Re: MEET OUR DEARLY NOT SO DEPARTED
(CW: Eliot believes they're dying.)
He meant to say, "Stay with me, Bambi."
But all that came out was: Bambi.
At least they were together. At least he had Hugh with them, too. Not the largest comfort for Hugh, Eliot imagined. Hugh had people left behind that he cared about. Eliot, too, sure. But he imagined they would be okay without them.
They could all hold on a little longer. Just for a little while longer. Eliot wasn't quite ready to let go. It was the wrong world, he told himself. He was supposed to meet back up with Penny-40, and maybe if he was very, very lucky, maybe there were other familiar faces he would see again as well.
And really? Did he want to meet up with some shitty knock off Penny? Of course not.
So he did his best, to imagine himself reaching out. Hold on to Margo. Reach for Hugh. Reach for Vax. He could try to keep them all together a little while longer.