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[redrooms]

I'd say he's more like tofurkey. Don't be rude, you'll hurt his feelings.

[mrcreamsicles]

shit youre right
why didnt i think of that
i got some black spraypaint too
paint us up bake us in an oven and youve got yourself a human rights violation
but it will have to do

but hey
hows he holding up
and what about you while im at it

[redrooms]

He's doing as well as can be expected. He's beating himself up, and at this point, I doubt anything anyone can say will change that.
I'm doing better than most.

[mrcreamsicles]

i tried to help the other day
didnt really work and i cant say im surprised
i havent known him all that long but he seems good at beating himself up for even stuff that isnt remotely his fault
so something like this has to be hell on him
you barely seem bothered next to him but you dont seem the type to spill your feelings easy either

[redrooms]

I didn't kill anyone, so I'm starting from a better place.
I'm more than "barely bothered", but I'm trying not to make it harder on Clint.

[Translation: The mind control thing freaks her right the hell out, but she's got an admirable poker face.]

[mrcreamsicles]

i get it
or something enough like it
i know id be fucked up too if i got made a murderer and ive been keeping my problems off clints plate because he likes excuses to pile it higher
you though
id offer to let you vent to me but idk if you would take it up
plus my weird teenager issues have gotta be way different than whatever a badass russian spy chick is going through

[redrooms]

Not so different, I imagine.

[Not here, at least. She's half tempted to deflect or leave it at that, but then she figures that opening up herself might encourage him to open up in the future. So, after a pause, she continues.]

I've dealt with things like this before. Brainwashing and mind control, being made to feel like a tool. The other night felt very personal for me.

[mrcreamsicles]

yeah i havent had that
closest was during the first static when i thought no one else was real
but that didnt force me into doing anything
ive only heard about this from other people
maybe its not the best thing to hear but im glad it wasnt me that got controlled
because everything i have heard makes it sound terrifying
im sorry nat

[redrooms]

I don't blame you for feeling that way at all. It is terrifying, and I hope it doesn't happen to you.

[mrcreamsicles]

im not gonna ask the details of what happened to you
not my business and i can make an educated guess besides
but you got my condolences
heres hoping that whatever happens next with these eyes isnt more of the same

[redrooms]

We can only hope. We seem to have had bad luck so far, haven't we?

[mrcreamsicles]

thats one way to put it
ive died twice in one month and so have you
but its weird death that just gets undone
which on the one hand good great i dont want to actually be dead forever
but on the other how are we supposed to deal with it
youd think id know after the way the game gave us extra shots but the answer is no
besides keep going anyway because what else is there

[redrooms]

I don't know, Davesprite. It's more difficult than I imagined it would be, too.

[This is one of the hardest things she's dealt with. At least there's generally a lull between the world ending threats she dealt with as an Avenger.]

You find something to make it worth going on despite the awful parts. That's all the advice I can give.

[mrcreamsicles]

i already got that
im gonna help people find a way out
no matter what else happens you all deserve that

[redrooms]

"You all" deserve that? And what about you?

[mrcreamsicles]

you already got your daily allocation of sprite issues
dont get greedy

[redrooms]

Fine. We'll table it for another day, then, but this town doesn't need more martyrs, Davesprite.

[mrcreamsicles]

im not trying to be a martyr
but thats all im saying
goodnight nat

[redrooms]

Goodnight. Stay safe.