text from a cell phone;

[cursedtolive]

If this whole thing is real and we're getting memories and things from our "past lives", I think my past self was either really paranoid or an assassin. idek what I'm supposed to make of getting (echoing???) a concealed knife out of nowhere but since that's all I've got I might as well make the guess?

On one hand that's a cool idea and all because that's like the difference between being a zombie ninja and being zombie guy at Best Buys, but on the other hand idk if I really want to remember being crazy or a killer. Ugh.

What am I even supposed to do if mad killer past me takes over my mind or something. I don't think even my brother can laugh off something like that.

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[cursedtolive]

[Oof. He rests against her for that second, and looks up at her.] You don't have to do anything for me.

[phoenix_temple]

Well, that's not entirely true. I have to take care of you when Jerry's not around. That's kind of what I'm paid for.

[cursedtolive]

You don't get paid for risking your life for me. Don't.

[He shakes his head and leans against her again.]

I don't want you getting hurt.

[phoenix_temple]

[She lets him, content.] I haven't gotten hurt yet, and believe me, everything has been trying to hurt me.

I'll be fine.

[cursedtolive]

Promise?

[phoenix_temple]

Promise.

You just have to stay out of trouble.

[cursedtolive]

I won't go out looking for any!

[phoenix_temple]

Don't let it find you, either!

[cursedtolive]

I'm good at hiding.

[phoenix_temple]

I know you are. Just do your best to act normal, okay?

[cursedtolive]

I will! And you too.

[phoenix_temple]

If I've been acting weird, I can just blame it on finals.

[cursedtolive]

The pressure of finals made you use magic?

[phoenix_temple]

Well. Only two people saw me do it.

[cursedtolive]

... It's still not gonna be a good excuse, Anais. So don't black magic. Don't magic, don't get caught?

[phoenix_temple]

I won't get caught. I promise. I'm getting better at this.

[cursedtolive]

Okay.

... You wanna start dinner?

[phoenix_temple]

[She rubs his head before she gets up.] What do you want to eat?

[cursedtolive]

[He hops to his feet after her, fixing his hair.] Something spicy?

... Actually I'm really craving something Chinese. Something Chinese-like.

[phoenix_temple]

You expect a lot out of me. [She frowns. But she'll go look through the fridge.]

[cursedtolive]

[He laughs and shakes his head.] Don't worry about it. I dunno, you can make whatever you want.

[phoenix_temple]

[He has said chinese, so she will look for stuff to make something nice, like a stir fry. That's close enough right?]

Make sure you get your homework done. Crazy past lives or not, you have to pass your grade.

[cursedtolive]

[He says a whiny "I knoooooooow" but he will dutifully pull out his homework and start working on whatever he has left over from what he didn't do in class!]

[phoenix_temple]

[She will keep an eye on him as she cooks and worry a great deal about what's going to happen to him now 8(]

[cursedtolive]

[He's mostly oblivious to her watching, concentrated on his homework and honestly used to her looking at him from time to time after years of being babysat by her. And he finishes his homework by the time she's done cooking! He's never been a horrible student, and he usually stays at the school library for homework center two or three hours after school so Anais isn't tied down by the job too much. He will wander into the kitchen to help her with the rest of dinner. 8|b]