Text, Psuedonymous. It appears anonymous; any digging will only lead to the label 'LG'.

[fridgetothefire]

Who's actually dealt with nulls or voids before Or the tech? There are a lot of spooky rumors around but not a lot of facts. And nothing's better than first-hand experience.

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[hostage]

Yeah. I could, like, explain it. Unless you wanna figure it out yourself.

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[fridgetothefire]

[Gingerly, she takes his hand again, grips it tight.]

Maybe - maybe just the general sense of it? I'll figure out the nuances, but it would help to have an idea of where to start.

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[hostage]

[This is all still so strange to Jesse. He's not used to figuring things out or knowing things other people don't already know. And it's a really alien kind of intuition that helps him understand what he takes from people. The hardest part is really putting it into words.]

You can control time. But it ain't like time travel. You can change the way time acts around you. But you can't stop it.

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[fridgetothefire]

[She smiles, trembles ever so faintly, looks for a second like she might cry.]

Great. That's - I can work with that, that's. Great.

Thank you.

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[hostage]

[Her power's returned, but he doesn't let go yet. He thinks he's upset her.]

You gonna be okay?

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[fridgetothefire]

Yeah. Sure. I'll just.

[she tries to smile, but it still comes out kind of precarious]

It's complicated, that's all.

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[hostage]

You wanna talk about it?

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[fridgetothefire]

[She shakes her head.]

I - I have. Someone I can talk to.

[she laughs a little.]

I don't even know your name.

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[hostage]

Jesse.

[He's glad she has someone, at least.]

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[fridgetothefire]

I'm Maddy. I - I can call you again later, right? I don't really have a lot of friends.

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[hostage]

Yeah, absolutely. Anytime.

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[fridgetothefire]

[quietly]

Thanks.

We should probably buy sandwiches or something. The lady at the counter is giving us a look.

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[hostage]

[He's on his feet.]

It's on me. Whatcha want?

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[fridgetothefire]

Oh, thank you. Um, just ham and cheese for me?