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[charring]

[Charlie sounds amused and a bit horrified but mostly just so amused right now.]

Went to drop off rent after I got home from errands and I learned that my landlady, a lovely elderly woman about 87 years old, has a tattoo of a red rose on the back of her left hip.

This is almost like that curse where people were dressed ridiculously and going on about how sexy they were, only significantly more awkward. I have no problem with the human form, don't get me wrong. I'd just rather not go through the day worrying about what physical attributes I'm going to discover on the guy that I buy pet toys from.

And him? Apparently he has a third nipple and has had his appendix removed. He's telling everyone he comes in contact with.

[There's the sound of a door opening, Phantom letting out happy yips and Charlie talking to the animal, something about 'very interesting and stressful day' before the feed shuts off.]

Comments

video: Sounds delish!

[beyourarmy]

.... [Does that sad empathy thing of his.]

You're right. I take you have some sad ones, then?

You don't think any of the healers here could help you?

video: consider it did

[charring]

I have. [She'll tell you about them someday, Setsuna.]

They might. I never really asked, honestly.

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[beyourarmy]

If you can get yourself to ask, it might be worth it. It sounds like they really bother you.

I don't think it's good to forget the things we've been through, because sometimes those things make us who we are, and that's important. But...for something that hurts so much, it might be better to heal it and be rid of it.

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[charring]

[She hesitates, rubbing the back of her arm a moment before lifting her shirt sleeve and showing Setsuna a 6 inch long, very jagged and obviously once stitched shut scar on the back of her arm.] This needs to go. I get what you're saying. I don't want to entirely forget because of what you said. About our experiences making us who you are. I just wish this scar didn't make things so much more vivid. It's stupid but sometimes I get a glimpse of it in the mirror and I feel like I'm stuck reliving all these things that happened when I was a kid.

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[beyourarmy]

[When she was a kid.... Yeah, his eyes sting a little.]

Yeah, then that? You should get that healed, definitely. It's probably triggering the event for you, or something. And that might be preventing you from healing, rather than helping.

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[charring]

You don't think I sound ridiculous?

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[beyourarmy]

No. Why would I think that?