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[abrightboy]

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[abrightboy]

Guess I might find out, then.

[abrightboy]

My last girlfriend had a key to my apartment. This is the first time someone has slept in my bed. With me, I mean. All night.

[cactusy]

And I'm guessing that hasn't been... your choice.

Look, you don't have to answer all this; I'm just trying your getting-to-know-you thing.

[abrightboy]

It was sort of my choice. That’s why Will waited so long. For me to be ready. I was scared I’d hurt him.

Re: Text

[madaboutit]

If it's any comfort, at least it's not likely to be real meat.

[cactusy]

Okay, I'm gonna remind you again that even if you'd slept together the day you'd started dating, that still wouldn't've been "so long" ago, but besides that - you mean because of the night terrors? They're that bad?

[Buddypal that is actually concerning, are you okay, you are clearly not okay]

[abrightboy]

….We did sleep together that day. And yes. They’re very violent. And loud.

Re: Text

[abrightboy]

That’s only true in the Enclosure.

Re: Text

[madaboutit]

Where else would you be doing it?

Re: Text

[abrightboy]

Doesn’t Iris have a spaceship?

[cactusy]

... Do you know Sheehan?

Re: Text

[madaboutit]

Oh right

You're a warden

I had to do it in the enclosure.

But yes, she has a ship.

[abrightboy]

[He makes a face.]

Yes.

Re: Text

[abrightboy]

And she’s in the pack.

[cactusy]

Okay... clearly not in a good way.

What about people besides Graham that you feel comfortable with?

[abrightboy]

We get along okay now. Are you back on the therapy thing? I talk to several other people who aren’t Will. All the time.

[cactusy]

You talk to them about the night terrors?

[abrightboy]

Some of them know about them.

Re: Text

[madaboutit]

Obviously

She's the female.

As far as I know, she's Lark's second.

Which is why I was surprised you hadn't talked to her.

[cactusy]

But I mean, do you try to... I don't know. Process them.

Re: Text

[abrightboy]

Maybe Lark does that.

[abrightboy]

I don’t need help with that. I know what they’re about. I’ve been working on them with my therapist at home since I was eleven. I already have methods for dealing with them.

[cactusy]

What about methods for fixing them, or dealing with that root cause?

[abrightboy]

The unprocessed trauma? I’ve had professional help with it for twenty years. What’s anyone here going to do about it?

Re: Text

[madaboutit]

I would assume he does.

Just didn't seem mutually exclusive.