The Causeway, Early Saturday Afternoon

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Slow and steady footsteps took them back to the causeway, singed and all. Cable had a gun slung over his shoulder, a couple of tears in his costume, and his mind set somewhere else entirely. If his calculations had been right, this trip couldn't have thrown them off more than a couple of days.

That wasn't important, though. The shape of the island reminded him he had some things to discuss, at least, before he started making any further decisions. He shot Wade a look over his shoulder.

Well. At least someone would be happy to catch up on lost programming.

[ open for that guy, whee ]

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"HOME!" Deadpool threw himself onto the ground to hug it. "We are NEVER letting you near another bar."

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"Don't eat too much gravel," Nate replied, shooting him an amused sideways look.

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"Mr 'Oh, I love Peace!' has to start a fight every damn time I get a beer!"

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"At least now you're back to cable access..." Why, yes, that would be him ignoring any allegations as he paced further up the causeway.

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"MY TiVO BETTER BE WORKING!" Wade shouted, getting up and brushing himself off. Because the shouting helped.

Also? Pouches. Pouches helped.

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"I'll be checking some details about the new island at town hall," Nate replied. Because the shouting did help.

Really. "I'll get you a six pack next week."

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"You owe me more than a six pack!"

A beat.

"And I'm allowed to make all the puns about that crappy group that I want!"

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"Sure," Nate replied, noncommittally. He paused a few steps into the town. Thinking. He glanced back.

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"Okay. You just... go over there then." Wade muttered, still brushing himself off. "I'll be here ignoring you right back."

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Nate pressed two fingers to his temple and rubbed firmly. "Two six packs," he offered.

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"IGNORING YOU."

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Nate just eyed him, unmoving.

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"What?" Wade asked cheerfully. "Not so fun on that end?"

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"You're standing in the middle of the street, loudly shouting 'I'm ignoring you'," Nate noted. "I think you might be defeating the point."

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"What? Should I just wander off all stoically after spending a week bailing your dumb ass out of bar fights? That might be fun, right?" Deadpool asked, narrowing his eyes. "I'll do that now."

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Nate juggled several intuitive responses, at least one of which involved rolling his eyes and uttering the phrase 'Askani preserve me'.

"What do you want?" he asked, instead. He didn't use that one often.

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"I don't know!" Wade snapped. "But maybe something more than just wandering away without noticing me once we're back home woulda been nice. Ch~rist. It's like the day after some weird ass weekend fling with someone you're ashamed of!"

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Yes, 'Askani preserve me' seemed about apt.

He breathed a sigh that was half-exasperation and half-something else entirely. "We can rewatch the Shear Genius finale tonight...?"

For him, it was a downright royal offer.

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"You know, I hate that this is as close to you apologizing as I'm ever gonna get before you go and suicide again."

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"I have no plans to commit suicide," Nate replied. He was really starting to get sick of the accusation. "Now, or tomorrow. Askani preserve me, there's no point."

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"Gosh! Coulda fooled me! You just love to try and put yourself in a place where you're gonna die unless I drag your ass back from the edge, so excuse me if I bring it up from time to time!"

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"I can appreciate the concern," he shot back, "But I have no intentions of dying any time soon. Least of all in a future that might not come to be at all. I have been on this island for over a year, Wade."

There was some kind of point to that.

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"Plaaaague!" Wade pointed out. Said as it should be too.

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"Everyone was dying of the plague." Duh.

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"So you were gonna kill yourself to save everyone." A beat. "AGAIN."

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"If I hadn't done anything, I would have died regardless."

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"No, what you did was push yourself to the edge!"

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"And everyone came out alive." But one.

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"Go fuck yourself, Nate!" Wade told him cheerfully. "And, while you're at it, buy a fucking clue."

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There was a moment of empty time.

"But thank you for what you did."

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Wade stayed still for a moment, just watching him. "Is that supposed to make me stay around like a eager little puppy? A lil' bit of attention for all the hard work?"

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"No," he replied, "It just needed to be said."

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"You don't know the difference, do you?"

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"The difference between what?"

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"You're the smarter one, right?" Deadpool sneered. "Figure that out on your own."

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"Maybe I will," he said, after a moment. "I'll see you tonight."

One way or another.