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[colorature]

i dont mind
if i minded i wouldnt have replied
im okay
i wasnt okay earlier but i am right now
ive been painting

[incinerating]

Okay. Thanks. I appreciate you answering.

What happened? Unless you'd rather not talk about it.

[A few seconds later, in a separate text.]

Maybe later I can come over and see your painting?

[colorature]

i met a man who i thought was the man i love but he wasnt who i knew him to be
he didnt remember me either
of course it was just this place playing tricks
but it was an unpleasant experience
you can come over if you would like
i can make tea if you want

[incinerating]

Oh.

Something like that happened to me too. Just now.

[A bit of a pause again, before the next text.]

I'd like to come over. It's just going to take me a minute to get myself sorted out. Can we keep talking though?

[colorature]

sure we can
i wont be going anywhere so you dont need to rush

[incinerating]

Thanks.

I'm so frazzled I can't even remember if I told you I started seeing someone.

[colorature]

you didnt no

[incinerating]

Oh. Sorry. His name is Prompto, I'm not sure if you've met him. He's a Dominant, and I like him very much.

[Except when he turns into a stranger and nearly shoots him...]

[colorature]

i remember him from the network but i dont really know him otherwise
are you contracted with him

[incinerating]

No, I'm not. I've still got a month of my current one. I was working up the courage to talk to him about it but then. You know. Do you think the regular versions of people will come back?

[colorature]

they will
tsurugi is back
so prompto will come back too

[incinerating]

How did you deal with him, when he came back? Did you act like nothing happened?

[colorature]

i ended up in a place that was opposite of everything here and i found him
i was pretty upset and he hadnt a clue what had happened
i had a good cry and we managed to get out
i dont really understand it im not even sure if it happened it was all so strange
but its in the past and ive tsurugi back and hes his normal human self
if anything ive had him help me clean the cottage since the other version of him drove me out of my own home

[incinerating]

I think this was just a version of him that was completely different. He looked the same but everything else was wrong.

Does he remember what happened?

[colorature]

he doesnt
i dont think they were the same person
the tsurugi who wanted nothing to do with me was a servamp
the tsurugi i love is a human

[incinerating]

Okay. That's a relief.

I'm not sure what to do, though. It isn't his fault and it wasn't even him, but I still feel wretched.

[colorature]

its understandable to feel that way i think
you feel betrayed
what did he do exactly

[incinerating]

Yes. Except it wasn't him, so I don't really have the right. I'll probably just pretend nothing happened when he gets back.

[It actually takes about 5 minutes before he sends the second text. Most of that is him typing and deleting variations on a sentence.]

He said some mean things.

[colorature]

what did he say
people say mean things all the time

[incinerating]

It was just things about me being unwanted. That sort of thing.

[colorature]

mm...ive been told that a lot
you get used to it after awhile

[incinerating]

Excuse me? No one should be telling you things like that. That's appalling.

Anyhow, there was also something else, too. I don't know why it's bothering me so much, I've been in much stickier situations.

[colorature]

they shouldnt no
but ive spent the majority of my life being unwanted emil
what is it

[incinerating]

So have I. It just cut deep because what he said makes sense. No one would really miss me if I were gone.

[Another long pause between texts.]

He had a gun.

[colorature]

did he shoot you