"Look. I don't know if getting 'em away from their dad would change what happens. Maybe they'll grow up to be just fine and the world'll get hit by an asteroid or a nuke or something. Lot of shit can happen between now and then….But if you want to give 'em a chance to grow up normal, this year's as good as any." Hazel and Agnes help the kids escape Reginald.

A broken young vet walks into a bar. He's drunk, and sobbing over a photo of men he can't possibly know. Somebody wants to kick him out. Somebody else says no. Slight AU. Centers on Klaus, but told from outsider POVs.