creeping while you're sleeping

[playdolls]

Pitou Blythe shared a photo. March 4th, 20XX near RECOLLE

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[playdolls]

[ RCTYVUBINBUVTYCRYTVUYBIUNOFE ]

No one asked you to!

[livingimpaired]

And no one needs to.
You need not ever worry.
I will always accept every part of you.
Consider it the second portion of my payment.

[playdolls]

No, no, no! You can keep all of it! Someone put you up to this.

[livingimpaired]

No one put me up to this.
I'm doing this of my own free will.

[playdolls]

No, it's Shuji getting back at me for trashing his book,
isn't it! I let him insult my shit, it's all even!

[livingimpaired]

Do you really think Shuji has that sort of cruelty in him?
You know the answer is that he does not.
I am merely an odd person.
An odd person that has chosen to accept you.
You who says who does not need it, but is terrified of it.
Indeed, you need it more than others.

[playdolls]

If that's true, it's just to push your own narrative that you think I'm some sensitive waif who needs you. Why wouldn't that annoy me?

[livingimpaired]

When did I say you were a sensitive waif?
I do believe I called you an odd one, too, yes?

[playdolls]

What, I'm supposed to think you respect me while simultaneously telling me I need acceptance?

[livingimpaired]

Yes.

[playdolls]

Well, it doesn't work like that.

[livingimpaired]

I can't do anything about your feelings and thoughts.
I can only tell you what mine are.

I respect you and your willingness to put your art out to the public.
I respect you speak honestly about your feelings and your opinions.
And I say you need acceptance because you've been rejected or believe yourself rejected by humanity.
So I accept you, my odd creepy one.

[playdolls]

[ They feel confused and rather impotent in this situation, and they don't like it. At a loss for any further argument to such a bizarre confession, they slam their phone face down and stop answering.

But it lingers on their mind like a curse. ]

[livingimpaired]

Ah.
But where do I send the cash.

[ Like she even wants it anymore, man. ]

[playdolls]

Donate it. Animal shelter. Reco Central.

[livingimpaired]

You don't want it anymore?

[playdolls]

There's where it would have gone to begin with.

[livingimpaired]

Quite kind of you.
I'll increase the donation in your name, then.

[playdolls]

The cats won't complain.

[ Even if this one is kind of tempted to, but it was annoying enough getting riled up once. ]

[livingimpaired]

Careful.
You might end up getting a good name there. :)

[playdolls]

[ huff. ]

Liking cats isn't going to get me sainthood.

[livingimpaired]

No.
You'd have to die for that one.

[ DON'T JUST WRITE THAT, KEI. ]

[playdolls]

Very funny.

[livingimpaired]

I thought so.