three; video

[iustitiae]

[oh hello hadriel. it's "connor" but this isn't the silly laid back way he normally starts his posts, he looks very serious as he starts talking.]

Man, you guys are collectively the weirdest group of social media users. One day you're asking who ships what the next day you're making vague comments about something horrible someone did once. And it's always, "oh I couldn't possibly tell you what I did, but let me look for emotional support for my vast and intense guilt!" Please. You think you deserve sympathy for that?

[connor laughs, cold and bitter and shakes his head.]

I get it, I do. It's easier to not talk about it. Easier to live on the reputations you've built while you've been here and ask for help based solely on what people know than give up the ghost and actually show them the skeletons in your closet that you're so upset about. Maybe your friends will just imagine you cheated on your significant other once upon a time, or you accidentally lied to your mom, or you did something that, when we tell the whole story, actually sounds like it wasn't your fault at all. The kinds of things good people feel guilty about.

But let's face us - how many of us are actually good people? Why waste our time talking in circles about vague half-truths or covering our obviously deep-seeded issues with superfluous shitposting?

[he clears his throat and is quiet for a moment - dramatic flair, like he's about to drop some real truth bombs. (he is.)]

Here, I'll start: I killed my professor's husband with a group of friends. We covered up the murder like the good little future-lawyers that we are. We did a good job. We'll probably get away with it. Not that I'm likely to find out, since I'm stick here with all of you now.

[he's just going to let that...sink it. better to do it now before people start getting completely paranoid about the doubles than later on. but even if they figure out he's not his original - what does it matter? this wasn't some lie he was fabricating.]

That feels good, getting that out there. Now it's your turn.

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[devilsavocado]

Cut the bullshit.

[ It's time for tough love, Daredevil style. Because Matt is starting to get seriously concerned. ]

Something's wrong with you. Are you gonna tell me what it is?

[iustitiae]

I killed someone, how is that not enough for you?

[devilsavocado]

You'd obviously done that before you got here. It was eating you up inside.

[ Which, quite frankly, Matt finds to be a good thing. Guilt is awesome! It means you have a soul, Connor. Or had, anyway. ]

What. Changed.

[iustitiae]

[connor laughs -- it's way bitter, pretty much like the look on his face and his entire body language]

I'm sorry, do you expect me to answer after that stunt you pulled the other day? Because that's pretty much not how friendship works.

[devilsavocado]

[ Unlike some people, Matt doesn't go blabbing all his secrets on the network! Matt crosses his arms, meeting Connor's bitterness with a steeled glance his way. ]

I'd be a lot more inclined to believe you if you hadn't just told complete strangers about something that you'd probably only told Cashmere until just now.

[ Because he can guess exactly what night that was. ]

Something's changed, Connor. I'm willing to bet the cave has something to do with it. You're not acting like yourself.

[iustitiae]

And if something had? What are you going to do about it?

[because hes hearing a lot of accusations here]

[devilsavocado]

Find out how to fix it, for starters.

[ Because this new Connor is definitely not improved? Guilt is better than this, Connor. ]

Did something happen a few days ago?

[ That would explain why Connor was suddenly sunshine and come-ons....... ]

[iustitiae]

Nothing happened.

[lying]

[devilsavocado]

[ Lying Cat says LYING. So does Matt. ]

You're lying.

[iustitiae]

So what do you think happened, then?

[devilsavocado]

I don't know.

[ But there's a whole list of things that could go wrong in cave hell, isn't there? ]

You've been possessed? Drank something that made you act on everything you never would, before?

[iustitiae]

Those are all really interesting theories.

[nice job matt]

[devilsavocado]

[ Getting killed an replaced by your own doppelganger is pretty damn out there, ok, Connor. ]

So, what happened. Are you even Connor at all?

[ He's gonna go with the possession theory for now. ]

[iustitiae]

Yeah, I am. I'm not sure why you think if something bad happened that I'd really tell you, though.

[devilsavocado]

[ Hey, at least that's not a lie. Not-Connor really thinks he's Connor. ]

Because we're friends and I'm worried about you. You don't have to know everything about me for that to be true.

[ Matt 100% believes this, why do you think he lied to Foggy for so long! ]

[iustitiae]

You made it pretty clear how you feel about personal conversations last time.

[thanks for opening the door to revist that conversation again!]

[devilsavocado]

The only thing I made clear was that you shouldn't get involved with me. Romantically.

[ And that he's incapable of having one-night-stands without getting emotional and stupid...... ]

I'm going to find out what happened, Connor. One way or another.

[iustitiae]

That sounds like a threat. I'm not here to get threatened by my roommate.

[he gets enough of that shit from annalise and he doesnt need it from matt]

[devilsavocado]

[ That was definitely a threat! Man, Matt doesn't even need a doppelganger to screw things up. ]

I'm not threatening you, Connor.

[ HE SURE FUCKING WAS. ]

But if something's wrong with you, I'm going find out what it is. For your sake.

[iustitiae]

[connor stands, but matt is pretty much between him and the exit to the room and he's totally can't take matt in a fight. he couldn't even take sans. but whatever.]

I don't appreciate being talked to like this.

[man if only original connor knew how to talk like this to annalise]

[devilsavocado]

[ Guess who's standing his ground?? It's Matt. He doesn't move. ]

You don't appreciate people worrying about you when you start telling people you're a murderer?

[ Man, yeah, it's probably a good thing this isn't normal Connor or he'd have broken down huh ]

[iustitiae]

I don't appreciate being threatened.

[he's going to be super clear on this point for all that matt may want to claim it wasn't a threat]

Infinitely more so in my own home. Change your attitude, or get out of my room.

[devilsavocado]

I haven't--

[ He sighs. Fine. He totally doesn't think that was a threat (even though it clearly was,) but Matt will back off. Connor's right, much as there may be something wrong with him. ]

Fine. You don't have to tell me. But I'll get to the bottom of this, Connor. This isn't you.

[iustitiae]

Face it: you barely know me. You have no idea what I'm capable of.

[devilsavocado]

I know you better than you think.

[ Matt, that's creepy. ]

You're not a killer.