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[pigtailsbutterflyknives]

I got a question. What do the deities do around here, other than 'sacrifice' pony-people and otherwise strive to make our time here as shitty as possible?

[She had a brother. And the brother was a villain. And then she got into a fight with some dick-head kid. And then she didn't have a brother. And she remembers things about her brother that she did't know before and she's more than certain he knows a thing or two about her she didn't want anyone knowing around here. So many emotions. So much 'do not want' in one weekend.]

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[doeswhathewants]

Sacrifice....pony people? This place just gets weirder.

[pigtailsbutterflyknives]

You dunno the half of it, dude.

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[thenormalsquint]

Sit back and watch us be miserable, honey.

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[pigtailsbutterflyknives]

But I don't wanna. [She wants to do something about it, Angela.]

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[thenormalsquint]

Nobody does. I certainly don't want to. But I haven't come up with any ideas that seem workable yet.

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[pigtailsbutterflyknives]

[There's a long silence on Mindy's end. She's probably just glaring and trying so hard to not swear as she speaks. This takes serious effort, Angela. She hopes you're happy.]

This whole place is dumb.

[Her weekend was just too much.]

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[thenormalsquint]

[As much as Mindy curses, Angela can tell that deep down inside, she's just a little kid like any other and it breaks her heart. Every time. Every time a kid is here, it kills Angela a little more because they shouldn't have to suffer through a place like this. But there are people who can help make things a little easier if they can't outright fix them.]

Who are you staying with right now? Are your parents here?

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[pigtailsbutterflyknives]

I'm staying with Doctor Chase and a couple of his friends. [She plans on moving out very soon, though.]

No. I don't think they are.

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[thenormalsquint]

[Ugh, no parents. Knife to the heart.]

Do you think they would allow you to come over to my house to watch some movies and have some ice cream? I'm friend with Robert, but he can come over too if he wants to be extra careful.

[doeswhathewants]

I am rather unsure I wish to know the half of it.

[pigtailsbutterflyknives]

Keep yourself ignorant and be horrifically surprised or learn what could possibly happen and be horrifically surprised anyway. There's no winning.

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[pigtailsbutterflyknives]

I don't think they'd mind. And if you're friends with Robert, I'm sure it won't matter. [Meaning she'll trust you, Angela.]

[indecent_butterfly]

One would image the same as most Gods...very little.

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[thenormalsquint]

[Well, she was more than just friends with him a long time ago, but that is nothing a child should know about. And it's not about Mindy trust her so much as it them trusting Mindy with her.]

Well, I want you to ask them anyway. It's just the right thing to do.

[pigtailsbutterflyknives]

Kinda fucking figured.

[This place. It is the most ridiculous.]

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[pigtailsbutterflyknives]

[What is this 'ask an adult' thing? But fine. Mindy will try to find Robert. She returns a few minutes later.]

I don't think he or anyone else is around. Can't I just leave a note?

[doeswhathewants]

I prefer to be in the know. The absolute know. All the advantages, all the angles. [A cheshire grin.] A smart person prefers the advantage.

[indecent_butterfly]

Such language. [But ne is smiling regardless of nir words.]

Just looking for confirmation of assumed knowledge?

[pigtailsbutterflyknives]

[And a grin right back in return. She likes this kid.]

Good way to live.

[pigtailsbutterflyknives]

That. More information if there is any. Just...I don't like not knowing how something works. I feel like a chicken with my head cut off, y'know? Running around uselessly until I just kick the bucket.

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[beifongbandit]

No, I'm pretty sure that's it. Laugh at our pain, maybe?

[candothat]

One of them said once that it was doing paperwork. If I were a deity, I would not do anything so boring.

I know that these deities can give and take memories, bring the dead back to life, grant wishes and--I cannot verify this, although I have heard it said--trick people. They make me think of Baba Yaga in the old stories.

...Only the deities do not live in a cabin that stands on chicken legs.

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[pigtailsbutterflyknives]

Sit back with popcorn and watch us flail.

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[thenormalsquint]

No. And somebody should be at home with you. Don't you have a babysitter? Maybe they're in another room?

[Who are these people Mindy is staying with?]

[doeswhathewants]

The only way to live. To stay alive and ahead, that is. [He grins right back.] And things never change, people are just as oblivious here. Some things never change, human nature to adapt to one's environment, seeking normalcy.