Video - April 13th

[guitar_case_vagabond]

[Raye pops up on the network looking like her usual sunshiney self. She's got Senketsu with her in full today and, as is typical, he's keeping a curious eye on the network but otherwise staying silent.]

So... are we just not gonna talk about the friggin' aliens that landed yesterday or what? And am I out of my fucking mind or did they kinda sound alright to anybody else?

[She huffs out an irritated breath and moves to switch off the message for now, before pausing and adding]

Oh, yeah, and I remember somebody saying some of us get memories of the same shit so... does anybody else out there remember some evil clown lady with rainbow hair? Cause, I guess that's a thing I got.

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[jasminebloominginshadow]

... Raye are you afraid of clowns?

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[guitar_case_vagabond]

[Hrk...!]

no.



why the fuck would i be scared of clowns?





fuck clowns

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[jasminebloominginshadow]

That is way too punctuated a denial for text.

You are totally scared of clowns.

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[guitar_case_vagabond]

[GO AWAY WITH YOUR INSIGHTFULNESS JASMINE.]

i am not!

theyre just stupid

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[jasminebloominginshadow]

Fine then. If you're not afraid of them, let's watch a scary movie with clowns in it when I get back to Locke.

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[guitar_case_vagabond]

[Shit fuck damnit. Think of a way out, quick!]


there arent any good scary movies iwth clonws tho.

bcause tehy suck.


[Nailed it.]

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[jasminebloominginshadow]

So we'll watch them to make fun of them.

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[guitar_case_vagabond]

[Hrrnnnggg... goddamnit.]

okay fine.

fuck.




i hate clowns. theyre creepy as shit ok?

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[jasminebloominginshadow]

Victory is mine.

Don't worry. Now that I know I won't force you into anything involving them.

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[guitar_case_vagabond]

[Oh wow super nice of you Jasmine.]

jas if you like

jump out at me in a clown costume

or hire one to or whatever i will blow everything up

[She might be mentally revisiting past traumas here a little bit.]


i have superpowers now i can do it

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[jasminebloominginshadow]

... Hey, hey, trust me. It'll never go past teasing, okay?

Trust me.

I know what this is like. I have a freaky ass fear too.

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[guitar_case_vagabond]

[It's the freaky giant feet, man. Shit's just not right.]

alright.

you got mine now.


your turn.

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[jasminebloominginshadow]

Okay.

But this can't ever get out.

My mom was a botanist, right? She had a garden when we were little, before she died and... I played in it once. I would have gotten in trouble if not for one thing.

There was a garden snake, and it ended up going down my shirt. I freaked the fuck out, and I've been afraid of them ever since.

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[guitar_case_vagabond]

[Wait. Lily and Jasmine's mom...? Her fingers hover over the keys for a moment before she shakes her head, sticking to the topic instead.]

wow.

march must have sucked ass for you.

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[jasminebloominginshadow]

That's the thing. The Wise Snake and its freaky things... they were larger than life. They didn't feel like the things I was afraid of.

Just. The idea of something that can hurt you, slithering in the grass where you can't see... getting in your clothes, squirming... that's what gets me.

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[guitar_case_vagabond]

guess that makes sense

[Hang on, just a quick mental exercise and... guuuugghh....]


nope. just tried it.

giant sizing just makes clowns worse.




fuck clowns

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[jasminebloominginshadow]

... Sorry. I guess it doesn't work on everything.

But in my defense I never suggested you try it.

...

...

Man. Now I'm thinking of my mom again...

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[guitar_case_vagabond]

nah that was my stupid idea. its all on me.

[... But it looks like there won't be any dodging of that subject either. There's a pause before Raye's next message.]

sorry didnt mean to drag that up.

i know how it is. mines gone too.

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[jasminebloominginshadow]

I'm the one who mentioned her.

... the day she died... the anniversary, it's coming up too...

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[guitar_case_vagabond]

[She winces a bit. She knows that day too.]

damn.

do you guys do anything for that?

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[jasminebloominginshadow]

To be honest, no. The 28th comes, and we all just internalize it and keep it to ourselves.

Probably not healthy whatsoever.

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[guitar_case_vagabond]

kinda the same over here. my sister was only 2 when it happened so she doesnt remember and me and my dad dont talk about it.


but yknow we dont talk about ANYTHING so whatever.

[There's some bitterness in that last part, yes.]

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[jasminebloominginshadow]

Wow.

We kind of have a lot more in common than I thought.

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[guitar_case_vagabond]

oh yah?

why your dad kind of a dick about it too?

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[jasminebloominginshadow]

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