No. That's Brain Fart's answer. No, it will not upset the balance.
That's why, as the canopy closes, sealing me in the pod, I am not alone.
All that matters is that all twenty-four Castigators are present and accounted for.
As the device rumbles and whines and starts to spin, I have someone to hold.
It won't matter if one pod is empty...
I have someone to love.
...and another has two occupants.
The global warming reversal device turns faster, and the whine gets louder. Sunblock and I cling to each other, bodies wrapped together in our last embrace.
It makes a difference as the spinning accelerates and the countdown begins. As fear digs its gnarled claws into my heart.
The numbers boom over the speaker in the pod, with "Ride of the Valkyries" in the background.
Ten...nine...ei
