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[imaglyphwitch]

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[grice]

Just don't say anything please.

Do you know Jun?

[imaglyphwitch]

I won't! Believe me, I already had this happen to me before.

No. Dang, maybe I have to get out more.

What are they like?

[grice]

My age? He wears glasses, and really likes science, books, documentaries— we study together. He's really focused and brave.

[imaglyphwitch]

Aw! He sounds great!

And I'm thinking you share that like of documentaries and stuff, right?

[grice]

In part. We both really like studying.

He’s been my best friend for months and now it just feels different.

[imaglyphwitch]

Well, that's a start!

What changed to make things different?

[grice]

I started liking him more?
I don't know when it started excatly.

[imaglyphwitch]

Ah, I know how that feels.

I was like that with Lexi. We started talking more and more, getting into full on midnight conversations, and then I realized I didn't want to stop talking to her, and what being around her made me feel like.

Is it something like that?

[grice]

Yeah, that’s it.

I guess it just happens?

[imaglyphwitch]

I mean, it does and it doesn't,

For me, it started because the longer I talked with the person I liked, the more I saw it was more than just being a good friend. I have lots of great ones. She just started giving me warm feelings, and I knew I had to tell her.

Have you told Jun yet?

[grice]

I'm preparing to.

[imaglyphwitch]

Something holding you back?

[grice]

I just don’t want to go overboard! Like last time.

But doing it over text is out of the question.

[imaglyphwitch]

Oh no, are you kidding?! Definitely do it in person! I did! I was really nervous too!

Wait, you did it before too?

[grice]

Yes.
Back home. With a girl I liked.

[imaglyphwitch]

Oh.

I guess it didn't go too well either?

[grice]

I guess it did, even if I might've gone overboard.

But she's gone, now.

[imaglyphwitch]

Overboard?

Oh right, because you came here?

[She was really hoping it was THAT reason and not, well, the less nice reason].

[grice]

Because she’s closer to dead than not.

I said I wanted to marry her. I did, even if that’s not how things work.

[imaglyphwitch]

"Closer to dead?" How bad are we talking?

[Dead was dead, and NOT dead was alive, so what exactly did that mean]?

Why not? The marrying thing, I mean.

[grice]

Because you shouldn't be asking people to marry without going on dates? I was twelve.

[ he's . . . going to be fourteen soon. it's not a huge difference, but the more you learn . . . ]

She turned into a monster that can't be brought back.

[imaglyphwitch]

Oh. OH. Wow, you were really young, that's true. I know in some places, that's a thing people do though. I know on my world's past, it happened.

[It felt SUPER gross too, but Luz didn't want to insult anyone else's culture].

Figuratively or literally?

[grice]

Literally.

[imaglyphwitch]

That can happen?

...

That's awful. I'm really sorry that happened.

[grice]

It can happen back home.

I’m sorry, too. I couldn’t do a thing.