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[oohforeshadowing]

Let me get back to you, darling.

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[oohforeshadowing]

Mmm.

So this is a case of 'I was forced to show you mine, so now I'm being exposed to yours', in the interests of fairness?

[oh_no_matopoeia]

I feel like it's the least I can do.

I'm sorry about- the other me.

[oohforeshadowing]

I'm not going to get a sensible answer out of the individual who shot me, so let's try this on you instead.

Unless I experienced these last two weeks very differently to everyone else, we didn't have any hand in anything we said or did. So why the vogue for apologizing on behalf of a character you had no choice but to play?

[oh_no_matopoeia]

It's like if you trip and fall and smack into someone. It wasn't your fault, you didn't mean to, but you feel better saying you're sorry for knocking them flying.

[oohforeshadowing]

Ah. So this is for your benefit, not mine. I understand now.

[oh_no_matopoeia]

No! I mean- I guess put like that, partially. But if someone smacked into you you'd also feel pretty bad if they didn't apologize.

[oohforeshadowing]

[jkbvghjch]

Since it's all on the table, Normal Human, this is more like if I'd shifted into you, tripped Entrapta down a staircase, and then ceased to exist. On the most superficial level, you're the one who owes her the apology, but in reality? Of course you don't owe anybody anything.

I can't believe I'm having to explain this to people like it's difficult.

[oh_no_matopoeia]

If you shift into me and throw a bunch of people down staircases you can bet I will 100% be apologizing to all of them.

[oohforeshadowing]

[dON'T GIVE THEM IDEAS]

Now you're just being obtuse. Both you and my murderer are just so determined to apologize for things you didn't even accidentally do.

It's annoying.

[oh_no_matopoeia]

All right all right, I'll bite back my feelings of guilt.

So can you shift into other people right now?

[oohforeshadowing]

Only other people from home. What do you know, the Admiral thinks I'm untrustworthy.

[partial truths are the best kind???]

[oh_no_matopoeia]

Do you miss it?

[oohforeshadowing]

Would you miss your assorted spider things?

[oh_no_matopoeia]

I'd be happy to put in a request with the admiral to have them back for you?

None of the mirror strings attached- just don't use them to hurt people?

[oohforeshadowing]

[.........is it hurting someone if they fall down a bunch of stairs, like, technically the stairs hurt them]

And you're expecting what in return for this?

[oh_no_matopoeia]

I think the boat owes you this one, honestly.

[oohforeshadowing]

You won't catch me disagreeing.

I do have to ask, will this mean you letting the ship know what I'm capable of?

[oh_no_matopoeia]

Hm. I think I would feel like I had to do that if you were being cruel with it- but I'd give you the option first of giving up the power and keeping the secret. Is that a fair compromise?

[oohforeshadowing]

Extremely. Thank you.

[oh_no_matopoeia]

Request sent.

Want to have lunch next time wearing a stranger's face? We can pretend you're Bob from my world.

[oohforeshadowing]

Only if it's in the Enclosure. I feel like it'd be showing my hand, if Bob is hanging out with my warden in public.

[oh_no_matopoeia]

Well let's hold off either way until you're feeling a little better. You should keep getting rest.

[oohforeshadowing]

If you insist, darling. The weekend?

[oh_no_matopoeia]

Looking forward to it.

[oohforeshadowing]

Likewise.

And are you going to be in the counselling office in the meantime? Tending to the ship's emotional needs?