[text - where the memes at.]

[goldpoints]

[look out cave, someone's excited and painfully new.]

OH MAN A CHARGED PHONE

YIU HAVE INTERNET

CAVE INBTERNET

IM SO HAPPY EVEN IF IT MAKES NO SENSE

[It's been...so long... She's gonna cry. Anyway, there's more than just screaming to do on the internet, even if it's been way more time than any modern eighteen-year-old deserves. Well, for...her, at least. Some of her friends might have been content with screams and memes.]

Wheres the cave news site and a chargrt pls

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[sweariff]

hotaru, did i scare you?

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lol?? I'm fine! don't worry old man.

[sweariff]

that's teen speak for yes, isn't it

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ok here's the thing

ecverything is kinda scary right now? it's not you saying or doing something to scare me it's more like

you're back to being a voice in my heasd telling me what I'm already thinking lol

[sweariff]

[...Oh.]

that wasn't my intention
i mean. sort of.

i guess i thought you'd be more... i'm not sure if overzealous was the right word, but it's the closest that comes to mind
most people seem to have the wrong idea about magic. it gets them in trouble.
but i want to be the one who helps just as much the one who sets the record straight
if that makes sense

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there's still stuff like

hey it would be pretty cool to fly

you know stuff like that?

but I've been p disillusioned when it comes to sdtuff like this. real life isn't as cool as tv wants you to think.

anyway you rly don't have to feel bad, it's not like I'm crying abouyt it or anything. like I said I was already on thge fence abt the clinic.

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nah, it really isn't
not as much as you're told
but i think, under the right circumstances and if the conditions are met, and if you're lucky enough, it can be
that stuff can be doable

[Bigby's never had the chance to fly, but if he's gonna be totally honest... He's not sure he'd want to if he could. Heights are just ehhhhh. No, EHHHHH, all caps.]

i'll check it out, see what they have to offer. it'd be good to see what type of people they have working for them anyway.

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that's rly lame and sweet, thx

[...listen, she can't pull every punch. poetic monologues are for losers, as much as she likes them.]

you didn't get hurt did you????

[sweariff]

i was actually being completely literal, but thanks?

...no? but i'd like to know what these people are peddling and if there's a price on it, like your doctor friend did
i met a woman in the arena who said she was a guard here, and if there's a clinic too, that tells me the people here have had a good long time to get mobilized

[Fat lot of good it's done them in the meantime, but shhh. Be quiet, cynicism.]

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yeah but it still sounds lame and sweet

ok well good because if you ghot hurt I'd have to punch you

there's a guide that says it's been a year since tghis started :(

[sweariff]

you couldn't punch me

[You're too noodly and he's too big. 5'8 is pretty intimidating to a teen girl, right??]

well if it lasts any longer, it's not going to keep going the way it has with all of us in the dark groping around like assholes trying to figure out what to do next
something's gotta give
might as well be now, might as well be with us

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[She's only a few inches shorter!!! She's a basketball girl, man. Come on...]

I could punch you it's just a mattwer of whether or not it would hurt

sounds like you're setting up for a cave rebellion

[sweariff]

going straight from disrespecting your elders to assaulting them
you could do some time for that, you know

that's an ugly word
i like "conscientious protest" much better, even if it is a little uppity sounding
doesn't sound as messy either

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I think they'll be impressed by my go getter attitude and go easy on me

you'll never get popular with the teen crowd with talk like that you're really hindering your movement

[sweariff]

what if i was the one doing the booking?
it might not hold any weight here, but i am — was — a sheriff. nipping troublemakers in the bud before they become repeat offenders is something you're taught coming right out of the gate.

then what would you do differently?

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why ar you charging me with assault of tghe elderly and not assaulting an officer you're bad at this

kids love a mess! and color coordination. they like to go about things in a way they feel their feelingds are heard you just gotta find a way to channel that anger that isn't violence but words like conscientious won't work on most of em

[sweariff]

like i said, i'm still not sure if it sticks here
but considering you're racking up charges like candy, i think you should start hoping it doesn't

so what, you basically want me to get artsy about it?

[goldpoints]

maybe I'll become a deputy here before you can arrest me

well yes ovvs I want you to be artsy that would be amazing