⠼⠊ // [voice]

[guardiandevil]

There's a corpse in the MAC.  It's in room [Gamzee's room number here].  It's been there awhile, it's decomposing.

Whoever's in charge of investigating this and cleaning it up, please just... get it out of here.

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[guardiandevil]

I hear perspective is a good thing to have.

[Now it's his turn for awkward silence again.]

[arakhnes.livejournal.com]

Sometimes.

[ okay where does she want to go with this... LET'S KEEP APOLOGIZING BECAUSE OF SPIDER-GUILLLT ]

I judged you really wrongly though. I mean it... You're not like the one from my world at all and I... I jumped to conclusions.

[guardiandevil]

[Oh wow she's really committing to this apology. He's kind of surprised, really.]

You reacted based on your experiences. I can't hold that against you.

[arakhnes.livejournal.com]

I'm -- I'm glad.

[ another pause.

and let's take this where... she kind of really wants to go ]

You're Peter's... His... um... [ GOD she can't even say it ] ... friend... so you... must.. must know --

[ oh goddammit ]

-- You probably know what I am, don't you... ?

[ SHE'S TRYING TO TRUST YOU MATT. LOOK AT HER. ]

[guardiandevil]

I have my suspicions.

[This pause seems kind of abrupt. He's not fumbling for words so much as choosing them carefully.]

He hasn't said anything.

[arakhnes.livejournal.com]

I know he hasn't.

[ he wouldn't ]

Can you... tell me what you think first?

[guardiandevil]

I would say you're his sister. But siblings never smell exactly the same. Not unless they're identical twins.

[arakhnes.livejournal.com]

Uhm....

[ seriously wondering if she should back out now. but she told Reilly and he's... extremely close to Matt and Peter trusts him... so... ]

You're close.

[guardiandevil]

... You smell like Ben, too.

[arakhnes.livejournal.com]

[ this ben guy again ]

Yeah... There's a good reason for that. Uhm...

[ sighs ]

I'm a clone.

[guardiandevil]

... Thought so.

[arakhnes.livejournal.com]

I don't really try to... you know, let everyone know.

[ oh god so awkward on her side. ]

[guardiandevil]

I understand.

[Oh man... so many questions. He won't bother her with them now.]

[arakhnes.livejournal.com]

Um... Yeah... thanks for understanding then.

[ WHAT DOES SHE DO NOW ]

[guardiandevil]

Is Julia your real name?

[arakhnes.livejournal.com]

No.

[guardiandevil]

What do you want me to call you?

[arakhnes.livejournal.com]

[ long pause. about two minutes. ]

Jessica.

[guardiandevil]

Jessica.

[A long pause.]

Okay. Jessica.

[arakhnes.livejournal.com]

You won't tell anyone, right? What I am or... who I am?

I'd really like to be able to keep a few more secrets.

[guardiandevil]

... Do you remember what I told you before?

[arakhnes.livejournal.com]

[ nodding and then realizing that she was on audio ]

... Yes. You kept Peter's secret.

[guardiandevil]

I also promised I wouldn't betray you.

I can promise again, if you like.

[arakhnes.livejournal.com]

No, it's okay. It's not necessary.

[guardiandevil]

Alright. Do you believe me?