Yeah, but that's all they are! And Alphen's the same guy, even without the mask. Trust me, back home he hadn't been wearing it for months, it was weirder that he had it on again when he got here. He's still the same. ...He's better, actually. There's just kind of a lot he has to deal with now that it's off, it's not on you.
Do I really need to know to get it, though? Nobody needed those kinds of reminders. It was messed up. It's just—you gotta tell yourself it's behind you. Don't let it break you.
[ girl... if you throw up on the line he's gonna be mad ]
I bet it's not. There was a lot of messed up stuff he was forgetting about with that stupid thing on his head.
Then you should be a pro at what to look for. But if you're not sure, you can ask one of us. Your friends.
[ oh, lord. sighing. ]
Don't listen to him, Jinx. He's still the same guy, he just remembered things that he forgot. It's a lot to take in all at once, but he'll get through it. He's way too strong to let it break him, either. Just like you.
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Date: 2022-04-27 06:33 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2022-04-27 06:35 pm (UTC)[ wait ]
Alphen? Whadya mean you 'lost' him?
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Date: 2022-04-27 06:37 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2022-04-27 06:39 pm (UTC)(a sob.)
He probably doesn't love me anymore.
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Date: 2022-04-27 06:42 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2022-04-27 06:47 pm (UTC)(it's called psychosis.
it's pained, and she's quiet - instead there are sounds. bottles clicking, opening, a gulp and a sigh, trying to drown the tears that come even so.)
It's not what he said to me.
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Date: 2022-04-27 07:16 pm (UTC)[ girl... if you throw up on the line he's gonna be mad ]
I bet it's not. There was a lot of messed up stuff he was forgetting about with that stupid thing on his head.
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Date: 2022-04-27 07:28 pm (UTC)(just you wait lmao
several more gulps, though, and a large gasp for air.)
This new Alphen... He said the person I knew doesn't exist, Law...
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Date: 2022-04-27 07:41 pm (UTC)[ oh, lord. sighing. ]
Don't listen to him, Jinx. He's still the same guy, he just remembered things that he forgot. It's a lot to take in all at once, but he'll get through it. He's way too strong to let it break him, either. Just like you.
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Date: 2022-04-29 08:03 pm (UTC)How is he like, Law...?