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[Arlene's surroundings have changed. She's no longer in a grimy and sweaty 24-hour diner in Gateway City; she's dressed nicely, with her hair and her makeup both done nicely and a brand new professional-looking outfit.

She's on her knees with a hand at her head.]

I was shot. I was shot in the head...

[She knocks against the side of her skull, and there's the sound of flesh and bone against a metal plate.]

What the fuck? Is this happening to everyone?

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Two years, huh? Anyone been around longer than that?

Not many, but a few. And really only by a few months, I was pretty early on.

Even if you lost your echoes, though, your life would still be tough. Think about just losing all that.

It'd fix a few problems.

[He wouldn't want to start fights so much for one.]

It'd create a few, too. Nothing that's been a part of you for that long would just vanish without a trace.

Pretend it happened. What's the first thing you'd do?

Apologize.

That's not the answer I was expecting. You do someone wrong?

Edited 2015-10-12 04:32 (UTC)

Someone. Everyone close to me.

Honey, if they're all that close to you and worth it, they'll forgive you.

Yeah, well. They're going too easy on me if that's the case.

Sounds to me like you've been hard enough on yourself already.

Not yet.

Honey, I've been around for a few years now, and if there's one thing I've learned, it's that you can beat yourself up and beat yourself up, and the only thing you get for it is beat up.

Yeah, well. It's what I deserve so might as well get to it.

You're wrong, but no one likes a pity party. After a certain point, you gotta pick yourself up and keep moving. That's just what we do when life throws us hurt and heartbreak.

Yeah, yeah. Look I got some shit going on that I don't really feel like sharing with everyone. I've said too much about it already.

I am moving it just happens to be in a way a bunch of people disagree with.

You're making it sound like a hell of a lot of people disagree, and when that's the case maybe it's worth considering that they have a point or two.

I've considered it. Thing is they're missing part of the puzzle, and it's a piece they really just can't understand.

It's safer for everyone this way.

We all have a piece that everyone can't understand. Hate to say, but no one's really all that special.

Had to learn that the hard way.

What do you mean, safer?

That's not what I said now is it?

[Maybe if people would listen, he'd talk more. But no, they're just gonna keep talking over him so he's just going to shut up and go to his own corner.]

Exactly what I said, safer.

I heard what you said, but your explaining could stand to be improved. I'm not a psychic, as cool as that would be. Your friends probably aren't, either.

Maybe if people would stop puttin' words in my mouth before I have a chance to say them I'd be able to. But as it stands that doesn't happen, and I'm tired of wasting my breath. So think what you want, I don't really give a damn.

You're really quick to accuse people. Not to be a bitch, but when people mean well that stings pretty hard.

[A frustrated sound. Just. Stop talking to people altogether that's clearly the most logical explanation here.]

Look, lady. I get that you're trying to help, I do. And I appreciate that but you don't know me, I don't know you, and I'm not even sure how the hell we got on this subject. Sorry about your head, shit sucks. Trust me I fucking know shit sucks. And it's only gonna get worse.

But for fucking once I'd really appreciate it if every Tom, Dick, and Jane could shut the hell up about what I should do or should think or should feel and let me fucking get a word in.

[A crash. A big one. Who knows what he just broke but it sounds pretty thoroughly broken.]

Fuck. Sorry. I'm done. Bye.

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