week 4 - undine - saturday, post-trial

[completelycrazy]

[Undine can find Newt in the Center St. Entrance, sitting on a busted vending machine with his head in his hands. If he notices her approach, he doesn't show it.]

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[completelycrazy]

[He swallows hard and takes a moment to pull himself together. What she's saying doesn't really click with him, not right away.]

Th-thanks. Um. What do you mean? [He pulls his glasses off and tucks them into his jacket pocket so that he can wipe his eyes on his sleeve.] Like someone from back home?

[He's not putting the pieces together. His brain is fried, and... Well. This is Undine.]

[alchemicalwater]

No, it's-

[She cuts herself off abruptly there and shakes her head. He and Hermann probably talk a lot anyway, so Hermann can fill Newt in later.]

Nevermind.

More importantly, don't worry. I'm not going to tell anyone.

[He trusted her with this, and she's not going to break that trust. Not when he clearly feels remorseful about it.]

Just...learn from this. And be sure not to do it again.

[completelycrazy]

[YES HE AND HERMANN DO TALK A LOT. FUTURE NEWT WILL LOOK BACK ON THIS CONVERSATION AND FEEL LIKE AN IDIOT.

For now, though, blissfully unaware Newt just frowns at her, a bit confused.]

...Okay. I, um, well. I trust you. And whatever you did, I'm sure you had a good reason. [He lets out a hollow laugh.] It's not like I'm in a position to judge anyway, right?

[He sniffs. As horrible as this is, it's a relief to tell the truth after lying point blank to people that genuinely believed in him all trial.]

I won't be doing it again, I swear. Once was too many times already. [A beat.] I'm sorry I lied to you. At the trial. I had to, but...

[He laid it on really thick in that last hour or so. Some of the shit he said to get people to believe him... God.]

[alchemicalwater]

Even though I thought I had a good reason, I'm sure there's people who would say otherwise. But all we can do is learn from our mistakes and try to do better next time.

And I don't hold the lying against you, by the way. You had to, or else you would have been voted for.

[She lied a lot at that trial too, to cover her steps. The hair thing is what nearly got her tbh]