017 // Video, post-flood

[always_thewoman]

[Irene is sitting in her room, which looks as if a tornado tore through it - the floor is scattered with childish crayon drawings, the bed is a messy pile of blankets and in the corner, a sheet is draped over the chaise to make a kind of fort. Irene looks a bit bewildered; she's back in her grown-up clothes, but she seems just a touch off, as if

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[sonotahunter]

[Bela sits at her desk, chin propped on her thumb and fingers covering her mouth.

She takes a deep breath--and then closes her eyes and shakes her head.

Out comes the notepad.

I think I need your help.]

[Video//Private] Spam?

[always_thewoman]

[Irene responds immediately, unhesitatingly. Her voice is calm, but it's obvious that she's taking this seriously]

I'll be right over.

[Spam]

[sonotahunter]

[Bela switches off the feed and sits back, closing her eyes. She'd like to have avoided this. Even speaking to the bloody mirror has been difficult.

She pulls one of her decks from her desk, shuffling and reshuffling without really paying attention to the cards.]

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[victimofnoone]

Are you okay? The floods can be pretty traumatizing, but that's pretty Barge standard, so try not to dwell on it..

[painhumbles]

Are we gonna have to have a conversation?