Was it merely the color-change? I was red for a period of time.

I type in the same manner as I usually do. What caused your doubt?

I did. Did you believe I was someone else?

Is something bothering you?

I’m eleven. Have you forgotten?

I’d only recently encountered a rapist who seemed to have an odd fixation with me, however I ended that recently.

Truly? That’s quite unnerving, I’m sorry you experienced that.

With the people I did.

I think about what happened everyday. It’s incredibly saddening, but offers a certain form of tranquility. I’m glad. I’m the only person in the world to experience the things I did, at the time I did,

Why’s that?

God. But it’s a beautiful thing. I’m thankful things ended as they did. I yearned for the day our long series of events would finally conclude.

They’ve altered me and shaped my life so profoundly, I’ll never forget them.

Yes. But it’s simply impossible.

They left a mark on my soul. Better?

Oof. Everyone I once knew left an indelible mark on my soul.

I can understand that perspective. It’s different for me, though.

But I suppose the more people you apply it to, the less you focus on the first. It becomes more universal.

How is this going to help? You’re asking them to repeat it, thus increasing the likelihood of you associating it with her now.

But if I’m literally decaying, flesh split open, what else is it gonna do?

Eating.*

Yes. Gotta love meat-eatin chickens.

Do I say to always eat chickens before they eat you?

If my corpse is decaying and I’m near a starving chicken, it’ll eat me as a last resort.

People eat what they can to survive. Animals eat what they can to survive. We’re also an animal.

Shay, are we discovering the food chain for the first time.

Not solely, but in summary.

Isn’t it solely the idea that pleasure motivates humans?

Yes they can.. but what I’m not well-knowledgeable in Hedonism.

I’m not.

What are we indulging today: food, educationally, activities generally, etc.

I knew you’d say that. But, whatever. I use the word indulge for nearly everything I participate in.

I’d argue I’m relatively mature. What skills are required to indulge in the.. intricacies of Vent-Scape moderation?

That’s quite the pity, X-ray. Could I be a moderator?

Does X-ray get paid to moderate?

Wow, utter genius.

Perhaps you’ve been squishing cheeks to the extent of your knuckles growing raw.

This is like entering my child in for military school.

I nominate X-ray.

That works too.

Good, X-ray.