FOREST COVERED: IC CONTACT

[standingonmyneck]

"If this is a prank call, then hang up and know that someone is always watching. For all other calls, remain on the line to spout out your word vomit. You have thirty seconds."

[Mail | Physical | Voice]

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[be_acknowledged]

[He watches the donut slide to him. He picks it up, turning it around a bit.]

...Time. I need more time, I think. And... the person I'm thinking of needs to be on the same page first. Then maybe...

[Then maybe he can confront him -- and finally really tell Kuzu the things he hasn't been able to tell him ever since they started becoming more distant.]

Uh... thank you.

[It's hard to tell whether he's thanking her for listening or for the donut he's biting into.]

[standingonmyneck]

[There was a very small nod. It was approval in some way. After all, this obviously wasn't easy for him to do.

But did he feel better? Mhm, she was sure he still felt hurt and lost.

There had to be something else, she just couldn't leave it like this.]

That's fair.

For what it's worth, I think you're on the right path to coming to terms with a lot of the crap you'd been dealt. I can't vouch for what kind of people you knew other than your siblings, but not many people can understand this kind of situation without living it themselves.

You each seem to have your problems caused by it, and at least, you seem to be thinking about it in the right way.

[be_acknowledged]

D...do you think so? My brothers usually just accuse me of "rising" my self-awareness. It's not like I'm TRYING to...