Lucretia. [And god, it's such a heavy topic, just dropped as casually as possible into Lucretia's lap, but Lup rolls her eyes like it's nothing.] I know. If I thought you were capable of something like that, we wouldn't be having this convo. I try to not associate with complete assholes. [a beat] Well, bigger assholes than our friends. [a poor attempt at a joke? definitely, but it's so tense, she has to interject with something stupid to lighten the mood.]

I dunno. I don't think so. He makes it sound like he popped into Hadriel right after being drinking fish goo and remembering me. You, uh, Future You and him probably didn't have much of a chance to talk. Merle knows who I am, so I guess we could chat at him for more info, but... [She shrugs. He's also Merle, so getting that information may be a little difficult. What they had to ask were very difficult questions, the very kind that a guy like Merle preferred to avoid, dancing away from them.

Lup knows this is awful, knows her brother and his hurt well enough to know he's not going to forgive Lucretia easily, even if this version of her hasn't done a thing. It's unfair, but after what he'd been put through, Lup couldn't bring herself to tell him he was wrong. They are still working to get their shit together, to fall back into step, she's not going to tell him to stop hurting and suck it up. But her heart does go out to Lucretia, their friend, knowing how hard it's going to be living with the weight of something she never did hanging over her.

She rests a hand on Lucretia's shoulder.] Either way, there's your answer. It's a shitty one, but it's all I've got. Oh, also apparently I'm a bomb-ass lich in the future, so I'm probably not dead. Er, not more dead. Just maybe lost? Trapped? Either way, now that Taako remembers me, I'm sure he'll track me down.