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11-15-2022, 04:27 AM
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DOROTHY Part 2
Perspective: Dotty
CW: Discussion of Grief
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Perspective: Dotty
CW: Discussion of Grief
Lighter: Remember this spot?
Dotty: Yeah… same glow as always….
Lighter: Figure talking here could help jog something. You used to come here a lot with them… Diane.
Dotty: Mm..
Dotty: We used to sneak out and have little lunch dates since this place was empty when… well..
Dotty: You know.
Lighter: The big lockdown period during the angel incident.
Dotty: Stumbled across it while scouting with them, found out the place had no radiation leakage.
Dotty: Everything was clean as long as we got home before night.
Dotty: Had to carry them a few times though, they were always so tired…
Lighter: Didn’t know the truth til pretty late.
Dotty: I always suspected but.. I wanted to think they’d be fine.
Dotty: Whole angel thing though had a toll on their health..
Lighter: Lots of folks back then died from the conditions even if they were completely separated from the radiation.
Lighter: Had it happen to a few old friends.
Dotty: I’m sorry…
Lighter: Is what it is, nothing I can do now..,
Lighter: That said, want to hear more about your experiences with the rabbit. And… maybe about the new one in your life?
Dotty: Don’t say it like that….
Lighter: There’s a bit of overlap, even if you didn’t remember outright with your brain, your heart sure did.
Lighter: Could’ve convinced me they’re related. The same twinkle in your eye, same spark in your voice.
Lighter: I’m sure you love them for who they are but…
Lighter: Can’t help but make an observation.
Dotty: Lex is special too, in a lot of the same ways and a lot of different ways..
Dotty: At first I didn’t really… know but.
Dotty: Made me happy the first time I talked to them you know?
Dotty: And… when we went out I wanted to almost cry.
Dotty: Didn’t know why… just felt like I knew them my whole life, you know?
Dotty: Old face couldn’t really emote proper. Had one of those stock faceplates..
Lighter: I remember. You upgraded.
Dotty: Yeah.. I wanted to be able to smile proper for her, you know?
Lighter: Really fancy her that much?
Dotty: Mm… same with Jam too..
Lighter: The proxy? Didn’t know you liked a crowd.
Dotty: I mean…
Lighter: Used to be so shy, now you’re living the dream a bit.
Dotty: I am.
Lighter: Hehe…
Lighter: Actually knew a bit about this before. Mori has been keeping tabs.
Dotty: Have they?
Lighter: Mm… they tend to value vets of the entire thing a lot.
Lighter: And… Diane was a close friend of theirs.
Lighter: It meant a lot to see them so happy in their last of days you know?
Lighter: So… even if you’re not the Dorothy we knew back then..
Lighter: All of us want you to be able to move on and live your happiest.
Lighter: Live the peace you never got to before…
Dotty: Wow uh…
Dotty: Huh…
Lighter: Too much to take in?
Dotty: I’ll figure it out…
Dotty: Honestly though, with how my memories have crept back in more and more it’s just…
Lighter: Keep talking.
Dotty: I remembered Diane talking to me.
Dotty: Kept being scared that they were running low on time.
Dotty: Worried that they’d be leaving behind so many people you know?
Dotty: Didn’t want to make me sad when it happened..
Dotty: Told them they’d make it through, that I’d be there no matter what and we’ll get through it but…
Dotty: Never did.
Dotty: Diane said that if they ever found a way back, even in another life…
Dotty: They’d follow through…
Dotty: I can’t help but… wonder?
Lighter: Witch reincarnation.
Dotty: Mm…
Lighter: It’s a thing in a lot of cultural beliefs.
Lighter: I could believe it honestly, the two have a lot in common…
Lighter: But we can’t prove that.
Dotty: I know..
Dotty: It’d be nice to think…
Lighter: Would it really matter though? You love them no matter what, right?
Dotty: Of course! I guess just…
Dotty: I guess I wish Diane could’ve been happy too, you know?
Dotty: But at the end of the day… Dorothy didn’t make it either.
Dotty: So… I dunno.
Dotty: I feel a lot of the same but… she’s not really me.
Lighter: Maybe then you need to frame it all differently.
Lighter: Both Diane and Dorothy are long gone, that period a memory that lives on through you…
Lighter: You carry their most cherished moments in you.
Lighter: And now you’re making your own.
Dotty: Mm…
Dotty: Does it bother you at all?
Dotty: That I’m not your friend from back then?
Lighter: It’s hard to say how I feel but..
Lighter: More than happy to make a new one.
Lighter: Long as you’re okay with that.
Dotty: Yeah…
Dotty: I want to just sit here a bit.
Dotty: That okay?
Lighter: Oh?
Dotty: It’s a lot to process but…
Dotty: I think I needed it a lot and…
Dotty: I just… want this moment to last a bit more.
