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[ It's ass at night and Elda Marker, made more awake by the fact she keeps finding herself waking up later and later especially on weekends when her son doesn't have school is wide awake. As such, she makes her own variation on one of those cerebral posts a friend of hers makes sometimes: ]

So what's something you've wanted to tell someone, but haven't? Or something you absolutely don't want to tell someone? Or have been fretting about? I'm no qualified therapist, but I am older than many of the people on this app, so maybe I can help. Even if I can't, I can hear it out.

I'll make mine public: The woman in my memories survived an attempt to exterminate her race, and I have no idea how to begin to handle that memory. I've tried to ignore it for months.

Mine's related to Retrospec stuff, but it doesn't have to be obviously.

[ On and OOC feel free to have your responses here assumed to be to her inbox for privacy if you want or have them be public for people. Specify if you want I'll roll with whatever ... or respond to her own admission if you want ]

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[matchbreaker]

Well, that's intense.

[ Dully, she blinks. ]

But yeah, she's got a whole family.

[lesinset]

It was an intense time. I think they were chasing something? Or fighting?

[ Shrugging and he chewed on his lip before realizing, ah yes, sharp teeth. ]

Ow? Must have been nice.

[matchbreaker]

- You didn't cut yourself, did you?

[ She snaps that, looking with a lean in of concern on the camera oops ]

[lesinset]

I think so..?

[ And he touches his lip which does have a small cut on it now and makes a little pouty face before pulling his sweater's neck up in an attempt to hide. ]

[matchbreaker]

Should you go wash that out or is it not bleeding too much?

[lesinset]

It should be fine. I don't think it's bleeding too much.

[ He's going to die; just watch his face turn red from his silliness. ]

[matchbreaker]

You're going to stain your shirt like that.

[ Just saying. ]

[lesinset]

Not really. I know how to get bloodstains out of most shirts.

[matchbreaker]

If you say so...

[lesinset]

The hazards of working in a kitchen is being around sharp objects and getting into accidents.

[matchbreaker]

Oh yeeesh, yeah, that's ... yeah, that makes sense.

[ She itches her cheek a little. Hahha... yeah. ]

[lesinset]

Were you thinking of something else?

[ His tone might be a little innocent, but he is smiling, just a tiny bit. He could guess what she might think. ]

[matchbreaker]

- You didn't seem the sort to get in fights, so I was surprised! That's all!

[lesinset]

I don't really like fighting, but I do like sports. I took up boxing and mixed martial arts to keep fit.

So you're right. I'm not the type.

[matchbreaker]

[ Blink. ]

Is mma that different than fighting?

[lesinset]

I guess it's the same thing? I just do it for the workout.

[matchbreaker]

I mean, you just hear about it being pretty intense usually is all

[lesinset]

Yeah, it is that. I'm better at boxing really. I just got in mma because of my friend needing a sparring partner.

[matchbreaker]

Oh, yeah that makes sense!

[ She laughs a little, playing with her hair in the back a bit ]

I've taken a loaf of various self-defense courses, myself.

[lesinset]

He works as a bodyguard; it's pretty cool.

[ He wiggles his toes and watches her for a moment before grinning. ]

Really? Is it because of Retrospec?

[matchbreaker]

No it's just because I'm a 5' woman.

[ . . . You know, see? she's small? Has big eyes??? ]

[lesinset]

[ It takes him a few moments and then he just sort of hunches his shoulders again. ]

Oh. I just assumed... I know a couple people have been taking classes because of powers so...

[matchbreaker]

No, no, it's fine. I've been making to learn more about actual fighting to deal with my strength.

[lesinset]

It's that bad? I know my friend's boss is learning control over his fighting skills, but didn't think about actual strength or anything.

[matchbreaker]

[ She looks a little bit sheepish and then tries to think about what she can do to demonstrate here in her room. She considers a long moment before she picks up the phone, carries it off a little, sets it up on her nightstand and then-

A video of a woman in some clothing over a nightgown lifting up her wardrobe with two hands. She picks it a few feet up off the ground, levies it a little, and then sets it back down. ]