Alexander was shaking the fate of Farlong and even the USA back in November, which was obvious for anyone around with sensitivity to fate.
(Alexander:)”I am gonna have to make this up to Brightman and Nightknight later, well pleasing Nightknight is easy, but…” Alexander is muttering absentmindedly.
Chameleon and Hellbitch quickly pick up on the pleasing Nightknight part and quickly understand, he is really easy to please as long as you have not royally fucked up.
Alexander has an odd smile and it confuses the group. (Alexander:)”Oddly happy about simplifying the explanation of Enchantress and Fool’s bond.
At least I did not accidentally shake the fate of solar system or something, he he.” Enchantress stares in horror at the man who did not lie and the rest also feel shocked.
(Alexander:)”OK, I need to stop myself from saying something that will hurt Nightknight or something, he is very sensitive to fate… sorry.” He mutters an apology at the end.
After a little time of silence Enchantress then goes on to explain and reiterate what Alexander said, but with an explanation of:”he was not lying at this part or this, or this, or this…”
Alexander felt very awkward about the way Hellbitch, Chameleon, Goblinknight and Cassandra looked at him throughout Enchantress’s retelling.
(Hellbitch:)”You… really know a lot.” (Goblinknight:)”It does not feel like you are from the future, someone from the future would probably not know this much personal details.”
The group goes quiet until: (Hellbitch:)”Well he said to think of him like that for simplicity’s sake, which means it is an excuse…” Another silence…
(Chameleon:)”Is Enchantress’s romantic fate/future as bad as Cassandra?” Enchantress and Goblinknight who does not know about why she would ask that stare questioningly at Alexander.
(Alexander:)”Actually yes, similar, but different. Enchantress might experience things far worse than Cassandra even, but she can survive that while Cassandra can’t…”
Chameleon nods sagely like she understands… Even Hellbitch one of the most magically educated at the scene did not do well in divination and fate related magic theory…
The smartest person about fate at this table would either be Enchantress or Alexander who has never seen or heard fate before…
(Enchantress:)”So why do I not get together with Fool in the future?” Alexander answers absentmindedly without thinking as if he had answered this question before.
(Alexander:)”Cause you’re a dumb bitch.” Realizing that he said that out loud, his eyes open wide as the rest stare at him in shock, even Enchantress is shaking.
(Alexander:)”NO I- fucked up. Umm… You know when two characters in a love comedy just keep on misunderstanding each other and stupid things keep on happening.
If you could go back in time and slap your younger self and tell them what to do instead, would you not?” Hellbitch feels this deeply, younger Hellbitch really needs a lesson.
(Alexander:)”Soooo… OK sorry. Your future self is… a stupid B word, but you can chose to not be; even if you like playing one with your normal identity…
Future you had a chance, but you decided to just not do it; so of course Fool was picked up by another woman, that dude is loved by too many people and he is too attractive…
So of course in the future… or all of the people that I know that I was close to, wherever I came from all think you fucked up.” Enchantress stares in silence.
She actually fucks up like this? She just does not go for it and loses him to someone else? Future her would slap her for doing it again? Does future her regret it?
(Alexander:)”So you understand why… I called future you like that… she just gave up, not like you have to make a different choice.
You are your own person and can make choices for yourself, it might feel claustrophobic when you keep getting pushed towards Fool and there seems to be no way out… But that is fine?
There are many ways this can go and you can make that choice; Fool is yours as long as you try hard enough, you just have to not step back and push forward and you win.
But if you don’t want to then it is fine, being alone is fine; though you might have to push through your obsession and resist insanity which might come or might not.”
Before Alexander can continue a man stands behind Alexander, a white mask as pure as snow, a tight fitting green shirt with dragon scale like pattern and red leather pants.
It is Fool, with his common set up of smiling mask, tight fitting shirt, leather pants and some dragon motif on one of the clothing articles.
The group around the table stare in shock at Fool behind Alexander and even Alexander notices, but Fool is too fast as he grabs Alexander in a chokehold and pulls him off his seat.
(Alexander:)”Ugh! Fool, I will rat you out you sick bastard, I know all your darkest secrets!” Alexander struggles as he gets pulled away, Cassandra stands up about to help, but is stopped.
Enchantress holds Cassandra’s hand. (Enchantress:)”You don’t need to worry, this-they… Fool had no evil in his heart and this just looks oddly like a sibling squabble…”
The gang looks oddly at the struggling Alexander and Fool who seem to be play fighting; Fool can easily break concrete with his strength, so he is obviously holding back.
(Fool:)”Come at me cop, I am a supervillain!” (Alexander:)”Puh! As if I will ever consider you a supervillain!” Fool now oddly feeling what others feel.
Is this what it feels like when you consider yourself a villain and is instantly shut down with the fact that you are not in fact a villain?
(Fool:)”OK then why are we fighting!?” (Alexander:)”You know what? Consider this to be for your future self, he is such a bitch!”
An exchange of punches and kicks at speeds beyond what Alexander could do before, this can be considered a fight at superhuman speed.
Of course Fool is way beyond his strength, easily parrying his attacks and throwing Alexander around; Alexander is only able to equal/beat low level superhumans in combat.