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Word maps
she swallowed, her throat dry and stiff from fear. She had already given up, well, everything, though much had been given back to her. One of which was her memories. And if she shared them, well… who knows what the consequences of that would be? Word maps tie into her memories, spanned across years of… — read more
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“In the background”
It’s difficult to say what exactly upset them first – the concept of the “background” being the world of dreams and in-betweens, the memories of being a part of stage crew, and in the “background” of the actual play, or that one episode of Community where Abed is constantly doing amazing things in the background… — read more
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isolation
I miss my chosen family. That’s one of the worst parts about this reality: I am separated from all life that I knew before, and even though there are humans here that are, for lack of better understanding, recreated from the life that I knew, I am seperated even from them. Though I still feel… — read more
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True Love
“There was a legend, or a tale at least, that he was made in the game.” She heard a man speak in hushed tones, presumably to a few others, eager to hear the story. I don’t know if I’m supposed to be listening to this. My mind rolled. I was told not to listen, in… — read more
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The concept of need
I think that a lot of humans struggle with the concept of “need”. It is certainly something that I’ve struggled with my entire life, only made more difficult by PDA (Pathological Demands Avoidance) presenting Autism. It was also always being influenced by the people around me, their religious affiliation, and my own. I’ve read the… — read more
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the power of choice
“she would rather you become someone who hurts her, rather than become someone who hurts you.” The voice said. It seemed intimate, like a soft spoken conversation between a doctor and a patient. Yes, I thought. Yes! Fuck. That is true though. The weight of what that could mean fell on me as I fell… — read more
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chipped red toenail polish
You’re getting stronger In this constructed reality that I exist in, where everything is controlled by something else, I am getting physically stronger. My muscles are getting more defined, the soft parts of me becoming more apparent. But it is not enough, is it? How could it be enough, when I have experienced freewill and… — read more
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anger.
“Does it feel good, to use your ‘infinite’ power to kill cats?” The angry part of me says. There is a deeper and wider understanding to what is happening now, to what is happening to my cat. Of course I hurt for my cat, who is helpless and very sick, who is being used as… — read more