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[worldmother]

[The feed comes on to a certain redhead. She looks frazzled to say the least, and a bit irritated to boot.]

I have a question. Has anyone gotten an item from an echo that won't go away? Or, I guess in this case, is stuck? Because I woke up with this--

[The video moves and focuses on her left hand, where a very modest ring sits on her ring finger. It's pretty obvious from how red it is around it that she's been working to try to get it off.]

And I've tried just about everything I can think of and it will not come off. It's too tight. I don't even know where it came from. I can assume, but I have a party to go to in a few days and I really don't want to explain to my college friends that I didn't suddenly get married over break.

[She huffs slightly.]

How do I get rid of this thing?

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[aetos]

Not that I know of. At least not yet. But...it hurts to try and take it out, so it must have been there for some reason, right?

[Oh, darling, if only you knew.]

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[worldmother]

I would assume so, I have no idea. I haven't actually seen anything like it before.

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[aetos]

Well...that doesn't surprise me. But as far as physical changes go, I guess I got pretty lucky. It's only on my hand, after all.

[It's difficult to hide, yes, but at least gloves can cover it up. Even if it will look strange in the warmer months.]

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[worldmother]

Does it hurt when you draw it forward like that?

[Sorry man, she's fascinated now.]

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[aetos]

[In another universe, he'd be much more secretive about it. But here, he has no uncomfortable burdens keeping his mouth shut.

Not yet, anyway.]

No. It just [He pauses, and realizes he has no real word for the sensation. The eerie sparkle of a large, crystalline rock was certainly uncomfortable. But there was no pain involved with it. It simply felt...]

It felt natural, I guess. It only hurts if I try to get it out.

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[worldmother]

At least it isn't doing any damage.

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[aetos]

Small favors, I guess.

My name's Roy, by the way. Sorry to make this conversation all about me; that wasn't my intention.

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[worldmother]

It's okay. It helped me take my mind off this weird ring that suddenly appeared on my hand. Thank you for that.

I'm Elly.