingly took your head off ?"

Heather: "Oh...that...*ugh*...w-what about it?"

Lauren: "Well...it kinda got me thinking...I mean, I'm glad that you finally warmed up to the whole 'headless' thing, but...why were you always so against it in the first place? I mean, Zoey and Claire never had any issues with taking their heads off, but-"

Heather: "Lauren, I...*ugh*...I really don't wanna talk about it right now...

Lauren: "Oh...o-ok, then...but...I mean...if you ever do wanna talk about it, I-"

Heather: *sigh* "You're not gonna let this go, are you?"

Lauren: "Heather, I...*sigh*...look, if you really don't wanna talk about it right now, then...t-that's fine...I guess..."

Heather: "T-thanks, Lauren, I-I, um...*ugh*...I-I, um...*sigh*..."

Lauren: "H-Heather? You alright?"

Heather: "...yeah, I-I'm fine...i-it's just that...*sigh*...back before...you know...THIS happened, I...I was always the most...normal...member of our group, and-"

Lauren: "Heather...I think I know where you're going with this, but-"

Heather: "-and every time I ended up...headless...all it did was remind me of just how normal I was compared to the three of you...*sigh*...you know...sometimes I wonder...what it would be like to...to have 'powers' like the rest of you...but-"

Lauren: "Heather, look at me...you might not have 'powers' like we do, but...well, I'm pretty sure Zoey and Claire would agree with what I'm about to say: you are, without a doubt, the strongest person we've ever known and-"

Heather: "Lauren, I swear, if this is another one of your pranks, then-"

Lauren: "Hey, I'm not messing with you this time, alright? I'm actually being serious for a change...*sigh*...Heather, just look at everything you've had to go through over the years: your dad's heroic sacrifice when you were only a few years old-"

Heather: "Lauren, he...he didn't have a choice...I-I mean...if he had tried to save himself, then...*sob*...m-mom and I...w-we would have-"

Lauren: "-then...what happened to...your mom...a few years ago-"

Heather: "She...*sob*...she didn't deserve to-"

Lauren: "-and then...having one of your legs...you know...amputa-"

Heather: "LAUREN! *grr* Look, I'm only gonna ask this once: what's your point in bringing up all the worst things I've EVER had to go through?"

Lauren: "Heather, what I'm trying to say is...every time you've had to deal with an unimaginable loss, you've always - and I do mean ALWAYS - found a way to overcome it, and...the three of us...well, we kinda look up to you because of it...I mean...most people would've just...given up on life...after going through everything you have, but-"

Heather: "Y-yeah, but...I-I mean...I...I don't know that I would have made it through all those tragedies if...if I hadn't had you and others there to support me..."

Lauren: "Yeah, well...just look at it this way...even someone like Batman needs the Justice League's help every once in a while, you know?"

Heather: "Lauren, I...huh...you know, that...actually makes sense...I think....*sigh*...hey, um...thanks for staying up with me...it...it really means a lot...knowing how much you and the others care about me..."

Lauren: "Hey, that's what friends are for, am I right? Just...don't tell Zoey and Claire about this, ok? I mean, it would really hurt my reputation as a 'pain-in-the-ass' if they found out about tonight..."

Heather: "Heh...same ol' Lauren...don't worry, I won't tell them this..."

Lauren: "Thanks! Oh, by the way...how's your stump doing now? You don't sound like you're hurting anymore, so-"

Heather: "Eh...it's still a bit sore, but..it's not bad enough to keep me awake..."

Lauren: "Alright, well...just do me a favor and maybe not overdo it with the running blade next time, alright?"

Heather: "Yeah, I, um...oh, that reminds me: did Claire ever talk to you about Amber? We kinda ran into her at the park earlier and -"

Lauren: "Um...yeah....she said Amber wants to talk about... what happened between us...THAT day? Anyways, I told Claire to give her my number and...well, she started texting me to see if I had time to meet up with her, but...I just...I've just been so busy today and...*sigh*...Heather, you...y-you don't think she's still angry about what I did to her, do you?"

Heather: "It's...not like that, Lauren...look, the Amber I've gotten to know over the past few weeks...she's definitely not the same person she was the first time I met her and...well, I think she just wants to talk to you about what happened so she can...*yawn*...so she can finally move on from it, you know?"

Lauren: "Well, I...*yawn*...I'll try to reply to her tomorrow, alright? Right now, I...*yawn*...I think I'm finally gonna call it a night...I'm supposed to meet up with Eleanor in the morning and-"

Heather: "That's fine...I...*yawn*...I'm getting kinda...*yawn*....kinda tired myself and...*zzzz*"

Lauren: "Heh...well, it...*yawn*...it didn't take her long to fall asleep...*yawn*...you know, if I wasn't so...tired right now, I...*yawn*...I'd probably be...stealing her head....oh, well...maybe.....maybe another...*yawn*...another time...*zzzz*"

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Heather: *ugh* "...great...as if my stump being sore wasn't bad enough...*ugh*...n-now I've gotta deal with-"

*KNOCK* *KNOCK* *KNOCK*

Lauren: "Hey, Heather, I'm about to call it a night...you need anything while I'm up?"

Heather: "Oh! H-hey, Lauren...I, um...*ugh*...I-I'm good, but...t-thanks for...*ugh*...t-thanks for...*ugh*..."

Lauren: *sigh* "Your stump's still bothering you, isn't it?"

Heather: "W-well...it's, um...*ugh*...I mean...y-yeah, it's still a bit sore from earlier, but...*ugh*...look, I'm kinda dealing with a...*ugh*...a 'phantom pain' flare-up right now, so-"

Lauren: "-so it's probably gonna keep you up for a while, right?"

