Shoulder bump.

Giggle snug! 

(...She doesn't want to stop cuddling, to get up and be responsible and talk to Truth...)

El doesn't really want her to get up and talk to Truth either, so.

Yeah. 

She just... Should. 

If she has to.

El has her back.

Hug!

And she goes to talk to Truth. 

It seems, from what she's able to get for free: Bellona's Truth is experiencing the timelines in parallel, El has not been looped and so neither has her Truth, and the other Bellonas are all aware of the loops and have made trades for information from the other loops, which can include messages from this Bellona. (Her Truth is probably cheating a little, but it seems to like the kind of cheating where it confirms which things Bellona already thinks are true.)

(It can't tell her the toll for information about the other loops, nor for rescuing her other selves.)

"Do you think that means you win this time through?"

"There aren't later loops it sounds like... So either we win or we really lose."

"Or that. Let's hope for the former."

"Yeah. Though between us two and Eliana..."

"Three smart, fierce, intelligent girls? Nothing stands a chance."

Giggle. "Only slightly held back by not all being in the same place at the same time."

"Just evens the playing field a little. Gives them a sporting chance."

"Provides some challenge for us. We'd get bored otherwise."

"That's the only thing scarier."

"We'll avoid that fate at all costs, then."

"Sounds good."

Lean.

"...How much do you think I should tell Eliana? About - all this."

"I think... This is kind of a big secret to keep from her, if you want to be serious. But probably you should know her longer before deciding."

"It's - tactically relevant, too. Which matters to winning this loop."

"Could be, yeah."

"She might accept information without an explanation but - I don't want to run risks by giving her half information?"

"...Though if that's my excuse I should probably tell Cassandra, Varric, and Solas, too." She's a lot more reluctant to do that, for some reason. The reason is they might overreact.

"Well... they already know you're from Amestris, right? So really you're just catching Eliana up. And they don't need to know about me because you're not proposing to share me with them."

Giggle! "I haven't told them about the Gate, though..."

"Do they need to know, really?"