Audience: Sheila Hammond

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Comments

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Well...you have a lot of floors to cover and you're really smart. I'm sure you'll think of a very good plan that they won't ever catch on to.

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Aw... Thank you. It's so sweet of you to say so.

[At least someone thinks she's smart... Truly, the best avatar.]

You know what would be funny? If I pretended to be dead. Not regular-me dead, but dead-dead.

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Like pretending you were a victim to get the jump on somebody? Ooh...that could work. It'd be totally unsuspicious, too.

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Exactly! Get them to think someone beat them to the punch. Bet that would totally surprise them.

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It is a good plan as long as you can outrace them when they start to examine you. And hope that it's not some crazy sadist or something that'll just make it worse.

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It'll be fine! I can't feel pain and I never get tired. Besides, if they touch me, I'll just zap them.

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That's true! Just be careful not to, like, accidentally activate it or touch somebody wearing metal or something.

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... I didn't think about metal.

[Hm]

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This is why we're talking. A power backfiring would be the worst.

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Remind me to never overlook the importance of spitballing.

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I'm always here if you want to talk ideas, Mrs. Hammond. I can't promise I'll be good at it, but I can do my best.

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Hey, you thought about metal! I would say that's pretty fucking good already. Don't sell yourself short.

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[sheila can't see it, but maybe she can see it faintly under lust's hood as she immediately perks up.]

Well if you really think so...then I'm glad!

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I'm just stating facts. Give yourself some credit!

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Okay, okay! I will. Just this once. [hehe]

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Hey, more than just this once!

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You're gonna make me agree, aren't you? [but they grin.] I'll take credit when credit's worth taking.

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You know it! [She snorts, shaking her head.] God, why are you all like this?

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I'm very young and impressionable. [shut up iris.]

Honestly? Probably because...there's still a lot we don't know, and it feels like we should. That's how I feel at least.

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That's life. I think you just described life.

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...no wonder people say life sucks.

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Yeah... But like can be beautiful, too. You just have to make the best of it.

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I try to! I think...I dunno. I liked my life a lot before we became Avatars, but even life right now isn't so bad.

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If you ignore the disturbingly high injury and mortality rate, this is a pretty okay deal.

[Not even sarcastically. She means it.]

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It wasn't supposed to be like that! I mean it was always probably a possibility but the same can be said for any world. If you ignore it? This place is pretty fun.

I'm just...really glad to have met you guys. That's the nicest part.