ᴡʜᴇɴ ʏᴏᴜ ᴀɴᴅ sʟᴇᴇᴘ ᴇsᴄᴀᴘᴇ ᴍᴇ

[persequor]

ᴘʀɪᴠᴀᴛᴇ
I feel like I'm going mad. I keep forgetting things. This morning I woke up and I couldn't remember your voice. [ her voice breaks. ] I kept trying, but it was gone. I couldn't remember it at all. I was really scared. I thought I was going to forget you completely. I don't want to forget. If I forget… [ she trails off. quieter, she continues. ] When will you come, Father? We need you here.

[ A pause as she tries to add some semblance of happiness to her voice. ] I'm doing my prayers every night, Father. I'm working. I earn mine own coin now. And I've got really good with Needle. When you get here, I'll show you. I'll make you proud, I promise.

I wish you were here.


ᴅɪᴄᴛᴀᴛᴇᴅ
How normal is forgetting?


ᴀʟʟᴇɴ ᴡᴀʟᴋᴇʀ
[ considering how curt and frantic she had been, she figures she owes him an apology. ]

Um, I'm sorry. For my behavior that night. And...thank you.

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[persequor]

She's not hurting anyone!

[save_the_souls]

All right, then...that's all I would tell you.

And to be careful. Make sure she doesn't go too long without feeding, it can be dangerous.

[persequor]

I know. [ Trust her. She knows. :| ]

[save_the_souls]

I'm sure you do.

Still, if you need any help at all please don't hesitate to ask.

[persequor]

[ … ]

I won't. Thank you, Wallen.

[save_the_souls]

-- It's Allen!

[persequor]

I'm sorry. How is it pronounced?

[save_the_souls]

Allen.

[persequor]

How did I say it?

[save_the_souls]

Like "Wallen"

[persequor]

And how is it pronounced?

[save_the_souls]

Allen!

[persequor]

And what did I say?

[save_the_souls]

...Ugh, nevermind. [HE KNOWS WHAT YOU'RE DOING]

[persequor]

[ TOOK YOU LONG ENOUGH ]

Yes, Wallen. You know, I rather like you more like this.

[save_the_souls]

Allen. [a small huff]

Like what?

[persequor]

When you're not acting like a doll.

[save_the_souls]

A doll?

What's that's supposed to mean?

[persequor]

When you're not being stupidly smiling all the time. You know. Like a doll. You even sound different.

[save_the_souls]

I do not act like a doll.

[persequor]

Fine.

[save_the_souls]

[a pause]

The world is hard enough for everyone. I much rather smile stupidly and help people than be angry and mean all the time.

[persequor]

I'm not wishing you angry.

[save_the_souls]

Mm, maybe not.

But sometimes I feel like that's all I was. [That's the thing he remembered the most, the mass amount of anger he would feel day in and day out]

[persequor]

Did you really?