[Oh boy... that awkward moment when doomed timelines. It's been a long time since she's had to broach the subject with anybody, since everyone she knew was currently either alpha or dead. And for that matter, she can't be sure she's not alpha, just yet - but all it would take to disprove that is for someone to come from later on in the timeline. Even if she does go back, it's very possible that she's already doomed. And as for Sollux... well, he definitely is.

... Which really grinds her gears to think about, to be honest. It's not even just the two of them - all the Transports, however many there were, were being doomed left and right, all for the sake of a single iteration of Earth - and all because the Initiative apparently has no idea how time travel works.

But she's not going to die again, beta or no. That's a given.

Aradia lets out a deep breath with a long sigh, and rests a hand on Sollux's arm, trying to be reassuring.]

I'm not going to say I'm not worried about that. The timeline thing, I mean. But... if you don't want to go back, I don't see why you should have to. [and as long as they're in an alternate timeline anyway-] And the same if you don't want to die.