Superego

> Ava: Ask if she needs some time alone to sort things out.

> Quin: Have your stewing interrupted by glitch-enanigans.

> Ava: You want to get it, though, and Quin's the only one who can give it to you. If she won't or can't, that's on her, but... you want her to be okay. Is she gonna be okay?

>Ava: Maybe you should give her some space.



Well, okay...

>Ava: Ask if she needs some time alone to sort things out.



"Uh, I can go if you want--"
"No! No, no, uh...it's...all right!"



Ugh no, why did you say that?!

UGHHHHHGHhhgghhghhHHH

"I just...ughh..."



"I'm jealous of you!"







"What?"

Well, if we were to describe any possible reasons for her jealousy it would be rather easy to find an exact cause and bring it to the simplest terms one can find, there is one, though some would say two, things you have which she does not. This one(or two) thing(s) is clearly an issue for her and has been the source of the majority of the problems between you two. This one(or two) thing(s) can be described in a single word.
Tiddies

Ask for details, but gently.

This has literally never happened before??

So all the pictures at the start of this thread are 404ing, Dropbox and all that.

I have stated previously that I am transitioning all links to Photobucket; I recently completed this daunting task so Dropbox-based thread images are going to be broken. I really don't want to go back and edit thread posts especially since a new reader has to catch up via the mirror since the old threads don't exist anymore! Thanks for the concern though.

I'll probably add a disclaimer on the first post...sometime soon.

Update tomorrow.

>This has literally never happened before??
>Ask for details, but gently.



"But...what? You barely even know me!"
"What brought this on...? Uh, if I may ask..."



"Well...it's...y'know..."
"No, I don't?"
"Ah, well..."



"You're just so..."
"...Pretty?"
"Oh. Um..."



"I'm...flattered, but...I mean..."
"It's kind of all I have going."
"Oh come on."



"No, I'm serious. All I have is a crappy waitress job. I flunked out of college. I don't really have a future. What more do you want me to say?"

You remember hearing something like that.

"Er, I, uh, jeez, I...Sorry."
"Sorry. Sorry for bringing it up. This was stupid. Forget it."



"It's just hard not to look in the mirror and...just...hate myself. I'm sorry. God, you don't need this, and I'm being a bitch, and..."

Wait telling people they're attractive constitutes bitchy behaviour now? Frick

Haha noo, she's more referring to her behavior toward Ava in general, especially right now since this scene has been her cranky at Ava, and then suddenly trying to patch things up with a compliment, as if that makes it all better.

That's how she sees it anyway. Self-loathing tends to get in the way.

Ava: Be understanding.

>Ava: Be understanding.



"No, no, you're fine, really!"
"This is a stressful situation...and it's not like you CHOSE to be around me..."
"If this was a regular day you'd pass by me on the street and not pay me a second thought, right?"



"It...really sucks when you're forced to be around someone you can't stand."
"I'm pretty jealous of my sister..."
"And...it gets hard to see anything but what you don't have."



"I dunno...I was more wondering if maybe...when we get out of this..."
"I dunno. It's stupid."
"No, say it!"
"Well, maybe we can try and be friends. If you want."
"You don't have to say yes to me because you pity me."



"No no, we can be friends!"
"Ahem."



"Um, am I interrupting something?"

Way cute!!

> Ava: "Nope, we were just doing time here while the pros fix all the tech stuff. Oh, where's Helen?"

> Quin: Notice something unpleasant glitching not too far away.

yes percy get the fuck out you orange fuck

yes percy get the fuck out you orange fuck

Quin: Tell Percy you were just talking stuff out, making genuine goddamn connections, that kind of thing. If you can express your appreciation for Ava being there for you then fuckin go for it

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I missed your response earlier but as an Abysmal Self Esteem person yeah I getcha. It was more a flippant suggestion in the vein of Quin noticing their logic is absurd/their thinking is distorted?

>we are having AN EMOTIONAL. BONDING. EXPERIENCE. so no, your good.

>You're​ only interrupting the most sacred of activities, a budding friendship in the middle of a weird shared dreamscape hospital, Percy.

>Ava: ...Well, kind o-

>Quin: Yes you are, thank you, thank you, thank you.

A lot of the images before page 8 seem to be missing now ;-;

Yes, because of the reasons stated in the disclaimer at the top of the first post :P

>You're​ only interrupting the most sacred of activities, a budding friendship in the middle of a weird shared dreamscape hospital, Percy.



NNNNNNnnnhhhggggnnnn you really want to say yes but

>Ava: "Nope, we were just doing time here while the pros fix all the tech stuff. Oh, where's Helen?"



"No, you're fine! Hey, wasn't Helen with you?"
"Oh, yes, well..."

>Percy: Say that Helen has just finished her room.



"We had just come out from her room. She completed her task!"
"Did she, now..."
"I was proud of her! I wanted to come back here after and wait for Dr. Grey, but she insisted on continuing further."

>Quin: Feel even worse.



Great. More things for you to feel self-conscious about.

"She wanted to find the others still out in the halls and help them if possible."
"But it's just Mr. Worth and Miss Cherry left, right? I didn't think it'd be that productive."

>mom powers activate

Follow that scream!