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[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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...I don't know. Like I said, it's complicated. I don't really know what's going on in my head, and it's a bit scary.

[ It sounds complicated. And not knowing what's going on...

...that does sound like something that would scare Elly. ]

It's not something you have to deal with right away. You have time.

Yeah.

[...She should probably mention that, too. For maximum confusion.]

We... did end up falling asleep together on the couch while we were working. I don't remember actually falling asleep, but that definitely happened.

So you're comfortable around him to some degree. ...Or you were really beat about the project.

[ Sara was on the team, so she wouldn't be surprised about the latter. ]

Definitely comfortable. We probably would have stayed like that all night if Mimi hadn't woken us up.

It feels like I'm getting jerked around by some... I don't know what you'd even call it, but I don't like it.

Some other power? I think we all feel like that, a little. All of this is...basically made to feel like that?

[ Getting back glimpses of other lives. The attacks. ]

Well, this other power needs to stop messing with my emotions. I don't appreciate it dictating how I feel about someone.

[Although really, does she mind, or is that just her willfulness trying to fight back? She's not even sure anymore.]

I've...mostly managed to avoid that, I guess. I do feel relieved and secure around someone, but that's it.

[ Until her cast meet up log but HEY. ]

You do? Who?

Do you remember the girl who was talking on your first post...? The one who interrupted when I was talking to you?

Kallie? Our families know each other.

I remember her. And when I did...I just remembered being so relieved to see her again.

[She looks surprised. How to say this...]

I've never really thought of her as the reassuring type, but I'm happy for you.

What's she like? I mean, the Kallie you know?

[Elly thought about that for a while.]

I don't know her very well, mostly by association. She doesn't usually talk very much. [And when she does, she's very gruff.]

I'm sorry I can't tell you much more than that.

No, it's fine! I think I'm probably going to be finding out myself. I mean...I haven't remembered anyone else from these echoes, so...

[ She has nowhere else to start. ]

Then that's probably a good place to start. [Although ouch, good luck trying to get close to her, Sierra.] Just be prepared for things to get a bit... weird. When you have someone you share echos with, sometimes you come across things you might not want to know about them, or about yourself.

[ She'd ask if Elly were speaking from experience, but...that's obvious. They've been talking about it, after all. ]

We live with a talking cat.

[ It's hard to fail to accept "weird" after that becomes true. ]

Yeah, there is that. I guess we can't get much weirder in Chateau Numbers, huh?

No, I think we kinda have everyone else beat. I mean, if we're making this into a contest...

At least three-fourths of us are human. That does put us at a disadvantage.

[A beat.]

Well, kind of. I don't really know what Sara is anymore. [Those ears, man.]

Is there anyone else with that many Numbered people in one place, though?

[ Serious question, because she doesn't actually know. ]

I don't think I'm going to change species, but my hair...might go pink?

I'm not sure, I don't think so.

Why pink? [...Didn't Kallie have pink hair last time she saw her?]

Call it a hunch.

[ Kallie was being...suspicious when she'd asked if she had to worry about it. Jokingly. ]

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