[ JACKSON HEART ]

[socialcapital]

[ THIS HEART WILL HAVE CWS FOR:

- CANON-TYPICAL VIOLENCE
- SLIGHTLY ABOVE AVERAGE FOR CANON-TYPICAL VIOLENCE
- CHILD ABUSE
- SLAVERY
- DRUG AND ALCOHOL ABUSE ]

Comments

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[worldlyafflictions]

[don't mind him ghosts, just gonna stick this chunk of silver in the gate]

Re: [ STONE ]

[socialcapital]

It glows! There's the soft click of a lock opening.

Re: [ STONE ]

[worldlyafflictions]

[Is that good? Looking around at ghosts and sun, then peeking through the gate to see if it's different on the other side now]

Re: [ STONE ]

[socialcapital]

It looks like the same garden, but on a lovely summer day. The only shadows moving across the ground are the fleeting ones of clouds being moved by a light breeze. There are no ghosts.

Re: [ STONE ]

[worldlyafflictions]

[Pushing the gate wider and stepping through, then]

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[socialcapital]

On the other side, it's still a garden. There's only one path out, the city skylines in the distance are gone. Instead of hundreds of ghosts there's JUST Jackson Umbra, looking like he has a hangover.

The garden is less perfect on this side - there are some leaves on the path, there's some dirt out of place - but the sun is bright overhead, only occasionally obscured by clouds.

"Heeey."

Re: [ STONE ]

[worldlyafflictions]

[he knows]

Hi.

You okay..?

Re: [ STONE ]

[socialcapital]

"I've felt better, but I'm fine. I was metaphysically inside out, so I'm allowing the snooping because you helped out a lot."

Re: [ STONE ]

[worldlyafflictions]

Thanks for bearin' with it, haha. Everything important's back where it's supposed ta be?

Re: [ STONE ]

[socialcapital]

"More or less! Anything still rattling around loose I can fit back into place from here. There's enough anchors to pull it in."

Re: [ STONE ]

[worldlyafflictions]

[oh] Sorry I couldn't get ya the whole fern.

Re: [ STONE ]

[socialcapital]

"Haha! No, don't worry. That part of me really likes that fern, he'd have been upset to part from it anyway. You did a good job."

Re: [ STONE ]

[worldlyafflictions]

[sheepish] I had a little fun with it.

Re: [ STONE ]

[socialcapital]

"I saw. Well, it makes sense. You're not that different from me in some ways."

Re: [ STONE ]

[worldlyafflictions]

[POINT] I didn't know!

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[socialcapital]

"You didn't know?"

Re: [ STONE ]

[worldlyafflictions]

[wait Jackson's done nothing wrong. Is it weird to say samesies over crime?]

Um, most of it.

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[socialcapital]

"I guess I never brought most of it up... well, if you ever want to the merchant again you can just ask. You seemed to get along."

Re: [ STONE ]

[worldlyafflictions]

He's just hangin' out separately? I'm surprised he knew me at all??

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[socialcapital]

"When the Showmaster's Brother showed up, he did something at the end that brought all our legends to the forefront... it was meant to be temporary, I think? But now that he exists he refuses to stop existing. He's asleep most of the time, but I can wake him up to tag in if I want."

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[worldlyafflictions]

... I was gonna say that's really weird but I guess it's not that different from havin' a familiar in some situations... which is still weird but I get it.

Uh. I'll leave who wants ta chat between you two though...

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[socialcapital]

"I could probably absorb him if I really tried but it would feel a bit like murder. Um. So I'm not going to."

Re: [ STONE ]

[worldlyafflictions]

It's your identity situation, you're allowed ta handle it how ya like.

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[socialcapital]

"I will! Anyway, I'm the sum total of all the parts, so if you have any last minute questions I can answer them before I usher you along back to the waking world."

Re: [ STONE ]

[worldlyafflictions]

Nah, I can ask when I'm awake if I really gotta know..

Thanks again for the concert? Even if the working conditions were super unethical.