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[fourthsaken]

WELCOME TO YOUR PRIVATE CHANNEL, JADED. FOR SECURE COMMUNICATION, USE 005.04.008.13 *** CHARACTER NAME/ALIAS has joined 005.04.008.13 <JADED> hey, you've reached Jade. <JADED> leave a message or whatever and i'll get back to you. <JADED> God, I hope this shitty thing actually works.

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<jaded>

[fourthsaken]

you don't have to lie just to make me feel better.

<oliver>

[catphishing]

I can't lie.

<jaded>

[fourthsaken]

what? is that a weird faerie thing?

<oliver>

[catphishing]

Yeah.
The point is you aren't hopeless.
You'll get there.

<jaded>

[fourthsaken]

okay, but i bet you never like, stalked one of your teachers because you liked him.

at my regular school, ftr, not the murder one. i'm not that messed up.

<oliver>

[catphishing]

I didn't.
I can't imagine you doing that either.

<jaded>

[fourthsaken]

it happened. and i didn't even realize how stupid i was being.

<oliver>

[catphishing]

You're young. You made a mistake.
You wouldn't do that now, right?

<jaded>

[fourthsaken]

i don't think so? i hope i wouldn't.

<oliver>

[catphishing]

You wouldn't.
I know you wouldn't.

<jaded>

[fourthsaken]

okay, i wouldn't stalk anyone now. i was really messed up back then and he was the only person who seemed to care about me and talked to me about other stuff after my mom died and i... he was just being an understanding teacher and i fucked up. but i still get dumb crushes and that's almost as bad.

<oliver>

[catphishing]

You were young and going through a difficult time.
Plenty of adults do that too.
You know it was wrong now so you learned from it.

Crushes aren't a bad thing.
They're natural, especially when you're a teenager.
Do you have a crush now?

<jaded>

[fourthsaken]

what? no, no, god, no.

they left.

<oliver>

[catphishing]

Oh.
I'm sorry.

<jaded>

[fourthsaken]

it's okay. i didn't stand a chance, anyways. i just miss them.

<oliver>

[catphishing]

You don't know that you wouldn't have.
But that's not what matters.
It's hard to lose someone you feel that way about even if you aren't with them.

<jaded>

[fourthsaken]

do you ever feel like you've lost so many people, you should be used to it by now?

<oliver>

[catphishing]

I don't think that's something any of us will get used to.

<jaded>

[fourthsaken]

is that a good thing or a bad thing?

<oliver>

[catphishing]

I think it's good.
It's hard, but it's good.

<jaded>

[fourthsaken]

do you ever miss people who left?

<oliver>

[catphishing]

Some of them.

<jaded>

[fourthsaken]

like connor?

<oliver>

[catphishing]

Yeah.
Like Connor.

<jaded>

[fourthsaken]

i hope he's okay.