Week 2

[airlockedmods]

[Other than the reappearance of the Overseer, there's no real change in the routine. PAL still makes the morning and night time announcements through the PIP on each Champion's arm, and still the Champion unitards are freshly laundered and re-hung each morning in their closets.

No other floors unlock, but Cece and Kip will still be appearing randomly to chit-chat.

All you know is... something has to change soon.]

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[ooc: Don't forget to to turn in your AC for week 1 and submit your threads for the Benefactors!]

Comments

[honoraryembryon]

If I have a fan club they're probably all weird teenagers who think what I am is great, given my situation.

[ Look at him trying to inject odd humor into the situation. ]

I disagree, either way. But you're not the first person here to have a low self-opinion. Seems to be a running trend.

[everylittlesecret]

Oh you totally would have an awful teen following on the Twilight level, no doubt. I would not be surprised if you have a ton of fan fictions written about you with those girls "healing" you with their love, or whatever god you believe in forbid... [She lowers her voice.] Vore fics.

[Look at her inject horror instead.]

Low self-opinion? It's not low. It's non-existent. There's a difference. This is the first place where anyone has paid attention to me in a way other than wanting to beat the shit out of me for existing. Disagree all you want, I know I'm not much, and everyone around here will realize that sooner or later.

[honoraryembryon]

[ ... The longest pause. Oh my god, Nari, why did you have to bring vore into this. ]

... Why would anyone conceivably even... you know, in the back of my mind, as a writer, I know these things exist. I know, on some level, it's probably happening right now for some god-forsaken reason. But god forbid. I don't want anyone "healing me with their love". I don't need healing.

[ ... Still, though, he'll pause and shake his head at Nari. ]

Regardless of what you say, though, it's... how can I put this? I've written characters that remind me of you. And I've dealt with real people like that, too. And in both instances, it's always harder for the one carrying those burdens to see they're anything worthwhile, so... I like you just fine, Nari. I think you're a decent person, whether you think so or not. And a friend.

[everylittlesecret]

Teenage girls and hormones make for hilarious fan fiction binge nights, let me tell ya.

[Writers. Always the writers. The ones who look at the human condition, and somehow know how to make things both good and worse at the same time.

It was nice to have someone say they like her, but-]

Friend?

[honoraryembryon]

Yes, friend.

[ Deal with it, Nari. ]

I consider you one of my friends. That a bad thing?

[everylittlesecret]

....... You'd be the first willing one.

[This is said very quietly, as if she's trying not to admit this at all.]