Love Bomb town square

Polyta and Nix jump out of a portal.

Polyta catches her breath.

—Polyta—
We're back...

Where are the other two.

Coral. And Helen.
Where are they?

—Polyta—
I think...
Oh, no...
They got must have gotten cut off before they could reach the portal.
By the Goddess, we left them behind...!

We lost them?


...


They
should have moved faster.

—Polyta—
Nix, we're lucky any of us even got out in that chaos!
They were doing their best in an impossible situation, they--
How could this happen!? Not again...!

Enough. Enough!


I don't want to see this from you!

No more wallowing.
We move on.



—Polyta—
I just don't understand what went wrong. It was all going so well...
Why was Mercy there?
She shouldn't have known when the meeting was. Did she follow us?

I told her to be there.





—Polyta—
You didn't.

Polyta looks at Nix with churning disgust.

You said you wouldn't make use of her.
I had to.

I contacted her with the communicator
and told her when to strike.

—Polyta—
Are you serious!?

He was going to attack us!!!

—Polyta—
He attacked us BECAUSE OF YOU!!

He--
We would have been vulnerable!

I acted for our safety!

Polyta grabs Nix by the scruff of her neck.

—Polyta—
Do you have ANY IDEA what you've just done!!?

LET GO OF ME!!!

—Polyta—
You just destroyed EVERYTHING we've been working for!!
What in the HELL were you THINKING!!?

LET GO
LET GO
LET GO
LET GO
LET GO
LET GO!!

Rilly steps in.

—Rilly—
Hey! Hey! Polyta!
Let's just, take a deep breath, okay?
We're all doing our best, remember?

—Polyta—
...
Of course.

She lets Nix down at Rilly's urging, but not before passing one last judgement.

—Polyta—
Hear me when I say this, Nix.
If anything happens to Helen or Coral.
That is on you.

No!

No.


Nix's bloody tears stain the cobblestones.



This is not
my fault.



It's not.




It's not.