Get ready for yet even more references, because I just finished watching Rick and Morty!

There is a good amount of things I can't reference from that though.

GT: Wubba Lubba Dub Dub!

Comments!

MidnightBunnyy: You are asking all the right questions. Well, not all of them. There are a ton of questions that are the right ones, but the ones you asked are part of that group. Okay, I'm confusing myself.

A very obsessed fangirl: Tam used to be salt, but now he's transformed...

...into his final form...

CINNAMON!

A CINNAMON ROLL!

I don't get it either.

Okay, so first of all...

ONLY TWO PEOPLE COMMENTED ON THIS CHAPTER!

For some reason a lot of people decided to comment for option 2 WHEN THE POLL ENDED.

(screams internally)

Option 1 still won, although it was closer.

Also, for some reason, there's been a huge uptick in new fics being written.

Literally mere minutes after I post a chapter, about 5 new stories have been posted or updated.

IT'S HARD TO READ ALL OF THESE FICS!

Right now I'm just trying to finish wanderling, and I am going to try to update The Abyss of Author-Hating.

Don't know about the reacts or the fluff.

COMMENT!

My brain is currently worn out.

Now, on with the story!

Sixteen

"I mainly think they're just toying with us, don't you think?" Dex said as he kicked a stone along the path.

He stopped and turned towards her. "That note they left us is the most frustrating thing in the world. It's just so... stupid. In so many ways."

Sophie couldn't help but grin. There was a certain way about when Dex called something "stupid" that was hilarious, especially coming from a Technopath.

"Now, I just think you're jealous that they might have someone smarter than you."

"You don't need smarts to play mind games. You just need to know what ticks someone off."

"It didn't exactly make me angry. Just... confused."

"Huh."

They resumed walking, and Dex resumed kicking the stone.

Sophie grinned, knowing that Dex's reaction to her next question would be all but priceless.

"So, how's the married life going?"

A startled Dex kicked the stone high into the air and promptly tripped all over himself.

Dex glared at her, but couldn't help but laugh himself, and got up and brushed himself off.

"You kicked that thing into space!"

"A startled Technopath can do some pretty awesome things. My foot is registered as a lethal weapon." Dex joked.

"I'm calling you 'Iron Foot' from now on."

"Don't you dare."

They walked on for a little while longer until they started speaking again.

"So, how's it actually going with you and Biana?"

Dex sighed. "Oh, it's been great. She has an amazing heart, she's-"

"From what I've heard about from Tam about how much Fitz talks about me, I'm going to stop you here. You'll probably continue on like this for a while."

"Point taken."

"So, how has coming out been?"

"It's been... difficult. A lot of people don't like it. The first people we told were my parents, who were fine with it. That was the easiest part. When the triplets found out they... hissed at me? I don't really understand them that much. Of course, my parents told Grady and Edaline, who were overjoyed. Alden and Della were positively hyperventilating with joy."

"Now, who are the people I need to beat up for you?"

Dex laughed. "I wish, Sophie. I wish. Tam's been looking at me like he's angry at me, which is usually normal for Tam, except now his face looks like he's imagining my death in thousands of different torturous ways, and-"

"He likes Biana." Sophie blurted out, covering her mouth in shock.

Dex looked at her wide-eyed. "How do you know that?"

Sophie had been waiting to get this off her chest, and she figured if anyone, Dex would understand. She sighed and sat down on the ground. "You might want to sit down. It's a long story."

Dex looked shocked. "I noticed you had changed, but not like that. Not like that at all."

Sophie hadn't been expecting this to be his reaction. "That was the main thing that was wrong wwith what I just said?"

"I mean, what you did to Tam was cruel, but stuff like that is pretty normal for kids our age. You know, romantic drama and stuff."

"That doesn't mean it was right."

"Of course not. There's no justification for what you did. But I do think you're being a bit too hard on yourself."

"I wiped his memory!"

"Did you intend to do that?"

"Well, not really, I was just being-"

"Impulsive. You've just grown more impulsive. You don't think before you act. That's how you've changed."

She sat in silence, pondering what he had just said.

"Thanks, Dex. I needed that. Out of interest, do elves have people who help people with emotional issues? We have something in the lost cities like that. I think you'd be a good one."

"Yeah, they're called Psychopaths. Psycho as in Psychology. Maybe I would be a good Psychopath."

Sophie burst out laughing. "Seriously?"

Dex grinned. "I know what that means. It's just a name that they have. They're the source of most of the puns at Foxfire."

"Okay Iron Foot, who else deserves my impulsive wrath?"

They got up, and started walking again.

"I think Jensi's got you beat there, Ms. Impulsive. He's been a fierce ally so far."

"Fine. I do want to know, though."

"Well, I thought Marella didn't like it, but when I confronted her, it turned out that she was just sad because Tam was sad. She assured me she was fine with it. Linh was just confused, but okay with it. She's not sure why. The only person who really turned out to not like it was Tam."

"Wow."

"I wonder what Keefe would think."

"I'm sure he would be overjoyed. Also, he probably wouldn't tease you."

"I think he'll get enough out of you and Fitz."

"Yeah. I hope he wakes up soon."

They remained silent for a minute before speaking again.

"Speaking about relationships, how is it going with you and Fitz?"

"Good, I guess. It's hard starting up a relationship again. He has little bursts of anger, and he can't really control them. They're impulsive. And I can relate. I suppose it's something that telepaths do. We break all the rules, in one moment of blindness, but most of the time we remain in control. Talking to him about it helped understand what he was going through that night. Once we reforged our relationship, and understood each other, plus things had finally calmed down, I guess we were just waiting for one of us to-"

"Pop the question?" Dex suggested mischievously.

"Dex!"

"Now I got you back for beforehand, Ms. Impulsive."

Sophie sighed. "Why do people in relationships always make marriage jokes?"

"Who knows? Maybe it's because we're too young for them to be mistaken."

The gleaming figure of Havenfield finally came into view.

"Well, I needed this talk. Thanks, Iron Foot."

"No problem, Ms. Impulsive."

At the end of the path, they found Biana waiting for them. "There you are, Pookie!"

Sophie raised her eyebrows. "Pookie?"

Dex was as red as a teakettle. "Maybe not now, Biana."

"I am never letting you live this down."

"Fine."

Dex walked up to Biana. "Well, Sophie, I have to go."

"Okay, bye-bye pookie.""

Dex glared at her as Biana gave him a kiss on the cheek. "I missed you!"

"I missed you more!"

"I missed you even more!"

Sophie was seriously going to barf. Then, she had an idea. "Hey Biana! I need someone to take care of Iggy. Do you think-"

"YES! Dex, we can dress him up in a little suit!"

"I'm fairly sure that's animal cruelty-"

"LET'S GO!"

Biana whistled, Iggy jumped into her arms, and they finally leapt away.

GT: Hey, don't you need to send me to someone?

Me: Why do you want that?

GT: Because you made me remind you.

Me: Well, I've overtaxed my brain just coming up with this dialogue. Okay, then!

GT is up for the taking! As he always is.

GT: If no one volunteers, then what-

Me: Simple. Beavers with chainsaws.

GT: Wait, what?

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