The 75th Song

[tangledintower]

Hello, visitors! I hope you're enjoying your time in the City so far, all things considered. I know it's weird, but believe me, it could be a LOT worse.

Anyway, if you need a place to relax or drink some really good tea while trying to wrap your head around this whole 'city' thing, stop by the Jasmine Dragon! Best tea in the City, and we do desserts now too!

[Really, she's just gotten used to using the visitor weekend as a way to get more customers to come in.]

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[oceantrauma]

Even if I'm not a visitor, I think I'll stop by anyway.

[He remembers what happened last time! And he plans to keep an eye out.]

[tangledintower]

You know you're always welcome over here, Ken!

[oceantrauma]

I know. But today...is a little different than most.

[tangledintower]

I know, but you're still welcome here, visitors or not!

[oceantrauma]

Thank you, Rapunzel-san.

I appreciate knowing that.

[tangledintower]

You're a good friend, Ken, you're always welcome.

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[magic_tears]

Hi, other me! I can't believe you're still here!

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[tangledintower]

Oh, hi, other me, it's great to see you again!

I know, it's been forever since I got here! I'm sort of used to it now, though.

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[magic_tears]

You too! [Although she can't help but notice a certain lack of Flynn around here. It'd be nice to know that other-her had him to keep her company.]

Even though it's so different from home? I still can't figure out how these talking-picture things work... it'd take a while to get used to things like them.

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[tangledintower]

[Flynn, sadly, hasn't been here for months, and she misses him very much. But knowing she'll see him when she goes home...that helps a little bit.]

Well, I've been here for ages now...and there are people here who know how to work the device things, and they're always really helpful. I still get confused about a lot of things.

[She pauses for a moment, before...]

...I know about Mother, now. I figured it out.

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[magic_tears]

[There's a conversation-stopper if ever there was one.]

Everything? You know about the--the everything?

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[tangledintower]

I'm not sure if I know everything, but...well, I know that she's not really my Mother.

[And the curse a while back, where her father showed up...that helped confirm things.]

...and I know I'm the lost princess. Is that right?

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[magic_tears]

That's right. That's all right.

...And you know what? We do live happily ever--um, not ever after yet, but everything works out. [A pause to summon a touch of humor.] Because we're cool like that.

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[tangledintower]

[Part of her had hoped she would say that it was all in her head, but...she knew the truth now.]

Yeah, we are cool.

[The brown hair makes a bit more sense now, too.]

We're the coolest.