Prompt: Future Ulrich

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"I never wanted to let you down, y'know."

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"Yeah, I know. It can't have been easy for you when I was growing up. And then- after, when I couldn't deal."

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"You wouldn't have understood, honestly."

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"I saved the world, Dad. But you'd have been prouder if I got straight As."

"Don't deny it."

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"I am sorry, though. Next time I see you we'll talk more, okay?"

"There's never enough time, is there. But I've really got to go now. Here, I brought you these."

Ulrich walks away slowly. The flowers rustle morosely against stone.