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[darkroastbean]

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Re: Night 465

[morelikefakespeareamirite]

Oh? And how many memories have YOU taken?

Re: Night 465

[darkroastbean]

Er--well, you know, about--[coughs into a hand muttering an indiscernible number;;]

So, yeah!

Re: Night 465

[morelikefakespeareamirite]

Sooooo...safe to say you should hardly be talking then?

Re: Night 465

[darkroastbean]

I just didn't want to see any other weird stuff after the last few, okay? But I'm positive I'm not a spirit or dragon or god or whatever!

Re: Night 465

[morelikefakespeareamirite]

No need to brag about it.

Re: Night 465

[darkroastbean]

[snorts]

Only you would think my life is worth bragging about.

Re: Night 465

[morelikefakespeareamirite]

Are you disappointed? In your memories?

Re: Night 465

[darkroastbean]

Hm. . .not really? It's not that I'm disappointed, just a bit tired. There's been a lot of emotional whiplash, and if I get another memory thinking that all my friends are dead only for them to be fine in the next, I might have a breakdown.

. . .saying it outloud, that sounds kind of trivial. I'm glad for it, honestly. Didn't expect to be a conartist, but this is what goes along with it.

Re: Night 465

[morelikefakespeareamirite]

What were you expecting then?

Re: Night 465

[darkroastbean]

I just thought I was a normal guy with a quiet, normal life. Or, that's what I wanted anyway. [leans back]

But anyone like that wouldn't be here. There'd be nothing for us to bargain our souls for. So that means I'm probably waiting to remember something I want--the same goes for you.

Re: Night 465

[morelikefakespeareamirite]

Life would be boring if you were totally normal.

...I can't really picture wanting anything that badly.

Re: Night 465

[darkroastbean]

Can you really say that if you've never been normal?

[then a beat]

And can you think of anything you do want just a little? Even if it's not like, soul exchange worthy?

Re: Night 465

[morelikefakespeareamirite]

Replace your coffee beans with bugs.

Re: Night 465

[darkroastbean]

[attempts to push off his pillow]

Re: Night 465

[morelikefakespeareamirite]

[Makes eye contact. Reaches into his pockets. Sets caterpillars on the pillow.]

Re: Night 465

[darkroastbean]

[SCREAMS]

WHERE DID YOU GET BUGS??

Re: Night 465

[morelikefakespeareamirite]

My pockets?

[Judging from the patterns and such they’re clearly some weird hell variety]

Re: Night 465

[darkroastbean]

[TRIES TO SHOO THEM OFF HIS BED]

Don't carry bugs around in your pockets! That's like, the opposite of sanitary! Ugh, I'm gonna have to wash my sheets. . .

Re: Night 465

[morelikefakespeareamirite]

Does it really matter when I'm...well...

[Splays dragonfly wings for both intimidation and also making a point. As god intended.]

Technically there is bug all over the dorm.

[Sets about carefully gathering up the caterpillars]

Re: Night 465

[darkroastbean]

[another wheeze]

That's different! It's--it's you, so that's not a problem.

[frowns and picks up a caterpillar. then immediately drops it. wegh!!]

These things are literal hellspawns, who knows what they might be carrying.

Re: Night 465

[morelikefakespeareamirite]

[Reaches out to catch it before it hits the ground wheeze]

Re: Night 465

[darkroastbean]

[oh

;;;;remembers one of his prior memories]

Uh. Sorry. . .you treat bugs like they're your friends, right?

Re: Night 465

[morelikefakespeareamirite]

[Standing and walking to the wall so he can reach up and carefully feed them into the hamster tubes, pushing them to go in the direction of his room]

Friends? They're just low-level faeries...children and the weak.

Re: Night 465

[darkroastbean]

[;;; JUST NOT GONNA THINK ABOUT HOW MANY BUGS I HAS BEEN HERDING THRU HIS ROOM UP TIL NOW]

But, you care about them, right? Sorry. Don't put them on my bed, but I won't squish or throw any anymore.

Re: Night 465

[morelikefakespeareamirite]

Why would I care about them?