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Quentin Smith, 23

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voice—

[hatchways]

Testing... Testing... Quen, you there? How the fuck does this telepathy thing work? It's so fucking weird.

[pharmacy]

Testing, testing? It works fine, you sound like an A/V club kid. Just relax about it, it's easy.

[hatchways]

Okay. But you agree it's weird, right? Like, where's the off button? Does it even exist? Can we just keep thinking at people nonstop and there's nothing they can do about it? Or what if we accidentally think of them at the wrong moment and didn't realize that we made the connection, and suddenly they're just listening in on our entire train of thought?

[...]

Potato, potato, potato. Can you hear that? How do I switch this off? Do I just thin—

[pharmacy]

[ He needs a few minutes to just...BE QUIET, so he lets Dwight drop the connection and leaves it for a good long while before: ]

You there? You okay?

[hatchways]

Yes. Great. I'm fantastic. Couldn't be better. That did not just scare the shiiit out of me. Intrusive thoughts. Intrusive voices? Not you. Obviously. Probably. ( a beat. ) This is going to take a while to get used to.

[ludomania]

Hey, how's your bed situation looking for tonight?

[pharmacy]

Are you wondering out of the goodness of your heart and concern for fellow man?

[ludomania]

Just keeping tabs on you.

[pharmacy]

Aw. I'm good. I found a room that's just a double. There's space for a guest if we ever wanted any, though.

[ WINK ]

Where are you at, anyway?

[pharmacy]

Especially if you get in a twist over it. What does that mean, intrusive thoughts? What intrusive thought is getting you?

[ludomania]

"We"?

I had a bit of an accident. To tell you the truth, I'd rather not be alone tonight. Is that okay with you?

[pharmacy]

New roommate. She's great, super sweet.

What kind of accident? Are you okay?

[ludomania]

I'm happy for you. She sounds lovely.

We went deep into the forest to see if we could go home. Me and two others. I'm the only one who made it back alive.

[pharmacy]

[ Oh. Oh, his gut falls out the bottom. Shot back immediately: ]

I'm so sorry. Stay with me.

[ludomania]

[ he'd rather not talk about it, but wants company. luckily, Quentin seems easy enough to distract. ]

Your roommate won't mind?

[hatchways]

No. Just mine. My own. Anyway, I'm going deeper into the woods today. I've been slowly mapping it out. In my head. Do you want to come or are you busy with town stuff?

[pharmacy]

[ For as casual as he is about it, Quentin is also still getting used to this system, which is why he slips a little extra thought Dwight's way without realizing: ]

Goddammit, Dwight. Yeah, no, don't go without me. I've got some stuff but I can get it done quick. Do you need paper? This might a little nuts, but you could like...map it...on paper...

[pharmacy]

No, I'm pretty sure she's an actual angel. Felipe, are you hurt?

[hatchways]

( he's well aware that quentin doesn't like that he's living alone out in the woods, but he's pretty comfortable out here, man. )

I plan on mapping it out later for anyone who wants one, but I don't need it. ( call it insanely good memory from having to constantly remember new realm layouts under extreme duress. ) Can you get here within the hour?

[ludomania]

It's been taken care of. I'm good.

Are you? I know it can be disorienting here at first.

[pharmacy]

[ Well, he knows better than to go charging into the evil forest, so... ]

I'm okay. I'm used to being jerked around tbh
Nice diversion btw

[ But he'll let Felipe have it, if it makes him feel better. Here, new topic: ]

tbh the clothes are the weirdest thing for me
It's nice to have them and all, but I would kill for a pair of sneakers

[pharmacy]

Dude, I'm literally working. Give me two?

[hatchways]

Fine. Two hours.

( if he doesn't make it here in time, then he's just going to set out on his own. )

[ludomania]

[ thanks, really appreciate it. ]

Trousers?

You could just walk around naked, I don't think anyone would mind.

[pharmacy]

Sneakers, they're shoes
I never thought about them as SOFT before, but here we are, they're like soft shoes

Hard pass on full nudity outside the house
I know we're pretty loosey goosey here, but some things are nice to keep under wraps, right?