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[alwayskayaking]

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Re: cw: mention of parasites, body horror, worms

[permanentlyexhaustedbird]

[Tim nods and listens intently, only answering]

Jon has mentioned the name Sasha but nothing in great detail, as I'm sure you're not surprised by

[before falling silent again.]

Sounds like an extremely close call for the both of you. I'm sorry that must have been terrifying but you survive the worms and the overexposure to CO2 as well.

I take it Sasha was not as lucky?

[alwayskayaking]

[There's a pause as Tim shakes his head.] No, she wasn't. Not that any of us knew that at the start. We thought she made it out alright, but she had been killed and replaced by a creature Jon has called the; Not Them. When they kill you they don't just kill you. They replace everyone's memory of you and live your life. She was my best friend and I didn't even know she had been murdered.

[permanentlyexhaustedbird]

[Tim will nod but not really knowing what you say to comfort someone when their friend and co-worker has been replaced. Especially when you can no longer be sure fo your own memories regarding the woman]

What happens when you found out about that? Do the memories correct themselves?

[Yeah, that's definitely not comforting but he has to know]

[alwayskayaking]

No. They're gone forever. No photograph, no video, nothing left to remember the real them. You're always left with the face of the thing that killed them. That's the face you grow to miss and hate at the same time.

[permanentlyexhaustedbird]

It's an incredibly insidious and horrible death on all aspects [Tim mumbles to himself before he realises that saying so out loud might not be the most comforting thing]

I'm sorry... again.

[alwayskayaking]

Yeah, well... [What can he say? There wasn't really much more to say.] At least here that can be fixed and I can remember her again.

[permanentlyexhaustedbird]

They can fix your memories here? I didn't know that. That's fantastic! Who are you seeing to get that done?

[alwayskayaking]

A man named Hawke and Anders. I'm not exactly sure how they do it, so don't ask me how.

[permanentlyexhaustedbird]

I am on good terms with Hawke and he seems a good man. I'm glad he was able to help you out with whatever magics they possess.

[alwayskayaking]

Me too. I'm glad to have her back to the way she should be.