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[opheliac]

hey, chuck. can we talk real quick? now that my head's been screwed on right?

[incorrigibles]

[ oh, that's a new username, but it's the nickname that makes it obvious who this is. ]

what, it wasn't before?

but yeah, sure. course. what do you need?

[opheliac]

ookkk ookkk, u got me there. i guess my head is never REALLY screwed on. wobble wobble!!!

i just wanted to check on u. like. nothing TOO bad happened while i was gone, right? with u?

[incorrigibles]

i mean, pretty sure all of us have got some wobbling going on

oh, uh, that's real sweet of you. no, nothing. i mean, should something bad have happened? did i miss something?

[opheliac]

its probably nothing
OR
could build INTO something. a very BIG something.
guess it all depends on how stabby someone is feeling after a good night sleep and a cup of joe.

its about my old man. he mentioned something about u giving him an intervention that went down the sewers. wanna give me a full story on that? not that i dont believe him or anything. its always good to hear 2 sides of everything before someone gets canned.

[incorrigibles]

wait, he's still pissed at me about that? damn, he really can't take a simple disagreement, can he

all i said was that he might consider telling you the truth about stuff. i think he said something about keeping his relationships where you can't see them, and i said maybe he shouldn't do that

and told him i get why richard might be wanting to keep stuff a secret, which wasn't a lie. i do get it.

that was really all, i swear. but he got really angry and told me to leave... so i did

[opheliac]

i was going to go with "gasoline pouring over a field of hay with a cute little house in the middle, and people are trapped inside and screaming for their lives" kind of angry.

but pissed works.

how i did get caught up in the conversation between u 2, anyway? i mean, with me AND the whole them dating thing? u didnt had to stick up for me there and get urself roped in.

[incorrigibles]

hey, he's the one who mentioned his relationships. i just... continued with the topic, i guess.

and i know i didn't, just, hearing him talk about keeping you in the dark like it was a good thing when i knew how much pain you'd been in over the whole thing

well, i couldn't just let it go, i guess

so he's really serious about it, then? i don't really care if he takes a stab at me, most stuff goes through me anyway. as long as he doesn't try and hurt anyone i care about it's fine

[opheliac]

talking like a true jinxer. i know i formed the INX club before i left and all, but... didnt think it would stick for this long.

hmmmmmmmm... WELL!! how long ago was this? because if *this* happened right around the block, he might be serious. if this was AGES ago and ur guts hadnt spilled on a silver platter yet, then i think ure safe.

[incorrigibles]

like we'd give up on you that easily.

uh, during the blackout? when monsters were in the city and all that. it's got to have been near two months, i reckon

but just in case... remember when i told you i'd stick by you and asked just one thing? that one thing still applies. if you find that he's gonna do anything, anything at all, well. i don't care if something happens to me, but make sure nothing gets to junpei, yeah? please.

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[opheliac]

ha! well if ure gonna be serious about it, then have to go all in. my followers back home dyed their hair blue and styled it like mine as close as they can.

we all know what u have to do. 🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪

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[opheliac]

and hey, dont sweat bullets about it, ok? i think ure in the clear. if anything, he might ban u from all his businesses. sooooooo u might need to find somewhere else to get ur wardrobe or look for a different club to party in.

but u'll be all right. and junpei, too. i dont think silco even knows the guy. not from what *i* know, anyway. a lot can happen in 2 months.

[incorrigibles]

dyed their hair blue? huh, well, maybe for a tick. i promise to do that for the next time i see you 💖

and well, that's not entirely true. junpei works for him, you know? so he definitely knows. but alright, i'm not gonna start looking over my shoulder, then... and i won't tell him either, best not make him worry

thanks for letting me know, though. and sorry to cause you trouble. didn't mean to, did i?

[opheliac]

ill agree to a tick. 💣💥💙

oh, well. i guess that would make sense, huh? need some coins? work for my pops. and i will ALWAYS recommend doing, by the way. silco is my funny little grouchy man, sure, but hes very fair about giving his employees what they need.

he DID fess up about richard to me. u know, them dating and all. i pretended to act blown away about it to tease him. but now that the cat is KINDA out of the bag, i think the 4 of us can finally screw in that last bolt and call this invention 100% complete.

he knows, richard know, i know, u know, so i think we can shelf this bad boy! as loooong as we keep ur lips zipped and not blab about it to anyone else, we can move on to the next thing that'll piss us off. and in this joint? that'll come sooner than we think.

[incorrigibles]

it's a promise, then.

wait, he did? shit. that's aces.

and don't worry, i haven't told anyone, and i'm not gonna. never meant to get involved in the first place, did i

so if you guys are all fine now that's all good

Work phone please

[opheliac]

u were an innocent bystander that got mixed in our little gunfight. whoops, it happens!

and fine is a VERY fat word. ricky might still want me dead, and any guy who made my old man go as far as letting them gut my leg and have them still breathe to tell about it, isnt exactly the ideal partner for him in my books.

but. ive learned something while i was home.

and that thing is that other people deserve to have happy endings, especially those who i really care for. and i shouldnt hold them back from that, even if im... not too on board with who theyre with. if it makes them happy, then... thats what matter the most.

[incorrigibles]

well, luckily the ricochet hasn't been too bad, so far.

[ but when she speaks of what she's learned... well, he can't help but think back to their conversation, to him saying pretty much the same thing to her then. and it's a great thing, if she's finally learned that for herself. ]

i'm chuffed that you think so. think that's really it... when you really care about someone, all you want is for them to be happy, yeah?

[opheliac]

yeah. its all i ever wanted, for all of them.
and besides, i need to make room for the NEXT headache coming through. and THATS avoiding my ex-boyfriend #2.
except i jinxed up and kissed him without thinking, and now he keeps searching for me like a lost puppy needing a home.

[incorrigibles]

is that the guy you mentioned earlier? the one who went back home? so he's here again, then

uh, at the risk of sounding stupid... why'd you wanna avoid him? if you kissed him it means you care, and if he's looking for you, then HE cares, too

[opheliac]

of course he cares. i'd be dead if it werent for him. really putting the name "boy savior" to good use.

but u know *how* many times this simulation brought him here? this is his 3rd visit. he doesnt remember his very 1st, and it took him a month to remember his 2nd.

hes just going to bail again, and who knows when he gets dragged in the 4th time if he'll remember anything. why set myself up for disaster?

[incorrigibles]

[ hm, let him put two and two together again — ]

right, so... you do care, and he does care, but you're not with him to spare yourself the pain if he does go back again?

look, i get it, i really do. but the thing is, you're not exactly not in pain right now, either, are you? yeah, it might hurt if he goes back. but aren't you hurting both of you right now?

isn't being able to be happy, make the most of the time you have right now, right here... isn't that worth it?

[opheliac]

not if being with me means u'll die. i love him too much for that, and he's always risking his life for me.

[incorrigibles]

right. i get that, i do.

but isn't that his decision to make?

[opheliac]

oh come on. not the "their decision to make" speech again! ure the 4th person who's told me that in the last week!!

[incorrigibles]

and that definitely couldn't mean there's some point to that speech?




look, i tried to do the whole "what if i just don't tell him anything" thing, yeah? in case he went home, in case it hurt too much. and then i realised that what hurt far worse was the thought he'd have been here and not have any idea how much he means to me