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hey so quick question how do I explain why I bleed ink to my boyfriend -yes he's already seen it -I was cutting up vegetables and scratched a finger -it'd be great if someone could give advice relatively soon because I don't know how long 'I need to lie down and then I'll talk to you about it' will work, he's still panicking he's just not demanding an answer right this second thanks for the help

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It's alright. It's not your job to fix everyone else's problems.

It kind of is. I mean, that's what superheroes are for, right?

Thank you. I won't waste your prayers.

As long as you know that other people have it worse than you, and don't go 'well I have it pretty good so Retrospec can't be that bad', then I think you're fine. I'd rather you have a good experience than a miserable one, personally.

yeah i'm not going to pretend that my experiences are everyone's
i really do hope things get better for you though

Retrospec.

i think that covers it all, right? if it isn't Retrospec, then i think you need to go to the doctor.

I guess the situation is a bit too serious as that you could just say that you've god blue blood? But yeah, seconding what somebody else already said. "Retrospec" is usually the easiest way to explain all weird stuff in a single word. Are you okay?

[If his blood has turned into ink, does that mean that his heart is pumping ink now too? Does ink work as a good blood replacement?]

[Yes and yes.]

My boyfriend forgot about Retrospec a while back, so that won't be enough. And I'm fine, it was just a little scratch.

My boyfriend doesn't have Retrospec access anymore.

Thanks. I hope they stay good for you.

You're not a superhero, Kara.

[She's someone who used to be a superhero in a past life. It's different.]

But I should be! Shouldn't I?

No. You don't have to be what your past self was. You aren't what your past self was: we're different now. Not completely different, but different enough. You're not a superhero now just because your past self used to be, any more than I'm a middle schooler now because I used to be.

ppl bleed. pin pricks paper cuts scrapes u gonna have to have this talk a lot.

But I can't just be normal anymore. Now, if I trip down the stairs, I'm going to leave a crater where I landed. I want to at least do something good with it. And trying to be a hero is always a good thing, right?

isn't blood dark if it's deoxygenated? i hope your boyfriend isn't a doctor, but you can just say it's just really dark red...

If that happens around a stranger, I can just leave. I don't have to explain anything. That won't work with Mista.

Not always. If you want to do something good with it, that's your decision. I'm not going to stop you. You're a person with superpowers, but you don't have to be a superhero.

He might believe that, but he'll also want to look up whatever condition I have so he can support me.

you should just let him worry and spoil you, to be honest.

i think if you reassure him that it'll be okay it should be enough.

I guess... maybe. That girl in my memories said something like it, too. That I should just quit.

I'll think about it.

Aren't you the one who heals when you eat ink... I don't think it's that surprising that you'd bleed it too.

There's a difference between quitting and not having started in the first place.

I hope so. I just want to tell him that everything is fine, but that's not exactly true.

Mista doesn't have Retrospec access anymore, and I haven't actually drank ink in front of him.

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