SOMNIA INBOX

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Sharon da Silva
Illusionist

telepathic text | voice | projected apparition

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[sculptedash]

[Ash considers that for a moment, and weighs the ideas.]

I mean- I don't know how much of me is actually on the other side of it.

...I think being forcibly removed from a lot of the elements going on has helped. Getting upset now is a very different experience without wild cosmic powers.

Or a voice in your head all time.

[Not that Sleep couldn't be there if she wanted to.]

But thanks- I am trying really hard to look like I have it together.

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I bet it's easier to think without a voice in your head all the time. [ And that has to make the rest of this easier. It might be a little lonely, but Ash has her tethers to fall back on now. ]

You... You do know you don't have to look like you have it together? At least not around me.

[sculptedash]

It is. ...It's a little concerning that I'm still thinking about it in my sleep though. But you know- Guess you never know how deep you're in it until you're out.

[Ash pauses briefly hearing that. There is some instant relief that comes over the tether. But she's still just a little guarded.]

Yeah. I do now.

Not that I had a ton of doubts. I just-

I know what I've done. And it's been easier to act like that wasn't a thing until now.

It made me feel like I fit in a little more, you know?

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Exactly. I bet it'll fade with time. [ Or, she hopes it will.

Another flash of understanding. ] It's almost easier to pretend. Like... fake it til you make it.