Appointments Post

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Sheena - August 2nd

[corrinesbell]

"Okay. So nothing happened. I guess I do remember feeling a little different last night though." Only in the context of the Luceti she knew. Sheena leaned against the kitchen counter and shut her eyes in thought. "Does this kind of thing happen to people a lot?"

If she could ask enough questions and learn enough from someone who, weird reasons or not, thought they had mutual trust, maybe she could figure it out.

[systemshock]

"... uh, not really. I mean... I've heard stories. But." He looked away, suddenly uncomfortable. "You're not like that. It's just a bad day, mom. You'll be fine tomorrow."

[corrinesbell]

Not like what? Something bad enough to make him turn the other way.

"It must be- really awful for you. To be talking to somebody who's totally different than the person they should be." It was so rare for her to be on the knowledgeable side of an experiment. "I'm really sorry."

[systemshock]

"It's not your fault. It's... it's the rich people, right? They must be doing something to the water. If we take you to a doctor, they'll be able to help you in no time."

If we can afford a doctor.

[corrinesbell]

Sheena pulled a face. "I don't really like doctors, and I'm not sure they're gonna have the answer for what's going on here. And if they were doing something to the water, wouldn't you be someone else, too?"

[systemshock]

No, because I usually stick with soda. [He always knew it would pay off some day.]

[corrinesbell]

[She can't help snorting. So she had a wise guy kid, huh?]

You know what I mean.

back to prose..

[systemshock]

He couldn't laugh with her, though. Not as he considered the implications of it all. "You're just having a bad day, that's all."

[corrinesbell]

"Yeah. That's gotta be it. And I guess it's a day I missed work. Any idea where I'm supposed to go tomorrow?" Sheena hoped he would at least eat the dinner. "I found out I'm on strike from the factory."

[systemshock]

"Al's Diner. You've been waitressing there." Though if she missed the day, he wondered if she'd still have the job.

[corrinesbell]

"Al's Diner. Got it. So tomorrow I'll go to work and maybe that'll help my memories and stuff kick back in." At least she had all that tea shop experience to help her cover for herself. Half of that was waitressing. She didn't actually believe that, about memories she didn't own, but she wanted to make him feel better.

[systemshock]

He nodded. Virgil wasn't exactly confident in this plan, but it was something. It was normalcy, at least.

"Yeah. Hopefully."

[corrinesbell]

"Did I really screw us up? By not...doing something today?"

Look, son. She wanted to try to fit into the world just for his sake. Maybe for a day or two, until she could sort out the problem.