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[personal profile] empathicfault 2023-03-31 09:16 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Will doesn't understand it, either. He's had years- decades- of practice dealing with this, and he's still catching himself. And that's on things that he's actually trying on, not the family-related issues he intends to keep. ]

At knowing? Yeah, and that might make it easier on them. They don't have to see those edges where they stop and someone else begins. And when the breach memories fade, it's a quiet vanishing.

What things are you thinking that aren't really you? If you're all right talking about it.
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[personal profile] empathicfault 2023-03-31 09:58 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Will nods, lets out a sigh, and finally joins her sitting fully on the ground. He'll pace, otherwise. ]

Yeah, those are the ones. Any sort of grounding's going to help. Your tattoos, talking with people you know here, doing something physical- which would probably help you more than it does me.

For me, it's more- I reason with myself when I notice it. If that world were real, then I'd be dead. This right here is too structured for a final fever dream. I know who I am.

[ His voice has quieted down considerably. ] -and if I say that to myself often enough, it keeps me focused on figuring it out. It eventually becomes true.
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[personal profile] empathicfault 2023-03-31 10:22 pm (UTC)(link)
[ He opens his mouth like he's going to laugh, but just a little puff of a chuckle comes out, and his smile is so tired. ]

Well, it's more like I don't have a choice. It's an experiment, trying the best of the bad options, because there's honestly too much for me to work on. It'd be years before I started feeling like myself again, if I went about it like I usually do. This is letting me just focus on the parts I want to get rid of, like the part of me that decided it was a great idea to just eat four people. I- I-

[ He seems to stop moving for a moment, frozen. Then he lets out all his breath in a deep sigh. ]

It wouldn't work if Harkin-- uh, Sweeney- didn't have a worse, supernatural version of the same problem. We got lucky, honestly, because we can both understand.
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[personal profile] empathicfault 2023-04-01 12:30 am (UTC)(link)
[ He takes in a slightly-shaky breath and puts his hand on Winston's head, slowly petting it. Winston is used to this, and just stays in place on Shaw's lap. Will looks down at his hand and quietly chuckles at himself. ]

Ah. Thanks. If you can believe it, this is me doing a lot better.
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[personal profile] empathicfault 2023-04-01 05:04 pm (UTC)(link)
Yeah. And hey- if you like 'em, they're probably good for you, too. Dogs are...not complicated.

[ He scritches behind Winston's ears in a more normal manner. That gets him a little lick on his hand before he pulls it away, getting out of Shaw's personal space. ]

Saved my life, too. I was sleepwalking at one point and ended up on my roof. The dogs woke me up before I fell.
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[personal profile] empathicfault 2023-04-01 05:18 pm (UTC)(link)
No, that was during the encephalitis...my untreated brain infection. Used to sleepwalk a little when I was a teenager too, but- nothing that bad.

[ He smirks a little. He's used to being stared at. Even if he's not sure why she's doing so right now, he'll guess. ]

But yeah, I'm probably not the best person to give you advice on sticking to reality. I know. I just- have a lot of practice trying to do so myself.
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[personal profile] empathicfault 2023-04-02 02:45 am (UTC)(link)
[ He smiles very slightly, appreciating the reasoning. ]

Yeah. I like the sound of that.

Is reality something that you've had to worry about, before the Breach?
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[personal profile] empathicfault 2023-04-02 01:45 pm (UTC)(link)
[ He nods, sighing a little. ]

And it's a new development. Not like me, who spent a good chunk of my childhood with psychs. So someone or something did it to you.
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[personal profile] empathicfault 2023-04-02 02:09 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Oh. Right. He clears his throat and then shrugs. ]

Both, kind of? My condition, it...integrates what I observe, turns it into something I feel, or visualize. I interpret it from there. So it's a guess, but one with a higher accuracy.

[ And since they're on the topic... ]

Do you want to know what else I see? About you.
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[personal profile] empathicfault 2023-04-02 03:31 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Oh, good. He wasn't sure what he'd do if she had said no. ]

You lost someone close, recently. You're mourning, holding silent vigil.
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[personal profile] empathicfault 2023-04-02 05:06 pm (UTC)(link)
[ His mouth twists into an apologetic smile before dropping again, as he tries to figure out how to continue. ]

It was someone you loved. You're frustrated, because you feel like you can't...honor them.
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[personal profile] empathicfault 2023-04-02 09:45 pm (UTC)(link)
I told you earlier that you're quiet to me. That's true, but it's more than that. In all the ways that I see people, you are...muffled.

So when I'm with you, I see the things I'd see in other people, but indistinctly. It's like there's a barrier between it and me, but- if I let my imagination go, there's a heart under there, broken and bleeding.

[ He shakes his head, at a bit of a loss. ]

I'm not actually sure what it was that clued that part of my mind in. It's tougher to know when I'm dealing with people I interact with, and not a case file full of evidence.
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[personal profile] empathicfault 2023-04-02 10:12 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Winston readjusts to try and lay his head over one of her arms or hands, if possible. He curls up a little on her lap. Will takes a deep breath and decides to try and make his case. ]

I think...that might more an issue with communication, from one part of you to another. You're different than the sociopaths I'd sometimes encounter. There is something there in you, from everything I can tell. But it has a hard time finding its way out.

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