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Texts From Last Night

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TEXTS FROM LAST NIGHT GENERATOR

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[fogsong]

I think I'd get bored. [ She admits with a laugh. Even Folkmore can be a bit too peaceful for her taste. It can be nice, but she craves chaos. ]

[apuckalypse]

Mm... I might've been, too. But I wouldn't have hated feeling safe. That part's nice.

[Doing something like this on the surface in his world would have been impossible.]

[fogsong]

[ She's quiet a moment, focusing on the monster, adding a finishing touch. Chris always made her feel safe—well, as safe as he could. When he was home, she slept easier.

But that's not the same as feeling truly safe. As being safe. ] Yeah... Maybe. But I think if I was ever safe, or normal, my life wouldn't be—I don't think I'd be me.

[ How much can the circumstances of your past change before you become a different person? Strangely enough, that scares her a bit. ]

[apuckalypse]

[Casey makes a thoughtful noise, switching colours again to add an outline. The ugly beast really pops. The monster she's created fits in with the motif, too; it could totally be a Krang zombie, a fusion of disgust and humanity. Maybe with a few more pairs of eyes scattered on the merged limbs.

Sort of discomforting, how such a horrifying mural could make him think so much of home, but that sure is the life they've lived.]

...Yeah. I know I wouldn't. I can't say I'd trade the past.

[Doing that would erase the family he knew. It wouldn't be worth that.]

[fogsong]

[ They're a right pair standing before a strange mural that reminds them of home. It's no wonder some days Sharon prefers the familiar horror of the Otherworld to the usual calm of Folkmore. ]

It makes me feel selfish. [ Under her breath. ] But it's so stupid to feel that way. It's not like we can change anything now. At least we got something good out of it all.

[apuckalypse]

I don't think it's selfish. I don't think it's stupid, either.

[He peers at the mural for a long moment, then goes to switch colours, poking through the bag until he finds a nice green. He's going to start painting a turtle.]

I've had a lot of conversations about this kind of thing, with Rue, and Hunter mostly. I used to think- maybe it's selfish to want this world or this life, when people are suffering here too, or when my family died to get me here. Shouldn't I be working harder, instead of messing around, doing fun things or going to school? It's normal kid stuff, I get that, but I've never been normal. I used to train and fight every day. What if I slack off too much, and someone gets hurt? That felt selfish.

[He draws the long curve of a turtle shell. They're facing the Krang monster, one arm lifted defiantly.]

It's not, though. I'm trying to get better at remembering that. How I feel is how I feel. Who I am is who I am. So... it's not stupid to feel like it's selfish, sometimes. But it isn't selfish. Both of those are "me".

[fogsong]

[ Sharon swings wildly between accepting the past for what it is and despising every choice she ever made—choices born from a desperate need to love, to be loved, and to lash out in revenge. She’s come to accept that this conflict will always live inside her. It’s hard not to, when you’re one soul split into two people who became two very different women. One, consumed by anger. The other, moved by love. Somehow, they coexist within her.

She listens to Casey. He’s a sharp kid, especially when it comes to emotions. As the turtle takes shape, she notices the mural shifting in a new direction, and a smile grows. ] I hope one day I’m as sure of that as you are. [ Maybe she never will be, but that doesn’t mean she’ll stop trying. ]

[apuckalypse]

[Turtle's getting a blue mask and scarf now. Might be a liiiittle specific.

He smiles a bit shyly at her comment, feeling very seen in the moment. A year ago he wouldn't be near as steady, but even he knows he's come a long, long way.]

It comes and goes. I think you're sure of a lot of things.

[fogsong]

[ Sharon has a feeling that she knows which turtle that's meant to represent. Parents were always their kids' first hero.

His shy smile receives one in return. ] Some things. [ It's hard to see where she is selfish, and where she isn't. ] I'm sure of when I hate someone, and doubly sure when I love someone. I'm sometimes sure of myself. [ She begins to add her own pyramid-headed hero to the mural, ready to slice through the monsters. ] I'm sure I could kick the ass of at least half of the Star Children in Folkmore, too.

[ A flash of her teeth, all false cockiness. ]

[apuckalypse]

[False or not, it's still pretty convincing.]

I'd buy that. Just gotta be careful with who you pick those fights!

[At least he's fairly confident that most of his family is safe. (Maybe not Donnie. That's probably fine.)]

[fogsong]

Why's that? [ Sharon is very good at false bravado—it's practically how she survived high school. ] Someone out there you think will beat me?

[apuckalypse]

[This feels like a dangerous path to walk down.

Too bad he's young and stupid!]

Well, sure. There's gotta be someone. There's always someone.

[fogsong]

Oh, I can think of a few, but I wanna know who you think can. [ ...she would totally ask Rue to fight her for the fun of it btw. ]

[apuckalypse]

[Too late, he realizes the hole he's potentially digging.]

Um. [Actually he's not even sure what Sharon can do in a fight. They haven't shared a battlefield much.] My mom would put up a good fight!

[Which one? Yes. Though Casey Sr. would love it way more than Rue ever would.]

I bet Raph would love to tussle, too.

[fogsong]

Rue? I think I could handle them if I kept my distance. [ Honestly, though, Sharon didn't like the idea of fighting Rue. They already had a verbal spat, and she hated it. Casey Sr. tho? MMM ]

—wait, who's Raph? What can they do?

[apuckalypse]

I was thinking Casey-Mom, she'd actually enjoy fighting.

[Rue, not so much.]

Raph's my brother! One of the turtles. The really big guy. He can make mystic fists around his real ones, and a huge construct of himself to ride in. It's so cool.

[fogsong]

Maybe I'll have to reach out to her. [ Sharon likes to test herself. ]

...a huge construct of himself? [ She sits up, eyes gleaming. ] Oh man, that just sounds cool.

[apuckalypse]

[Casey's quick to nod. Both? Please challenge both at some point, it would be rad.]

Right!? He can be as big as a whole building! I know he'd be fun to fight like that.

[fogsong]

Yeah, I don't think I could fight him if he gets as big as a building. I'm a badass but I'm not that badass.

[apuckalypse]

I think that one takes a lot of energy, so he doesn't usually go that big. For normal fights, or for like a spar, he'd keep it more on your level.

[fogsong]

I could probably beat his ass in a magic robot suit if he was my size. [ ...probably not ]

[apuckalypse]

No way! He's so strong, he could beat anybody!

[Not that Sharon is weak, but like. Family solidarity!]

[fogsong]

Please, I bet I'll beat him with my eyes closed, and hands tied behind my back. [ lmfaooo look she's just leaning into it at this point ]

[apuckalypse]

Oh yeah? He'd beat you hogtied!

[fogsong]

Bitch, you wish.