Lighter: Take your time…
Dotty: Thank you.
Dotty: …
Lighter: …
……
Dotty: Yeah… same glow as always….
Lighter: Figure talking here could help jog something. You used to come here a lot with them… Diane.
Dotty: Mm..
Dotty: We used to sneak out and have little lunch dates since this place was empty when… well..
Dotty: You know.
Lighter: The big lockdown period during the angel incident.
Dotty: Stumbled across it while scouting with them, found out the place had no radiation leakage.
Dotty: Everything was clean as long as we got home before night.
Dotty: Had to carry them a few times though, they were always so tired…
Lighter: Didn’t know the truth til pretty late.
Dotty: I always suspected but.. I wanted to think they’d be fine.
Dotty: Whole angel thing though had a toll on their health..
Lighter: Lots of folks back then died from the conditions even if they were completely separated from the radiation.
Lighter: Had it happen to a few old friends.
Dotty: I’m sorry…
Lighter: Is what it is, nothing I can do now..,
Lighter: That said, want to hear more about your experiences with the rabbit. And… maybe about the new one in your life?
Dotty: Don’t say it like that….
Lighter: There’s a bit of overlap, even if you didn’t remember outright with your brain, your heart sure did.
Lighter: Could’ve convinced me they’re related. The same twinkle in your eye, same spark in your voice.
Lighter: I’m sure you love them for who they are but…
Lighter: Can’t help but make an observation.
Dotty: Lex is special too, in a lot of the same ways and a lot of different ways..
Dotty: At first I didn’t really… know but.
Dotty: Made me happy the first time I talked to them you know?
Dotty: And… when we went out I wanted to almost cry.
Dotty: Didn’t know why… just felt like I knew them my whole life, you know?
Dotty: Old face couldn’t really emote proper. Had one of those stock faceplates..
Lighter: I remember. You upgraded.
Dotty: Yeah.. I wanted to be able to smile proper for her, you know?
Lighter: Really fancy her that much?
Dotty: Mm… same with Jam too..
Lighter: The proxy? Didn’t know you liked a crowd.
Dotty: I mean…
Lighter: Used to be so shy, now you’re living the dream a bit.
Dotty: I am.
Lighter: Hehe…
Lighter: Actually knew a bit about this before. Mori has been keeping tabs.
Dotty: Have they?
Lighter: Mm… they tend to value vets of the entire thing a lot.
Lighter: And… Diane was a close friend of theirs.
Lighter: It meant a lot to see them so happy in their last of days you know?
Lighter: So… even if you’re not the Dorothy we knew back then..
Lighter: All of us want you to be able to move on and live your happiest.
Lighter: Live the peace you never got to before…
Dotty: Wow uh…
Dotty: Huh…
Lighter: Too much to take in?
Dotty: I’ll figure it out…
Dotty: Honestly though, with how my memories have crept back in more and more it’s just…
Lighter: Keep talking.
Dotty: I remembered Diane talking to me.
Dotty: Kept being scared that they were running low on time.
Dotty: Worried that they’d be leaving behind so many people you know?
Dotty: Didn’t want to make me sad when it happened..
Dotty: Told them they’d make it through, that I’d be there no matter what and we’ll get through it but…
Dotty: Never did.
Dotty: Diane said that if they ever found a way back, even in another life…
Dotty: They’d follow through…
Dotty: I can’t help but… wonder?
Lighter: Witch reincarnation.
Dotty: Mm…
Lighter: It’s a thing in a lot of cultural beliefs.
Lighter: I could believe it honestly, the two have a lot in common…
Lighter: But we can’t prove that.
Dotty: I know..
Dotty: It’d be nice to think…
Lighter: Would it really matter though? You love them no matter what, right?
Dotty: Of course! I guess just…
Dotty: I guess I wish Diane could’ve been happy too, you know?
Dotty: But at the end of the day… Dorothy didn’t make it either.
Dotty: So… I dunno.
Dotty: I feel a lot of the same but… she’s not really me.
Lighter: Maybe then you need to frame it all differently.
Lighter: Both Diane and Dorothy are long gone, that period a memory that lives on through you…
Lighter: You carry their most cherished moments in you.
Lighter: And now you’re making your own.
Dotty: Mm…
Dotty: Does it bother you at all?
Dotty: That I’m not your friend from back then?
Lighter: It’s hard to say how I feel but..
Lighter: More than happy to make a new one.
Lighter: Long as you’re okay with that.
Dotty: Yeah…
Dotty: I want to just sit here a bit.
Dotty: That okay?
Lighter: Oh?
Dotty: It’s a lot to process but…
Dotty: I think I needed it a lot and…
Dotty: I just… want this moment to last a bit more.
Lighter: Take your time…
Dotty: Thank you.
Dotty: …
Lighter: …
……
