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[crossmyheartandhope]

Hey, what's up? It's me, do the message thing.

[BEEEP]

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Re: night 76

[crossmyheartandhope]

It's the one with the seven samurai in it.

[Pokes at her, casual.]

Re: night 76

[unbr8kable]

[Pokes back, though not very hard]

Man, I never would've guessed. I figured it was about three clowns or something.

Re: night 76

[crossmyheartandhope]

I mean, if you really want one with three clowns, I bet we can find something.

Re: night 76

[unbr8kable]

I most definitely do not. Just tell me who's who, I can keep seven people straight.

Re: night 76

[crossmyheartandhope]

There's the townpeople, too, though.

Last call on the clowns.

[He's hitting play, though.]

Re: night 76

[unbr8kable]

[Nudges against him, harder]

No clowns!

Re: night 76

[crossmyheartandhope]

Sounds like a vote for the next movie I pick up. Killer Clowns From Outer Space or something.

[Settling in against her as the movies starts up.]

Re: night 76

[unbr8kable]

'Cause I need a new reason for nightmares...

[Despite the grumbles she loops her arm loosely around his waist, comfortable]

Re: night 76

[crossmyheartandhope]

Right? Pretty sure we hit our quota on those.

Re: night 76

[unbr8kable]

Yeah...

[pauses]

...You been doing okay lately?

Re: night 76

[crossmyheartandhope]

I dunno. Same as usual?

How bout you?

Re: night 76

[unbr8kable]

Nothing new, anyways.

[pauses]

‘S not so bad when we’re out here.

Re: night 76

[crossmyheartandhope]

Yeah. And like.

[Hesitates.]

...when you're there, when I wake up. That's better, too.

Re: night 76

[unbr8kable]

Yeah. ...Yeah. It’s easier, when I’m with you.

Re: night 76

[crossmyheartandhope]

[He doesn't say anything for a long little while, just watching the movie play. Then, real quiet:]

There's always a couple seconds, right when I wake up. When it's like - I can't get with it. Y'know?

And I don't know for sure, what part's the dream.

Re: night 76

[unbr8kable]

[pulle him in a little closer]

...Is there anything that helps? Like...looking at something, or touching something...

Re: night 76

[crossmyheartandhope]

...yeah. Like I said, it - helps, when you're there.

Re: night 76

[unbr8kable]

[Nods, quiet]

Anything else? Or anybody? Since you head out sometimes.

Re: night 76

[crossmyheartandhope]

[He's quiet for a couple of beats. Then, reluctant:]

I been practicing.

Being by myself, I mean. Gotta get over it sometime, right?

Re: night 76

[unbr8kable]

[Ridges her brows]

...Do you? I mean, it's not a bad thing, liking people around.

[Which is not exactly the issue, but]

Re: night 76

[crossmyheartandhope]

Don't I? I mean... it's been a while.

Gotta pull it together eventually.

Re: night 76

[unbr8kable]

Yeah...

[Uncertain, though. Neither of them are from a background where 'walk it off' isn't the typical answer, but even so, from her expression, it doesn't feel right either.]

...I don't think you gotta rush it, though. Like...it's okay to start slow, too.

Re: night 76

[crossmyheartandhope]

I mean, I worked through most of the other stuff that first week? But some of it's... just taking longer.

Kinda feel like it's way past slow by now.

Re: night 76

[unbr8kable]

It took a long time to happen, too, right? So long you wouldn't even say. I don't think anyone's gonna give you shit for not bouncing back in a month or whatever, so don't give yourself shit for it.

Re: night 76

[crossmyheartandhope]

[Probably that argument would carry more weight if three people hadn't told him to get over it the first week.]

[But he can avoid it by just addressing the first part.]

...dunno how long it was in the first place.