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Comments

Re: THE GRAVEYARD

[withmyownfists]

Well, no... but I can deal. There's a lot of people who have it off a lot worse than me. It would be rude to focus on my problems too much.

[ and yet here you stand, right in the middle of them... ]

Re: THE GRAVEYARD

[robitussin]

["That's bullshit. You have to take care of yourself first."]

Re: THE GRAVEYARD

[withmyownfists]

I don't know how.

Re: THE GRAVEYARD

[robitussin]

["Then you can rely on other people to tell you how."]

Re: THE GRAVEYARD

[withmyownfists]

But the way I was shown...

[ there's a sound behind you, coming from the living room, like something just fell to the floor. ]

Re: THE GRAVEYARD

[robitussin]

[glancing that way and then back at the paper, but ultimately going to see what fell]

Re: THE GRAVEYARD

[withmyownfists]

[ it looks as though one of the books has fallen off the bookshelf ]

Re: THE GRAVEYARD

[robitussin]

[going to pick it up and see what it is]

Re: THE GRAVEYARD

[withmyownfists]

[ along the spine of the book in gold-leaf lettering the word SELFLESS has been printed. it seems like it's part of a series of books, the rest of which are still on the shelf. as she picks it up, Natalie will feel heavier--but also extremely intent on preserving this book. ]

Re: THE GRAVEYARD

[robitussin]

Weird...

[going to look at the shelf and see what the other volumes say]

Re: THE GRAVEYARD

[withmyownfists]

[ the other volumes say:

DUTIFUL
RESPECTFUL
POLITE
AMIABLE
LOYAL
HUMBLE
OBEDIENT
MATURITY
WISDOM
DOMESTIC
QUIET
SUBMISSIVE
FEMININE
CHASTE
DELICATE
GENTLE ]

Re: THE GRAVEYARD

[robitussin]

[pulling out submissive and flipping through to see what it says]

Re: THE GRAVEYARD

[withmyownfists]

[ there's a lot of lectures in here about what the perfect lady is supposed to be like ]

Re: THE GRAVEYARD

[robitussin]

Roc, that's bullshit. You don't have to be the perfect lady, you just have to be yourself.

Re: THE GRAVEYARD

[withmyownfists]

[ there's no answer ]

Re: THE GRAVEYARD

[robitussin]

[sighs, putting the submissive book back in the shelf and leaving the other on the floor, and then going back to the kitchen to see if there's anything else notable there]

Re: THE GRAVEYARD

[withmyownfists]

[ There is one new, notable difference. The kitchen faucet is dripping, slowly. All of the other objects--calendar, clock, fridge--remain much the same. ]

Re: THE GRAVEYARD

[robitussin]

[going to the kitchen faucet to inspect it, then]

Re: THE GRAVEYARD

[withmyownfists]

[ it seems to be just a leaky faucet? but as you inspect it, there's the soft sound of a girl giggling behind you. ]

Re: THE GRAVEYARD

[robitussin]

[turning around hurriedly to see who it is]

Re: THE GRAVEYARD

[withmyownfists]

[ there's a young girl standing in the kitchen doorway ]

Are you looking for something?

Re: THE GRAVEYARD

[robitussin]

Uh, no... Who are you?

Re: THE GRAVEYARD

[withmyownfists]

You can call me Nora.

Re: THE GRAVEYARD

[robitussin]

Okay. Uh, what are you doing here?

Re: THE GRAVEYARD

[withmyownfists]

Waiting for people to guide.