"Ahhh -- yeah, keeping the universe safe kind of precludes awkward conversations," Vic agrees with a nod. She snickers. "Oh boy, I bet. Well, he got his turn eventually, even if it didn't work out in the end."

"The writer's constant problem," Vic agrees, shaking her head. "I'm actually in the process of refining 'Forgetting You' to make it better. So many little things that could have been done better. . . Well, it'll be a stronger story in the end for all that. I'm sure yours will be too."

"Ben has some weird ideas," is Simon's opinion on that. "But yeah, I can see how it would be awkward to poke around the ex's part of the world. . . I'll just try not to think about it. If they'll stop laughing," he adds with a pointed look at the still-giggling turrets.

"So we heard," NonTrilDoc nods back. "It's funny -- you take the characters of every property you like, while Victor steals the plots."

"So I like crossover fusion AUs," Vic says, folding her arms. "Butterfly Boy and Forgotten Vows wouldn't really exist otherwise."

"Trust me, we're very grateful you like to throw things together in a big pot of ideas," Butterfly Boy says, before turning back to Lisa. "And that's very good of her." His eyebrows lower. "I wish my mun had decided on that route."

"It's not a long time between your passings. . ."