Intense Struggle! (Round 7 - The Database)

Originally posted on MSPA by Ixcalibur.

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Aph was worried. She might have been a bit slow to grasp what was going on, but she was aware that the fact that they were somewhere new indicated that someone had died. She had been silent for a little while now, floating after Sister Clara as she trudged through the dark waters of the swamp. She hated the idea that something could happen to one of them at any time. That even at the end of this, even if they were the last two standing they were unlikely to be allowed to leave together and have a nice happy life. It made her want to find The Monitor and tear him limb from limb, and maybe she would. Maybe they could have the happy life she wanted, but for now…
“Sister Clara?” Aph asked.

“Yes dear?” Sister Clara asked, turning around to find Aph, knelt down in mid air, just above the swamp.

“I love you.” Aph said. “And I will fight for us as long as I still have breath in my body. But I cannot stand the idea that should something happen to one of us and we had not made full use of the brief time we had together." She paused. "Clara, will you marry me?"