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[Rey knows how fragile trust is, especially with Five. She wasn't about to break it, least she want to ruin their relationship. He was--is her best friend. She wasn't going to let anything happen to him, not if she could help it.

And mind probing isn't fun for either party, and she would like to avoid that if at all possible.

Good.

[There's a faint smile on her face.]

What is Allison's power? What were you trying to stop?

[More easy questions to help with establishing the base line and...]

When was the last time the Commission contacted you?

[He continues to maintain eye contact with her, doing his best not to hinder by his own reflex to shrink back into himself.]

Allison can rumor anyone to do anything she wants. And I was trying to stop the Apocalypse, twice.

[ Some days he still can't believe they finally stopped it. It's a relief knowing that even if something happens to him, that his siblings get to live and grow old. ]

When I turned over the briefcase to Herb, after he let us use it to get back home.

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[Rey can sense his want to pull back into himself. He doesn't want to be this open with her, which is understandable. She doesn't hold it against him.

Both answers were correct. No sign of hesitation there. His next answer gives her pause. That....happened weeks ago, but no sign of hesitation. Nothing in his mind that would signify trauma or mind alteration.]

What happened after that?

[Which could be telling, if his mind started to shift, split, or twisted then she could zero in on that.]

He left with the briefcase and I came home.

[Really that was all he remembered in regards to the Commission. Since then, they had been radio silent, not the he had been complaining about that.

He sighed, that feeling of frustration bubbling up again. Really what was going on with his memories?]

So much for trying to have a life outside of the Commission and the Apocalypse.

[ He generally wasn't one to give up, but maybe he just wasn't meant to be with his family for the long haul, especially if he kept losing time. ]

[Interesting...very interesting. Everything he was saying was true. There wasn't anything she could sense that would mean he was lying, even subtly. No trace of hesitation, but his frustration was palpable.]

I wouldn't say the Apocalypse....just...wait.

[One last question that may help with things, or it could blow up in her face.

...And god it is embarrassing to say it out loud.]

Who was my little spoon?

[Going back to the conversation they had BEFORE Disney. The teddy bear she as a kid to cuddle with when he left. Yes, it was stupid and horrible phrasing on her part, but it was the only thing she could think of--if her hunch was correct.]

[He opened to elaborate on what he meant about the Apocalypse comment, but her question catches him off guard. Hadn't there been times as kids when they had cuddled together? So he feels the question holds significance to perhaps a conversation they might have had that he has up and forgotten. Lightly he shakes his head with an apologetic look on his face.]

I'm sorry, Rey. I would just be guessing if I tried to answer that.

[ He can't help but lean forward, while placing his hands on the table. ]

Just how many talks have we had since we stopped the Apocalypse?

[Rey focused on Five further. His mannerisms, his emotions, his facial expressions. Everything. Everything about him was coming back as correct. Nothing seemed like it was amiss. So then...what was going on with his memories?]

We've had many talks. But...

[She took a deep breath, leaning back and drew her power inward while rising her mental shields up once more.]

From an empath standpoint, you're fine. I didn't sense any trauma, anything that could cause even a slight tremor of a slip-up.

[She pauses for a moment, bringing a hand up to cup her chin, thinking...]

It's like you can't remember it because you didn't experience it? Or haven't experienced it yet?

[So, long and short of it, he's not going crazy. He's seemingly fine, but there isn't anything she can sense that could be affecting him.]

[While there is a part of him that is relieved that she's not sensing anything...nefarious about his missing memories. It still bothers him to not know definitively what is going.

Though at her last observations, he found himself frowning. Could it have been possible that he botched a jump and ended up ahead in time again? Though thankfully this time there was no Apocalypse to be stranded in. He sighed heavily as he raked a hand through his hair in a frustration once more.]

So basically I probably fucked up another equation and ended up ahead of myself for some reason.

[ Quantum Physics was a bitch! ]

[It's bothering both of them. After all the shit they've gone through, it was frustrating to have a semblance of peace only to have a fucking hiccup happen. Why in the world did they not have another sibling that could... see into the future? Or have another variation of time travel?

Well, they needed to figure it out, but for now Rey was wishing the house still had something (coffee or alcohol, or both) for Five.]

Or...maybe there was an outside factor--something or someone that's not the commission that decided to send you back? [God? Fates? A deity they never fucking heard of that decided to fuck with them?

Honestly, it wouldn't be the strangest thing yet.]

We'll figure it out, Five. [Together. He wasn't in this alone.]

[ At this point, while he knew he promised to wait for Evie, he's seriously considering blinking away to procure himself some liquor because at this point, he needs something stronger than coffee.

He leans back in his chair for a moment, before grabbing his phone off the table and pocketing it.]

Right now there are too many questions for my liking.

[Truly he hates this feeling of vulnerability that this whole situation seems to be highlighting right now. He knows Rey means what she says, heck he trusts her more than many of his other siblings, but there is a part of him that doesn't want her to have to deal with this too.]

Whatever is going on, we aren't figuring it out today. I just need some time alone now.

[He gives her an apologetic smile before he suddenly blinks away. ]

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