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Re: day 253

[bondsofsuffering]

Want me to come over?

Re: day 253

[audacity]

[ a minute or two before, ]

nah its ok you should hang w ur parents & val

ftr they do want 2 meet u but htat can be whenever. probably when its not super late

Re: day 253

[bondsofsuffering]

Okay.

But I can still drop by if you want some company, you know.

Re: day 253

[audacity]

[ typing...

typing...

then nothing for a moment ]

yeah ok

Re: day 253

[bondsofsuffering]

Where are you?

Re: day 253

[audacity]

[ drops location pin

for a spare room at aloe's ]

Re: day 253

[bondsofsuffering]

[✅ Read.

Anyway he may notice the distinct sound of a motorcycle as it drives up and parks, followed by knocking, footsteps on stairs, and knocking but directly on his door this time.]

Re: day 253

[audacity]

[ oh

for some reason, he's surprised as he opens the door ]

Snow...?

Re: day 253

[bondsofsuffering]

Hey.

[Already stepping inside,]

Re: day 253

[audacity]

Hey. You were pretty fast.

[ closing the door behind him ]

Re: day 253

[bondsofsuffering]

It helps having a bike.

So? What all happened?

Re: day 253

[audacity]

[ opens mouth

makes a face

closes mouth

opens mouth again

sighs

flops back onto his bed ]

We were gone for two months and Nettle's parents boxed up — I dunno, got rid of? — his stuff since he's 18 soon, and found those people to dump me onto, and were just gonna do that except I ran into Mr. and Mrs. Waters and Aloe showed up and adopted Nettle on the spot and then I punched Nettle's mom for being an asshole. And Mr. and Mrs. W want to take me back to wherever and meet my sister and her baby and her wife's name is Sunshine.

Re: day 253

[bondsofsuffering]

[Wow okay.

...]

Your name was River Waters???

Re: day 253

[audacity]

[ FRUSTRATED SOUNDS ]

The sister's Crystal Waters.

Re: day 253

[bondsofsuffering]

Ooooooooof. That's really the best they could come up with?

Re: day 253

[audacity]

[ ykw no gotta get up so he can pace ]

You'll get it when you see them. They're super...cheerful.

Re: day 253

[bondsofsuffering]

And not exactly clever?

Re: day 253

[audacity]

I mean, neither am I.

[ fiddles with his necklace as he walks ]

Nothing phases them. It's really — you're not gonna tell me I gotta go back with them or something, right?

Re: day 253

[bondsofsuffering]

Obviously not.

Re: day 253

[audacity]

That'd make you the first person today.

Re: day 253

[bondsofsuffering]

I can see what they're thinking, but it's for practical reasons, too.

I'm guessing you don't suddenly remember your life with them, right?

Re: day 253

[audacity]

[ sighs ]

No. Nothing.

Re: day 253

[bondsofsuffering]

Then why should you be expected to uproot your whole life and go with them when everyone and everything you know is right here?

You'd be starting from scratch all over again, surrounded by unfamiliar people who don't know a thing about who you've become since you washed up here.

Isn't that just being cruel to you?

1/3

[audacity]

[ gonna stop pacing and ]

Re: day 253

[audacity]

[ go over and hug him actually ]