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[opheliac]

Stop it. Stop saying other names...

[hallowedly]

I'm sorry. Those are all the S-names I can spare here.

May I owe you?

[opheliac]

No. I just won't eat you when I turn.

[hallowedly]

Oh? Thank you. Thank you very much.

Now, what may I call you today?

[opheliac]

I'm still Jinx, silly! But when I turn into a monster, maybe all of you will give me a new name. It better be a good one!

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And what monster might that be?

[opheliac]

Mm! Whatever Sleep wants me to be, I guess!!

[hallowedly]

A butterfly.

[opheliac]

I know how to make mechanical butterflies.

[hallowedly]

How delightful. I'll take a pair.

[opheliac]

What do I get out of it?

[hallowedly]

I'll forget all those S-names. How about it?

[opheliac]

That might just fly, kid! You've got yourself a deal!

[hallowedly]

Now. May I ask what has you in this state?

[opheliac]

What are you talking about?

[hallowedly]

Forgive me. I thought you seemed in a bit of a mood.

[opheliac]

Oh no, it's just I've finally decided to accept how things are.

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And how are they?

[opheliac]

It's great! Everyone I love and care about are living better lives and they're happy. I'm...not a part of their lives anymore, but. That's okay.

[hallowedly]

Ah.

It's an unfortunate moment, realising we're often little more than punctuation in someone else's narrative.

cw: spoilers of arcane

[opheliac]

Heh, yep, that's me! Little Miss Unfortunate. But... I like this better than faking my own death.

I thought about doing that back home, so my sis would be happy. Well. Not just for my sis, but for my people, the cities. No one was going to give up or move on unless I was out of the picture. I was in the middle of setting up the plans before Sleep brought me here.

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Would she have been? Happy.

[opheliac]

Eventually. She won't get it now, but time heals all wounds, blahblahblah. She'll be bouncing back before she knows it. And so will everyone else.

[hallowedly]

What makes you so certain?

I think people are used to the habit of other people's company.

[opheliac]

Because I've been ruining her life since I was born. It's kind of my whole thing. I pop into someone's life, I screw things up for them, and I cause problems. And if we're lucky, they die. Whether I want them to or not.