Yes. Just because I was in the woods doesn't mean I was abandoned. There could have been another reason. They could have abducted me from someone who wanted me.
That's what I've been thinking about a lot lately. Because in that horrible dream we had together, my father was there in that hotel. He was looking for me.
[ his own thoughts briefly paint the outline of a paripus woman with a long, thin tail like his and pointed ears; but an outline is all it ever is, and it quickly fades away again. ]
That man there with you at the end?
[ there'd been enough resemblance that it had seemed likely even without knowing the context. ]
From what little I know about 'em through you, at least, that doesn't really sound far fetched.
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Date: 2025-03-26 02:16 am (UTC)Lately I've been thinking that probably isn't the whole story.
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Date: 2025-03-26 02:30 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2025-03-26 11:54 am (UTC)That's what I've been thinking about a lot lately. Because in that horrible dream we had together, my father was there in that hotel. He was looking for me.
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Date: 2025-03-26 12:18 pm (UTC)That man there with you at the end?
[ there'd been enough resemblance that it had seemed likely even without knowing the context. ]
From what little I know about 'em through you, at least, that doesn't really sound far fetched.
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Date: 2025-03-27 03:27 am (UTC)[she looks at the outline that appears and understands; it's all so far away for her, too.]