IF I BELIEVE YOU / open

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  [font=trebuchet ms]It was hard not to be concerned for his crewmates. Though Cleo seemed to have mostly recovered from being attacked, he still wasn’t sure why the boa constrictor had attacked her. Snakes may have had a reputation for untrustworthiness, but so far as he could tell, the constrictor had been her pet before it turned on her. Never mind what had happened to Gold, and how he still didn’t know who her attacker was or who they answered to- or, for that matter, how to convince her that it really wasn’t her fault.

  Aita and Cap seemed to have the same goal in mind; Caesar was, of course, doing his level best to do exactly the opposite; and Gold was taking no names. Maybe things hadn’t changed as much as he thought. ”What’s the phrase- those in wooden huts shouldn’t start fires?” Paper asked as he drew near, twitching his tail. He’d probably said it wrong, but the phrase still made enough sense to him.

  Glancing back towards the submarine, he frowned. It was a long way to travel for someone who could barely walk. ”Well, if you managed to get out here, you should be able to get back, but we can help if you need it,” he added. The words felt strange on his tongue, offering to assist someone with basic movement- but these were unusual circumstances.

  /ish ending