[ Five doesn't know if he's comforted by the cooly professional way they write back, but he predictably gets hung up on the last few words. The ritual he went through to remove the mirror had him out of commission for a week, and they don't have that kind of time. But he's already decided. For all his reservations, he sticks to what was ultimately an impulsive choice driven by one simple fact. This might be his only chance. Memories without feeling are better than no memories at all.
Allison and Ben both decide to come along once he tells them. At least he's not hiding it from them, because he thinks they'd ask, after he went to each of them for advice. And he doesn't trust anyone else to take him back if he's incapacitated. He knows Ben in particular isn't happy with his choice, but he never seems to judge him as harshly as Five judges himself.
This was his mess. He'll face the consequences.
He'll show up within the allotted time. With his siblings there to confirm, he offers the name only when he's prompted. Names have power here, he hasn't forgotten. He knew him by another, but thanks to Allison, he's aware of what the future holds and how his brother discovered himself in the middle of their trauma. Maybe because of it, and he holds onto what that feels like in what little way he can before he lets it go. He'd be Vanya in his memories, Number Seven, who will be known as Viktor Hargreeves. ]
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Allison and Ben both decide to come along once he tells them. At least he's not hiding it from them, because he thinks they'd ask, after he went to each of them for advice. And he doesn't trust anyone else to take him back if he's incapacitated. He knows Ben in particular isn't happy with his choice, but he never seems to judge him as harshly as Five judges himself.
This was his mess. He'll face the consequences.
He'll show up within the allotted time. With his siblings there to confirm, he offers the name only when he's prompted. Names have power here, he hasn't forgotten. He knew him by another, but thanks to Allison, he's aware of what the future holds and how his brother discovered himself in the middle of their trauma. Maybe because of it, and he holds onto what that feels like in what little way he can before he lets it go. He'd be Vanya in his memories, Number Seven, who will be known as Viktor Hargreeves. ]