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Okay, so... I'm not the only person that got visited by a door last night, right? I'm not the only person who noticed it? I'm not the only person who went in, right?

Has anyone else even mentioned this? Are all the entries filtered away from me somehow? Did I hallucinate that I went through a freestanding door and put Renzo to bed somewhere else, where it looked like his dad was somehow still probably around, where Renzo wasn't just a preformed castle baby and was actually someone's kid? I wonder if that me STILL has the cat parts.

Does this sound familiar to someone? Anyone? Anyone at all?

I wonder if the people over there freak out when their kids go missing on a yearly basis. Assuming that's not just... a castle trick.

SOMEBODY knows what I'm talking about, anyway... right?

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[inafadingcrown]

You are not alone, no. I believe many need time to .... digest what it is we saw.

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Yeah... I guess I expected more noise about that, since it's a new thing. And I just wanted to know I wasn't losing my mind.

[inafadingcrown]

If you have lost your mind, at least you are in good company. [Still processing over here.]

Galadriel forever

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... Are you all right?

[Deja vu. She's asking EVERYONE this now, isn't she...]

Rin forever

[inafadingcrown]

I will be in time. It is always difficult to be parted from a child. Finrod is no different, regardless of- [yeah, she's not going to pretend she's not bothered by this.] I will not lie to you. I am also troubled by the implications.

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The implications...?

[Dur dense]

[inafadingcrown]

As you said, it seems as if there is a world where Finrod is not a product of the castle.

If we are to assume that all is as it seems to be, I am left to conclude that some alternate version of me has not only forsaken her marriage vows, but also entered into a relationship that is highly inappropriate for a number of reasons.

[Can she hate her AU self? Is that a thing?]

1/2

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[Galadriel bby no :(]

Oh... I guess... I understand how that is... I mean, I think of actually having a baby with the guy I was partnered with to get Renzo and, ummm, the less said about that the better...

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But - maybe things are different in that world, if it really exists? Maybe you're a really different person, or maybe the world that you came from is different. The guy who I was partnered with to have Renzo, he really was a bad guy even if he wasn't that mean to me. Maybe in this world he changed... or was never so bad in the first place, or something... because I can't imagine having a baby with him otherwise.

[inafadingcrown]

You are right, of course. There is little point in thinking of it overmuch.

[But she sighs. And decides to be surprisingly open. Feel special, Rin.]

Leaving aside the matters of age and mortality, what troubles me most is Celeborn.

I love him, you know. I miss him still, even if I do not often speak of it. The thought of doing him so great an injury- [She cuts herself off and falls silent for a time.]

Perhaps, in this other world, we were never wed. I may hope, at least.

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If the other you is anything like who you are here, if that's even real - don't you think it had to be something like that?

We just don't know enough, I think. She might have had a completely different situation... like you say, maybe she never married him. It's not something that you should feel bad about, since we know so little.

[inafadingcrown]

I know. [There's a smile in her voice now.] It seems I am having some difficulty convincing my heart and my head to agree. You speak truly and to hear it from another is a comfort to me. Thank you.

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It's a world that might be like ours, but it doesn't seem to be quite the same... so, it can be hard to put things aside, here. But I think it's better to do that.

[inafadingcrown]

It is wise counsel. [Kind of a role reversal here, isn't it?]

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[She's glad to help Galadriel instead of vice versa for once, to be honest! And a nervous giggle in reply.]

I hope it helps. This place really can make you miserable sometimes, so...

[inafadingcrown]

I am quite certain it shall. Even speaking of it has done me good. [A slight pause] There are not many with whom I am comfortable sharing such things.

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I don't want to always be the one burdening you with my problems... I'm glad if I can help you at all.

[inafadingcrown]

You are no burden, dear one. You help more than you know.

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I'm glad. I hope if you want help with anything, and I could help, you'd come to me...

[inafadingcrown]

I just have, have I not?

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You did. But for anything else, too...

[inafadingcrown]

I will. You may be assured of that.

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Mmm. [Wuh wuh wuh she loves you Galadriel ;A;]