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[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."

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[blackblossom]

[Immediately after this thread.]

Um, hi. I'm sorry if um...

Hi. It's Bb? I just...

I don't know if you know but your friend is here. He was really really hungry. Um, I'm sorry. I cold only afford a few snacks for him.

I think... He thinks you hate him? I don't know if you guys fell out. Sorry, it's none of my business really.

Um... Yeah. Sorry again if you already knew he was here.

- Bb

[standingonmyneck]

[....By damned, she actually did do it. It was that seriously apologetic girl. The one where she had a hard time trying to shove off to her better conscience and judgment.

After talking with him, she just wanted some space. From the whole thing for the day. She had to place it somewhere before she thought about it. Keeping it at arm's length, still being an extension of help to him before trying to fully repair it. On her end, she didn't think she knew how to repair it.

Which made it so hard. Which made this the hurting period, slightly going into healing.

And then this. She thought long and hard. She SHOULD say something, but she didn't really want to.

A dilemma.

I think... He thinks you hate him?

....]

Thanks for keeping your word, I guess. I know he's back already.

[She literally didn't know what else to say. She felt so angry again, but she was sure it actually wasn't directed at this person.

If it's not your business, why are you even ASKING?]

[blackblossom]

Okay, good. I hope you two are okay. Genuinely, she just wants everyone to be all right. For some reason, if they're not, it's her fault for sure. Hello codependency!]

[standingonmyneck]

[She wanted to leave it alone at that point, she did. She ran that one sentence in her head, over and over. It wasn't her business, so why did she get in the middle like she did? It wasn't right...and yet. There was just something about this that just begged her, bribed her, threatened her.]

He thinks I hate him?

[blackblossom]

When I mentioned someone was looking for him, he said not to bother telling them I'd found him. He seemed pretty sure they hated him now, but he wouldn't say why.

[standingonmyneck]

[...Sigh.

It was a good ten minutes before a reply happened.]

Joke's on him, I ended up finding him. But if it makes you feel better, I believe you actually found him.

[blackblossom]

[Why... Wouldn't she believe that she found him? That seemed strange. Is that something someone would usually lie about?]

I'm glad he has a friend who cares about him so much. He seems to need it.

Thanks, I think. Okay, well. Catch you later I guess.

- Bb

[standingonmyneck]

[More like she had a feeling he would say something like that. Since he said that to her quite point blank. Not something that made her feel better in the long run.

...Sigh.]

That sounded weird and I know it. It's a long story. You kept your end of the bargain though.

[blackblossom]

Why wouldn't I? [Bb gets the feeling that those two are friends because they're both so very bleak. In comparison she feels overly peppy and it's... Weird. She's not used to being the exuberant one.]

If you ever want to talk about it, you can always write to me if you want. Sometimes it helps to vent it all out.

But um, you probably have actual friends for that. So, it's okay if you want to ignore me from now on too. I'll totally understand.

[standingonmyneck]

[Oh. Well. Gee. Was this one overly friendly or just...really weird in that one other direction from her? She couldn't place. But she couldn't quite muster the energy right now to figure it out. Because her friend situation was a questionable sea of questions. She didn't want to involve total strangers right now. Especially ones that suggest ignoring them. Again, who says that junk?]

If it means all the same, I'm just in the mood to literally ignore everything. Indiscriminately.

[blackblossom]

No worries. [She nods to herself, noting to herself not to bother this person unless she absolutely has to.]