savetheearth | [Handwritten] The Devil Came Down To Locke... [Backdated to this morning]

So... I think Isaac's hiding things from me.

I mean, I'm hiding things too. So I'm kinda being a hypocrite. I guess.

But...

...I just want everything to be normal again! I mean, I still want you guys to be here and hang out and do friend things but I don't want to be in danger! Or Isaac in danger! Or any of you in danger, or lying, or theft, or death, or any of this crazy world threat st

Hold on I have to get the phone.

[There's isn't anything on the network for five hours. Then suddenly:]

MOTHER'S ON HER WAY. HERE. FOR HOLIDAYS.

STAYING HERE FOR A WHILE. EVERYTHING HAS TO BE CLEAN. FOOD HAS TO BE NICE. SHOP NEEDS TO BE LESS OF A DISAPPOINTMENT.

[Before the quick notes finish, more handwriting shows up.]

MIRIA'S MOTHER IS COMING. WITH HER JUDGMENTAL EYES.

ISAAC WHAT ARE YOU DOING YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO BE CLEANING THE BATHROOMS

I'M WAITING IN LINE AT THE GROCERY STORE WE DIDN'T HAVE ENOUGH CLEANING SOLUTIONS WHAT ABOUT YOU WHAT ARE YOU NOT DOING

GOING THROUGH PLANS IF WE NEED TO LEAVE FOR ALIEN REASONS

GOOD IDEA WHAT DO YOU HAVE

LEAVE BEHIND A BODY DOUBLE. ESCAPE WITH RUBE GOLDBERG DEVICE IN SHOP.

DID YOU FIGURE OUT WHAT THAT THING DID THEN?

NOPE

SHE'S GOING TO CATCH AND FRY US.

[Then there's a bunch of meaningless scribbly lines written in a panic. It's all followed by:]

IF YOU DON'T WANT TO BE JUDGED, MAYBE AVOID SOMETHING OLD ANTIQUES FOR A LITTLE WHILE.

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Is... she that bad?

Hiding things? What makes you think that? Everything seemed fine when I came down there.

SHE HATES ME SO MUCH.

Yeah, but since then... I don't know, things have been really weird lately.

...And some people said that he was lying about any memory echo stuff he might have had.

Lying? What have they been telling you? That doesn't really seem like him...

They said past-him went to Alcatraz. Isaac said it wasn't true, but... [She shifts uncomfortably.] ...I don't know.

[Oh boy. And she was terrible at lying. What to say in this situation?]

That's silly. Besides, he's your husband, and you two trust each other with everything, right?

[If anything, that last comment seemed to make Miria feel worse.]

...Almost everything.

...Are you keeping something from him?

[There's a pause.]

I wonder how our parents would react to Ryan and I dating...

[She shifts again.]

...Kinda.

I mean, I know it's really rude to be suspicious of the person you love, especially when you yourself are hiding things, but at the time it made sense! If I try Isaac about the thing, he might remember the thing and maybe that could negatively affect his health, even though I don't know if he knows about the thing yet or not.

[She starts to speed through the words the longer she keeps talking.]

So I'm not trying to be a hypocrite, I just don't want him to freak out about the thing!

I DON'T ACTUALLY KNOW WHAT MRS. HARVENT'S OPINIONS ARE ON OTHER PEOPLE'S RELATIONSHIPS? BUT IF YOUR PARENTS ARE LIKE MRS. HARVENT, THEY PROBABLY WON'T LIKE IT.

MOM DOESN'T LIKE ANYONE YOUNGER THAN HER TO BE HAPPY.

THAT EXPLAINS SO MUCH.

Edited 2013-11-16 16:39 (UTC)

The thing?

[She doesn't imagine Miria would tell her, but at least clarifying might make her rambling make a bit more sense, in context.]

The thing thing! With the...

[She pauses.]

Well, ah. It's not pleasant. Or safe and friendly.

I won't ask, but I do think it's something you should talk to Issac about, even if you think it will hurt him. It will probably hurt him more if you keep secrets like this from him. You're both in this together, right?

If you're hiding stuff from him to protect him, maybe he's doing the same thing.

No... I meant my own mother, not her. But, uh...

I don't think she's that... mean. I'm sorry your mom is?

Isn't there anything you can do?

Sounds like judgement is upon you no matter what you do.

I am sure the echoes will decide to make it worse, though.

OH GOD I DIDN'T EVEN THINK OF THAT.

BUT SHE CAN'T KNOW ABOUT ANY OF THIS! SHE'LL KILL US! SHE'LL KILL THE WHOLE NETWORK!

THERE IS NO ESCAPE.

JUST KEEP ON AND CARRY ON UNTIL THAT STARTS TO BUG HER TOO.

If she'd try to kill all of us, the resistance that would meet her would be tenfold stronger than her.

At least she would never bother you again.

[She could point out that that mother cannot see the network and they at least don't need to worry about that, but where is the fun in that?]

Yeah...

But it's so... I really don't want him to freak out. Or get mad at me. Ever at all.

With the holidays coming up, we need to keep things as calm as possible.

But wouldn't keeping it from him just make it worse? Well, I guess I don't have any experience in this kind of thing [But she's read enough romance novels to know SECRETS ARE BAD.] but I know I'd feel pretty bad if the one I loved kept something from me. And at the same time, I know I would feel pretty bad keeping something from the one I loved. It sounds like, if he is keeping something from you, you're both feeling pretty awful. Maybe you should talk about it?

BUT SHE'S SO IMPOSING AND FULL OF SARCASTIC INSULTS!

AND THEN HER GHOST COULD SHOW UP AND BE GHOSTLY IMPOSING AND FULL OF GHOSTLY SARCASTIC INSULTS!

That at least could easily be solved with a good exorcist.

Edited 2013-11-17 21:15 (UTC)

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