Seasons: IC Contact/Continuations

[abnormalizes]

This is Evangeline! Sorry, I'm a little busy right now, but leave a message and I'll get back to you as soon as I can!

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Re: Some days after dreamwalking

[abnormalizes]

Any preferred genres? You strike me as an appreciator of superheroes, but what about fantasy, sci-fi?

Re: Some days after dreamwalking

[sonic_wachowski]

Superheroes yes. Fantasy yes.

Sci-fi I'm particular on.

Growing up as the unknown alien makes some sci fi stories just a liiiiiittle to close to a potential reality.

Re: Some days after dreamwalking

[abnormalizes]

Understandable! I will stick to superheroes and fantasy.

Re: Some days after dreamwalking

[sonic_wachowski]

[Sometimes you just don't want to see reality reflected in fiction.]

Sounds like a plan!

[Gonna start wandering back to the living room.]

Re: Some days after dreamwalking

[abnormalizes]

[Finishing up her coffee and then joining them. Sip, munch.]

Oh, yeah, these pair pretty well together.

Re: Some days after dreamwalking

[sonic_wachowski]

Great!

And this is the big one. It was pretty pricey, but it looked really good.

[A dark chocolate and cherry blackberry cake.] I figure dark chocolate should be less sweet and the berries are really good. Just, like, hedgehog tastebuds.

Re: Some days after dreamwalking

[abnormalizes]

Ohhh man, that looks incredible.

[She slices herself a piece with a skull on it and takes a bite.]

Mmmm!

[That's definitely approval.]

Re: Some days after dreamwalking

[sonic_wachowski]

[Okay, warm drink, check.]

[Sweets, check.]

[An actual list for surprising Shadow later, check.]

It did look really good! [He takes a bite himself.]

[Okay, probably the best he's gonna get to ask.]

So, do you really think you shouldn't love people?

Re: Some days after dreamwalking

[abnormalizes]

[Evangeline chokes on her cake and spends a full minute coughing and hacking. Please hold.]

Re: Some days after dreamwalking

[sonic_wachowski]

[Oh right.]

[Make sure to time the question for when she HASN'T just taken a bite.]

[He always forgets something.]

[He's over beside her, smacking her back lightly to help her get it down. Or up? One of those.]

Re: Some days after dreamwalking

[abnormalizes]

[It takes a bit, but eventually Evangeline manages to put herself back together.]

I'm okay, I'm okay. Just. Maybe a little warning next time?

Re: Some days after dreamwalking

[sonic_wachowski]

I'm pretty sure there is no warning for that?

Re: Some days after dreamwalking

[abnormalizes]

"I want to ask you an extremely personal question targeted directly at your vulnerabilities, please finish chewing first."

Re: Some days after dreamwalking

[sonic_wachowski]

Oooooh.

Actually, yeah, that would work, I should keep the in mind.

Re: Some days after dreamwalking

[abnormalizes]

Thanks. I appreciate it.

Anyway. To answer your question - shouldn't isn't the right word. Loving people just scares the shit out of me. People can die or disappear at any time, and losing them is painful. I'm not strong enough to deal with that pain, so it's safer just to not.

Re: Some days after dreamwalking

[sonic_wachowski]

[He hums and he's suddenly got glasses and a notepad with a pen.]

[Therapist mode has been ACTIVATED.]

[At least he isn't doing the voice yet.]

It is scary to love people when you know you can lose them.

But do you really think its possible to stop yourself from loving people?

Re: Some days after dreamwalking

[abnormalizes]

Yeah, of course it is.

[???? What a weird question??]

Re: Some days after dreamwalking

[sonic_wachowski]

[He raises an eyeridge.]

So how quickly would you try to murder Robotnik if he tried to kill me?

Re: Some days after dreamwalking

[abnormalizes]

Basically instantly, but we're friends? That's a normal friend thing to do.

Re: Some days after dreamwalking

[sonic_wachowski]

That is not, in fact, a normal friend thing to do.

That is intense friendship levels.

That is like found family level of friendship levels.

And what is a necessary component of found family?

Re: Some days after dreamwalking

[abnormalizes]

That's - you're exaggerating. I like my friends a normal amount, I just get protective, that doesn't mean...

[She's turning pale as she speaks.]

Re: Some days after dreamwalking

[sonic_wachowski]

Eva.

You absolutely love your friends.

Speaking as someone who has had the moments of 'this person has hurt my friend and I have a choice to kill them' and 'this person has hurt my family and I have a choice to kill them,' I can tell you the struggle with that choice was a lot harder with the latter than the former.

Re: Some days after dreamwalking

[abnormalizes]

I... But that's...

[Oh. She's tearing up, and she furiously scrubs at her face.]

I don't want to-!

Re: Some days after dreamwalking

[sonic_wachowski]

....

Were you in my dream, Eva?

[The dreams were messy and distorted.]

[But he knows the kind of dreams he's been having lately and he remembers Eva.]

Re: Some days after dreamwalking

[abnormalizes]

[Sniffle.]

Yeah. I was.