Heather: *ugh* "Y-yeah...I...I don't think I'll be going to sleep anytime soon...*ugh*...at least, not until the pain meds kick in..."

Lauren: "Well, then...why don't you slide over a bit so I can grab a seat on the couch with you!"

Heather: "L-Lauren? W-what are you-"

Lauren: "Heather, do you really think I'm just gonna walk away and let you suffer through this on your own?"

Heather: "L-Lauren...I..."

Lauren: "And besides...there's, um...there's something I wanna ask you about...oh, but first..."

*POP*

Lauren: "I hope you don't mind, but I really need to take my head off for a bit...it's been a long day and I'm kinda running low on magic power..."

Heather: "Oh...um, yeah...t-that's fine...so...*ugh*...w-what did you wanna ask me about?"

Lauren: "Well...it's about what happened earlier...you know, when you willingly took your head off ?"

Heather: "Oh...that...*ugh*...w-what about it?"

Lauren: "Well...it kinda got me thinking...I mean, I'm glad that you finally warmed up to the whole 'headless' thing, but...why were you always so against it in the first place? I mean, Zoey and Claire never had any issues with taking their heads off, but-"

Heather: "Lauren, I...*ugh*...I really don't wanna talk about it right now...

Lauren: "Oh...o-ok, then...but...I mean...if you ever do wanna talk about it, I-"

Heather: *sigh* "You're not gonna let this go, are you?"

Lauren: "Heather, I...*sigh*...look, if you really don't wanna talk about it right now, then...t-that's fine...I guess..."

Heather: "T-thanks, Lauren, I-I, um...*ugh*...I-I, um...*sigh*..."

Lauren: "H-Heather? You alright?"

Heather: "...yeah, I-I'm fine...i-it's just that...*sigh*...back before...you know...THIS happened, I...I was always the most...normal...member of our group, and-"

Lauren: "Heather...I think I know where you're going with this, but-"

Heather: "-and every time I ended up...headless...all it did was remind me of just how normal I was compared to the three of you...*sigh*...you know...sometimes I wonder...what it would be like to...to have 'powers' like the rest of you...but-"

Lauren: "Heather, look at me...you might not have 'powers' like we do, but...well, I'm pretty sure Zoey and Claire would agree with what I'm about to say: you are, without a doubt, the strongest person we've ever known and-"

Heather: "Lauren, I swear, if this is another one of your pranks, then-"

Lauren: "Hey, I'm not messing with you this time, alright? I'm actually being serious for a change...*sigh*...Heather, just look at everything you've had to go through over the years: your dad's heroic sacrifice when you were only a few years old-"

Heather: "Lauren, he...he didn't have a choice...I-I mean...if he had tried to save himself, then...*sob*...m-mom and I...w-we would have-"

Lauren: "-then...what happened to...your mom...a few years ago-"

Heather: "She...*sob*...she didn't deserve to-"

Lauren: "-and then...having one of your legs...you know...amputa-"

Heather: "LAUREN! *grr* Look, I'm only gonna ask this once: what's your point in bringing up all the worst things I've EVER had to go through?"

Lauren: "Heather, what I'm trying to say is...every time you've had to deal with an unimaginable loss, you've always - and I do mean ALWAYS - found a way to overcome it, and...the three of us...well, we kinda look up to you because of it...I mean...most people would've just...given up on life...after going through everything you have, but-"

Heather: "Y-yeah, but...I-I mean...I...I don't know that I would have made it through all those tragedies if...if I hadn't had you and others there to support me..."

Lauren: "Yeah, well...just look at it this way...even someone like Batman needs the Justice League's help every once in a while, you know?"

Heather: "Lauren, I...huh...you know, that...actually makes sense...I think....*sigh*...hey, um...thanks for staying up with me...it...it really means a lot...knowing how much you and the others care about me..."

Lauren: "Hey, that's what friends are for, am I right? Just...don't tell Zoey and Claire about this, ok? I mean, it would really hurt my reputation as a 'pain-in-the-ass' if they found out about tonight..."

Heather: "Heh...same ol' Lauren...don't worry, I won't tell them this..."

Lauren: "Thanks! Oh, by the way...how's your stump doing now? You don't sound like you're hurting anymore, so-"

Heather: "Eh...it's still a bit sore, but..it's not bad enough to keep me awake..."

Lauren: "Alright, well...just do me a favor and maybe not overdo it with the running blade next time, alright?"

Heather: "Yeah, I, um...oh, that reminds me: did Claire ever talk to you about Amber? We kinda ran into her at the park earlier and -"

Lauren: "Um...yeah....she said Amber wants to talk about... what happened between us...THAT day? Anyways, I told Claire to give her my number and...well, she started texting me to see if I had time to meet up with her, but...I just...I've just been so busy today and...*sigh*...Heather, you...y-you don't think she's still angry about what I did to her, do you?"

Heather: "It's...not like that, Lauren...look, the Amber I've gotten to know over the past few weeks...she's definitely not the same person she was the first time I met her and...well, I think she just wants to talk to you about what happened so she can...*yawn*...so she can finally move on from it, you know?"

Lauren: "Well, I...*yawn*...I'll try to reply to her tomorrow, alright? Right now, I...*yawn*...I think I'm finally gonna call it a night...I'm supposed to meet up with Eleanor in the morning and-"

Heather: "That's fine...I...*yawn*...I'm getting kinda...*yawn*....kinda tired myself and...*zzzz*"

Lauren: "Heh...well, it...*yawn*...it didn't take her long to fall asleep...*yawn*...you know, if I wasn't so...tired right now, I...*yawn*...I'd probably be...stealing her head....oh, well...maybe.....maybe another...*yawn*...another time...*zzzz*"