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[bloodandblunder]

"H... hello? Um, this is me-- ah, Noire! I'm Noire, and I'm very sorry for missing you somehow... I promise I'm not avoiding you, unless you're scary or you're Mo-- trying to curse me. U-um, so when I can figure out how to-- ( beeps ensue, followed by a shriek of fright ) O-oh, no! What did I push, how do I-- make it-- oh gods, did I break it?! W-why can't we just talk in person?!"

[ BEEP. ]

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[bloodandblunder]

Not at the moment, no... I mean, if I was, I would have told you.

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[intendance]

...Hm! All right!

Then what are you doing right now?

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[bloodandblunder]

I was... trying to make a talisman. [ trying very hard!! ]

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[intendance]

Huh, really? What are you making the talisman for?

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[bloodandblunder]

For me, originally... if I can find some way to test it and make sure it works, I'll make one for Hinata, too. So I can remember him, whenever we return home... and so I can keep my promise to try and help his world.

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[intendance]

[... oh no. Noire's really serious about this, isn't she...?]

That's a great idea! Good work, Noire. Let's hope it works so we can remember everyone we met here!

I didn't know you can do memory talismen though!

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[bloodandblunder]

I... I've never actually tried...

[ And she ducks her head, embarrassed. ]

B-but I thought... if nothing else, I should at least put all my efforts into it.

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[intendance]

I can't wait to see if it works! It's a great idea--

[ . . . . . . . . ]

If it doesn't work, we'll never know, won't we.

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[bloodandblunder]

...

Maybe I should ask Henry to curse me with temporary amnesia?

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[intendance]

...That's probably not a good idea. It'd make more sense for me, right?

I mean, since if it doesn't work, and Henry's curse is too strong, I've already got amnesia, so it's not a big deal!

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[bloodandblunder]

But if I've somehow made it through years of Mother's curses, I think I could at least recover... and I couldn't ask you to test this for me.

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[intendance]

[...]

If you're sure! I mean, you know best when it comes to thinks like this.

Just be careful, all right?

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[bloodandblunder]

I-I will! I'll be very cautious!

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[intendance]

Hmm...Then I suppose that's all right.

Just remember, we'd all be really sad if you forgot us! ...Even if it might relieve some of your stress.

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[bloodandblunder]

I think sometimes there's... good stress, like the kind you get from family, that's sort of unavoidable...

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[intendance]

Hmm...is there?

[this one doesn't ever stress...]

That's interesting! I never knew... so you'd rather keep that stress, but not the rest?

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[bloodandblunder]

Well, if I had to keep stress at all... it'd be that.

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[intendance]

I suppose I can understand that. After all, family is pretty important, and you have a lot of stresses about your family in particular!

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[bloodandblunder]

I'd be relieved if I didn't, but at this point... I don't really think it can be helped.

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[intendance]

Don't worry about it, Noire! Your Noire-ness is what makes you so great, so you shouldn't act like it's something that needs changing!

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[bloodandblunder]

I feel like that's saying I'm me because I'm easily stressed...

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[intendance]

Well...yes!

But your stress is a special sort of stress.

[...what morgan]

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[bloodandblunder]

... What?

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[intendance]

[nope she's going full steam ahead now.]

Right! It's a special sort of stress because even though it all piles up on your shoulders, you find a productive way to let it all out. You're like an unstoppable force when you get to the battlefield, and you're equally unstoppable off of it when you start yelling eloquently about blood and death and doom!

It's a very special sort of stress because most people just bottle it all up and then get grumpy and have stomachaches so wouldn't you say your way is so much better?

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[bloodandblunder]

My way mostly results in yelling and scaring everyone around me and then leaving a trail of destruction in my wake... [ but she has to smile. ] I don't think everyone sees it like you do, Morgan.