I know my hours, mabey minutes, are numbered. I had clearly gotten the message from the alpha timeline that, unfortunately, I - we all - were not it. Might as well go out with a clear conscience. You log onto your pesterchum with your iShades.

turntechGodhead [TG] began pestering ectoBiologist [EB]

TG: yo dude

TG: john

TG: dude

TG: egderp

TG: not there huh?

TG: okay then

TG: im gonna assume that youre fighting imps or some shit

TG: but my time scenes are tingling

TG: and i have to assume that i dont have much left

TG: theres something ive been meaning to say

TG: oh

TG: i just realized that that sounded weird

TG: first of all im not like

TG: i dont even fucking know

TG: like saying that ive secretly been trans or some shit like that

TG: or that we are actually in an anime

TG: and - oh fuck

TG: gotta get my bread and run to anime school

TG: or that i am secretly an old man

TG: forcing my grandkid to send you his selfies

TG: what was i saying

TG: oh right

TG: see the thing is...

TG: fuck

TG: i cant do this

TG: well

TG: were bros right?

TG: never mind

TG: dumb question

TG: we are better bros than fucking mario and luigi

TG: saving the princesses

TG: though to be fair rose and jade saved our asses more times than i even remember

TG: but anyway

TG: well the bottom line is that

TG: like

TG: youre really cute

TG: and like derpy

TG: youre really funny and even kinda smart

TG: though your choice in both movies and games suck worse than black holes

TG: your hair is amazing

TG: and i bet its really soft and puffy

TG: and your eyes should be illegal

TG: theyre just so...

TG: blue?

TG: and kinda sparkly

TG: that makes it sound like we really are an anime

TG: and whoever thought that an overbite could be hot

TG: hopefully you actually know what i am talking about by now

TG: and if you dont then i am very disappointed in you

TG: like seriously

TG: im kinda surprised you didnt figure it earlier

TG: ive kinda been dropping hints like a white girl before christmas

TG: but back to the point

TG: John Egbert

TG: I think I love you

TG: wow

TG: yup im head over heels

TG: fuck

TG: john

TG: log on

TG: answer

TG: please?

TG: seriously if i went through all of that for nothing i swear to the horror-terrors i will hunt you down an

TG: holy shit

TG: trouble

TG: gotta go

TG: i lov

TG: fuck

TG: bye

turntechGodhead [TG] disconnected

No. Why the hell would he be here? I thought he was gone when he killed Bro, Rose's mom and John's dad. Your half sword and time-tables are no use for his space bending powers. The last thing I see before he cuts my throat is John. And I die smiling.

ectoBiologist [EB] connected

And then, in the bubbles, they spend all their time together, being as free as the wind.