Second Unused Utility Belt | Video

[hellofist]

[Today, Cass is dressed like a normal person. She's sitting in the cafeteria with a mug of tea, perched in a chair with her knees drawn up to her chest and her oversized sweater pulled over them so she's just a blob of blue fabric with arms. Even the hood is up. With her chin on her knees and her eyes on the tea, she speaks to the comm quietly.]

Had all the words. Could make them, if I wanted. Could write. Talked normal. Was normal.

Couldn't see bodies talking. Didn't need. [Her fist comes up to rub at her temple.] Makes headaches, now.

Does that... happen a lot? Was confusing. Was not fun.

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[intofireforever]

["Bodies talking" sounds concerning.]

Are you okay?

[hellofist]

[One day, someone will explain to Cass that wording is a very important thing. Many months later, she'll start putting that into action. For now, she's oblivious.]

Will be. Don't like breaches. Dumb name, anyway.

[intofireforever]

Yeah, they really do suck most of the time.

[So much worry.]

...you mentioned talking bodies. Are you sure you're okay?

[hellofist]

Oh, not. Zombies. Can read bodies. Body language.

[Weird as she is, she doesn't see dead people, so at least she has that going for her!]

[intofireforever]

[Laura sees many things. Some of them are dead people!]

Oh! I was worried for a second. I see stuff sometimes, and I thought maybe you needed help.

[hellofist]

[Yes good, they can focus on Laura. That's a perfect distraction from her I was a real girl feels.]

See things? Like what?

[intofireforever]

[Now she's a little uncomfortable. She can be seen to shift awkwardly back and forth.]

Oh, just different stuff. The future, sometimes. Death. It's usually hard to make sense of...

[hellofist]

Don't have to... talk about it. If it's hard.

[intofireforever]

It's just that I've had so many people look at me like I'm a crazy person before, you know? And it's not like I want to see these things.

[hellofist]

I know.

[She's used to those looks, too. They hurt.]

I'm sorry you... see them.

[intofireforever]

[She waves away the concern with a gesture of her hand.]

It's alright. It is what it is--and 'what it is' is a pain in the ass. Sometimes they can be helpful, but most of the time, it sucks.