THE BIKESHED, 3 DAYS LATER.

"THAT WAS CLOSE, JACK." CARLY SAID, POURING TEA AT THE WORKTABLE WHERE JACK WAS SITTING. "I REALLY THOUGHT THE LIES OF DUELIST NO 2-"

"OH, HIS NAME IS NOW WILLIAM." TED INTERUPTED, TAKING A CUP FROM CARLY AND ALSO SITTING DOWN.

"I REALLY THOUGHT THE LIES OF WILLIAM HAD ACTUALLY COME TRUE AND YOU'D DIED." CARLY FINISHED, REMEMBERING SHE'D FORGOTTEN TO BRING A CUP FOR HERSELF. JACK FROWNED - THEY REALLY WOULD NEVER GET TO DRINK TEA TOGETHER. HE SIGHED AND GAVE HER THE ANSWER TO HER RIDICULOUS QUESTION.

"WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT CARLY. I AM DEAD. I'VE BEEN DEAD FOR THREE DAYS NOW, AND - MIGHT I ADD" HE ADDED, SQUINTING AT KILLYOU "I DID NOT ROT."

"QUIT WITH THE I TOLD YOU SO'S ALREADY." KILLYOU SAID, AS HE DARTED AROUND YOUSAY, ATTEMPTING TO CATCH HIS EYE, BUT YOUSAY WAS GLARING AT JACK. HE WAS GLARING AT JACK WITH THE GLARE OF A THOUSAND VICTIMS OF BROKEN PROMISES.

"YOUSAY PLEASE STOP GLARING. I AM DEAD, WHAT WAS I SUPPOSED TO DO." JACK LAMENTED.

"BUT JACK I'M VERY CONFUSED. YOU'RE BREATHING, YOU'RE DRINKING TEA. YOU'RE NOT DEAD TO ME AT ALL." CARLY SAID, SITTING DOWN AND TAKING HIS HAND. SHE WAS ACTUALLY CHECKING FOR A PULSE BUT IT LOOKED VERY ROMANTIC.

"THAT'S... THAT'S CONSIDERATE, CARLY." JACK SAID, SUDDENLY NERVOUS FROM HER FORWARDNESS. "BUT YOU HAVE TO ACCEPT THE TRUTH. IF JACK ALTAS SAYS SOMETHING IS GOING TO HAPPEN, IT'S GOING TO HAPPEN. AND IT HAS HAPPENED SO, I'M DEAD. YOU KNOW WHAT IT'S LIKE. IT'S COMPLETELY POSSIBLE THAT I AM STILL MOVINGYOUSAY WOULD YOU QUIT GLARING ALREADY IT'S NOT GOING TO FIX THINGS."

"ACTUALLY NO, I DON'T REALLY KNOW WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT." CARLY FOLDED HER ARMS, VERY CONFUSED. JACK DEFINITELY HAD A PULSE.

SUDDENLY CROW STORMED INTO THE ROOM WAVING A PIECE OF PAPER "JACK. WHAT THE HELL IS THIS ABOUT."

"WHAT'S THAT?" BRUNO SAID, TAKING THE PAPER "OH, IT IS JACK'S WILL?"

"WHAT'S THE DEAL OF YOU LEAVING ME TO SETTLE ALL OF YOUR DEBTS. YOU'RE THE ONE WHO OWES *ME* MONEY."

"I'M REALLY NOT SURE WHAT YOU MEAN." JACK SAID "YOU'RE PAYING YOURSELF BACK - SURELY THIS IS THE MOST COST EFFECTIVE WAY."

IF CROWS HAIR COULD GET ANY MORE BRISTLY, IT DID JUST THAT.

KILLYOU WAS GETTING FRUSTRATED. HE HAD SPENT TWO DAYS CAMPING OUTSIDE THE BIKESHED ONLY TO BE ACCIDENTALLY LET IN BY WILLIAM (ALTHOUGH IT WASN'T REALLY AN ACCIDENT WILLIAM JUST WANTED TO SEE WHAT WOULD HAPPEN) AND NOW YOUSAY WOULDN'T EVEN LOOK AT HIM. HE WAS STARTING TO GET THE SLIGHT IMPRESSION THAT WHAT THE CRAB SAID WAS TRUE - THEY WOULD NEVER BE TEAM SATISFACTION AGAIN.

HE WAS ALSO CONCERNED ABOUT BRUNO - I MEAN HE WAS A NICE GUY BUT THE FACT THAT HE HAD NO SHINE IN HIS EYES OR MEMORIES LED HIM TO BELIEVE THAT HE WOULD FALL VICTIM TO THE CURSE OF HAVING BLUE HAIR AND ROYALLY SCREW YOUSAY OVER SOMETIME IN A FUTURE PLOT. YOUSAY WAS LIKE A BLUE CRACK ADDICT THAT HAD TO BE STOPPED.

"KILL BRUNO. BREAK THE CYCLE." WILLIAM SAID, UNDERSTANDING COMPLETELY THE SITUATION BECAUSE HE WAS THAT BORED.

"I CAN'T, I'M TRYING TO CHANGE MY PSYCHO LAUGHING WAYS" SAID KILLYOU "IT'S PROBABLY THE ONLY WAY TO PERSUADE YOUSAY TO LET ME BACK INTO THE TEAM. IT'S THE RIGHT THING TO DO."

"HUH? I'M NOT REASONING WITH YOU, I'M JUST TELLING YOU THE SOLUTION. WHAT AM I, YOU'RE FRIEND? JEEZ." SAID WILLIAM, WALKING BACK TOWARDS THE SOFA. FOR AN OLD MAN, HE WAS A HUGE DICK.

KILLYOU SAT ON THE WORKBENCH. IT WAS THE SAME BENCH HE USED TO SIT WITH YOUSAY, CROW AND JACK ALL THOSE YEARS AGO (IT ACTUALLY WASN'T IT WAS ONLY MADE LAST YEAR BUT LET THE MAN BELIEVE).

HE KNEW WHAT HAD TO BE DONE.