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Chapter 4: meeting

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In the same cafe that Rebecca was at sat Karl waiting for his old friend Phil to arrive. He had to admit it had been a few centuries since the two saw each other. In human form no less.

The door of the small coffee shop opened, the jingling of the bell catching the attention of the master of time. He smiled when he saw it was Phil.

He stood up as Phil walked to him. The two smiled and shared a hug and a laugh. As they sat down Phil took off his coat, "It's been a while old friend." He said.

Karl nodded and laughed, "It has, when was the last time we saw each other?" he asked. Phil hummed and shrugged, "The end of the 19th century I believe." The god answered.

The master of time smiled, "Yes it was." He said. The two had gotten their drinks and were just talking randomly about stuff that had happened with their own families.

The conversation was light, it was just two old friends catching up. That was until Karl caught a sight of Sapnap passing by the cafe.

He sighed and this caught Phil's attention, "You good Karl?" he asked. Karl sighed but nodded, he looked at Phil with wary eyes.

"Doesn't seem like you're good. What is it?" he asked. Karl let out a breath, "Remember 1821? Cairo?" he asked. Phil hummed and nodded, his face changing into a serious face. He gulped, "I still don't understand why Phil..." he admitted.

Phil hummed and set his cup down, he looked at his drink and frowned, "There are things that me and Kristin hid from our community and one of them was Rebecca." He started.

Karl nodded, motioning for him to continue, "When she arrived, she was gifted with immortality by the void and we had taken her in. She is a Crafter." He explained looking back at his friend.

The master of life sighed, "And the punishment? It's been centuries Phil-" "Time will come."

They were quiet and Karl sighed, "But I am time. What if I want it to be lifted? Will you stop me?" he asked intensly.

Karl cared for his friends, they were his family and seeing Dream for centuries trying to find where she was heartbreaking. It wasn't a fun sight to see.

Phil raised an eyebrow at him, "Are you threatening me Karl? Are you threatening a god?" he asked quietly. Karl hummed, "God or not, I think they served their punishment long enough-"

"They'll go back right into it." Phil cut him off. Karl huffed, "There's nothing wrong with what they had." He argued and Phil was about to answer when Karl cut him off.

"Unless you have something against me and my people." He said and Phil sighed, he shook his head, "You don't know anything about Rebecca. How are you so sure that she won't be bad to Dream?" he asked diverting the question.

"Is she bad?" Karl asked not backing down. He didn't know who Rebecca was but Dream did. He clearly did if he would lock himself up and try to find her even if she wouldn't remember.

Phil shook his head, "Then how will she be bad for Dream?" Karl asked. Phil hummed, "Anything can happen when you're in love. Whether that would be good or bad. Love is unpredictable."