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Tally's first clue that it hadn't been a dream was that she'd woken up alone in her room.

Nowadays, she and Gideon have been sharing a room, so that Tally can protect her from ever finding a body alone again--and maybe conspicuously leave out some clothes that fit Gideon but aren't, like, ratty black pants. That day, though, she'd woken in an empty room, gasping from something that felt like a nightmare, but somehow more vivid than real life.

Without even getting dressed, she'd run for the woods to confirm what had happened. Horror had flooded her when she found the knife-mark, exactly where she remembered throwing it yesterday. It was true. She'd been Special. She'd been awful. She'd seen and felt the world with more harsh clarity than she'd ever thought possible. She'd hit Gideon.

Tally had collapsed onto the stump, gripping her own arms to make sure her familiar, average body was still there.

Over the next few days, Tally doesn't sleep well, and people getting swapped out for a second time doesn't help. People might find her wandering the mansion like a zombie, or in one of the kitchens, contemplating getting drunk. She's not as put together as usual, either, but of course on her even bedhead and sweats look beautiful.

Date: 2024-07-27 01:46 am (UTC)
sagramore: (let's talk)
From: [personal profile] sagramore
"You haven't." They've actually spoken very little. "Can I make you coffee while you tell me?"

Date: 2024-07-27 02:28 am (UTC)
sagramore: (let's talk)
From: [personal profile] sagramore
"I was pretty drunk at that party too, to be honest with you." He steers them towards the kitchen. "And I didn't much care for my other self, either. So we have that in common."

Date: 2024-07-27 02:52 am (UTC)
sagramore: (let's talk)
From: [personal profile] sagramore
"No, I don't remember, but I was very cruel to someone I love."

Date: 2024-07-27 03:24 am (UTC)
sagramore: (tender)
From: [personal profile] sagramore
"Wait, wait. Slower, sweet. What happened?"

Date: 2024-07-27 03:52 am (UTC)
sagramore: (tender)
From: [personal profile] sagramore
"It's all right, don't apologize. I don't know police -- like a knight? Someone who fights?"

Date: 2024-07-27 04:43 am (UTC)
sagramore: (tender)
From: [personal profile] sagramore
"What kind of thing?"

Date: 2024-07-27 04:56 am (UTC)
sagramore: (tender)
From: [personal profile] sagramore
"Ah. So you thought yourself superior. Is that why you hurt Gideon?" He asks it gently, unaccusatory.

Date: 2024-07-27 12:28 pm (UTC)
sagramore: (tender)
From: [personal profile] sagramore
"Well, that's something our other selves had in common. Have you spoken to Gideon since then?"

Date: 2024-07-28 11:59 am (UTC)
sagramore: (tender)
From: [personal profile] sagramore
"I did, actually, and when I did it turned out he wasn't upset with me. He knew the difference between me and my other self, and he knew I wouldn't have wanted or tried to hurt him."

Date: 2024-07-28 09:13 pm (UTC)
sagramore: (let's talk)
From: [personal profile] sagramore
"He was a very angry, hard person, and he said things to hurt Asmodean. Thing he didn't know anything about. And he was a monster. A shapeshifter, a wolf."

Date: 2024-07-28 09:46 pm (UTC)
sagramore: (let's talk)
From: [personal profile] sagramore
"I think he was angry that he couldn't stay. His world was a difficult place to live."

Date: 2024-07-28 10:28 pm (UTC)
sagramore: (tender)
From: [personal profile] sagramore
"I'm so happy. Eternally grateful."

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