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[lonelynotforsaken]

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[laminae]

dude that's sketch
what was he going to do with your body?

[lonelynotforsaken]

I don't know. He said he was trying to do some sort of experiment. Probably to see how the book worked. I was a little preoccupied with... everything to get the specifics.

[laminae]

[Oh, yikes.

... Part of him wonders what kind of experiment you can do with a body that doesn't have a soul in it, part of him thinks he and Paimon should be very careful about any book experiments involving other Sleepers.]

so Jon stopped him? how'd you get back into your body?

[lonelynotforsaken]

I don't know. I couldn't for a long time, and then I just got... sucked back in, I guess? I honestly thought I was about to be ripped apart. My skin was just pulling and pulling in all directions, and then... I was back?

I really didn't feel great, but I was... physical again, at least?

[laminae]

oh

i think i know what that feels like

[Very well thanks to that time he got turned into a sword.]

[lonelynotforsaken]

Oh, god! Have you seen the book?

[laminae]

nah
just something that happened back home

[lonelynotforsaken]

[Is there any horror Fern hasn't gone through at home? It reminds him of Jon, and that's really not a good thing.]

I'm sorry you can understand.
I really wish you couldn't.
That's horrible.
It's horrible.
Do you want to talk about what happened?

[laminae]

[Fern has had A Life, for sure.]

uh it's not a big deal
when i became Finn Sword i kind of exploded first
then all the stuff that made me me got rearranged into a sword

[lonelynotforsaken]

Fern, that's a massive deal.
Like, I don't even know where to begin.
How are you still functional as a person?
Everything you say... it's hard to imagine how you've managed.
You're so strong... god.

[laminae]

you got me
i just function

[And mostly tries not to think about it these days so as to not cause an existential crisis.]

i dunno about strong all this junk just happened
probably could have happened to anyone

[lonelynotforsaken]

But not everyone could have survived it. I don't know that I could have. I don't know many people I think could. Maybe Jon? He's been through so much. But he's 30-years-old. You're half that.

[laminae]

uh thanks
i guess it all kind of sucks but it's not like there was anything i could about it

[lonelynotforsaken]

Maybe not, but you survived it. I'm glad, Fern. I'm just so glad you're alive... and can still have fun? Have friends? I wish it wasn't in a place like this or maybe even where you're from, but it's good you have those things.

[laminae]

yeahhhh that stuff is good to have in general
i kinda suck at them though
so there's that

[lonelynotforsaken]

That's okay. So do I. But I've got good people around me that look the other way when I mess up sometimes. That's handy to have.

[laminae]

you're lucky
doubt everyone would do that

[There's always a line, and Fern knows all he's good at is hurting people, which means he usually crosses it.]

[lonelynotforsaken]

I know. I hope you have some people like that here, at least.

[laminae]

i think i've got one or two

[Luna, so far. Varian. OA. But it feels like he's treading a fine line, sometimes, and that they'll eventually leave him, too.]

[lonelynotforsaken]

Glad to hear it. Just... stick with them, okay, Fern? Especially while you're dealing with what happened. And if you need to talk about it with someone else, I'm hear. I'm pretty good at listening, at least.

[laminae]

i'll try

thanks
i'll remember that
that you're good at listening

[lonelynotforsaken]

Good. I'll talk to you later, okay, Fern? Take care of yourself for now.

[laminae]

yeah ok
i will