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[thetreetoldme]

 ... Really?
You couldn't think of anything better?

You know that was like, the most humiliating moment of my entire life, right? Something I DON'T want to be reminded of?
Why would you do that? That's just...

Ugh.

It's really not funny.

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[deusrexmachina]

You...

This has something to do with the talking tree and the zombies, doesn't it?

[Rex is quiet a moment after, rubbing the side of his neck with one hand.]

I don't... I dunno. To be honest, I'm not even sure how I'd handle that? Someone being able to talk to my parents. I know you're trying to help, but...

[He trails off, not sure how to convert what he's thinking and feeling into words. A lot of conflicting emotions, there.]

[thetreetoldme]

Yeah, I guess you could say that.

[Suddenly, he looks a little awkward. Maybe he shouldn't have brought up the idea...]

W-Well, it was... only a suggestion. I mean, if you wouldn't be comfortable with it... I'm sorry.
I just... I thought I would offer.

[deusrexmachina]

No, it's...it's fine. You don't have to apologize. You totally meant well and I've just never had anyone offer to do something like that. Trust me, it's more me than you in this case. I have trouble sorting out stuff regarding my parents, normally.

[He manages a bit of a smile.]

Thanks for the offer, though. I appreciate it.

[thetreetoldme]

Heh, it's... no problem, then.

[He manages to smile back a bit as well.]

Um, I'm Norman, by the way.
I don't think I ever got your name.

[deusrexmachina]

[Good to see a smile from the kid. He seems like a nice guy and after what he's been through, Rex doesn't want to upset him.]

[Oh, and proper introductions! Right. Rex holds out his right hand.]

Name's Rex. Rex Salazar.

[thetreetoldme]

[Norman holds out his hand also, shaking Rex's. Likewise, he finds the older kid rather admirable. He's gone through a lot of difficult and terrible experiences, it sounds like, but still manages to get by and be a really nice person. That's a pretty huge sign of bravery too.]

Nice to meet you.

[deusrexmachina]

Back atcha, amigo.

[Rex's handshake is firm, but he knows his own strength. And with that part done...]

So what's going to happen with you now, anyway? Your mun just running you around for fun or what?

[thetreetoldme]

[He finds it pretty cool you consider him a friend now too, Rex. It's really nice to have such a cool, brave older friend. But thinking about his question...]

I'm not really sure. She's said she's busy a lot and probably doesn't have the time to send us places, even though she'd like to.
I think she also just really likes, my... um, "canon" a lot? [That's what it's called, right? He's still learning all the terminology.] 'Cause there's two other people I know in her head...

[deusrexmachina]

[Rex does like making new friends...probably to make up for when he had hardly any at all a few years back.]

Ah, right. I get you.

Well...I dunno. It might be to your advantage if she doesn't want to send you somewhere. My mun picked me up over two years ago and has had a death grip on me almost the whole time. She gets a kick out of picking on me and making my life hard, but that's what these muns do sometimes when they really like us.

Not to say that it's all bad! It's not. It's just...tough sometimes.

[thetreetoldme]

[Norman feels similarly. He used to think he was fine with just ghosts, but it's actually really nice having living friends too.]

Yeah, you're probably right. It's not... so bad here. Well, okay, there's a lot of seriously crazy people, but at least there's some nicer people too.
I don't know if I'd really want to go anywhere either. There's only one person here that's in a... uh, "game", right now? And things aren't going so great for him, from what I've heard...
If that's how muns show they like us, it's a pretty weird way of showing it.

[deusrexmachina]

[Yep. Ghosts can't make you cookies, man. ...or hang out with you and eat pizza after a round of laser tag.]

Psh, right? "I like you, so here, lemme hurt you more!" My mun's got me and two other guys in the same game right now, but the rumor is she's dropping one of them before the month's over. Time to retire the dude, I guess.

Though, hey, if your mun ever does decide to send you somewhere? The game I'm in isn't as bad as some others. I guess some places don't let you visit home at all or it's like the norm to have terrible experiments performed on you. This place doesn't have those problems, at least.

[thetreetoldme]

[He sighs, before nodding.]

I think she's heard of that place where you are. Isn't it really big...? Are there a lot of people there?
I think she's more worried about how often we'd have to do stuff to stay there though, since she's really busy. She's in college.

[deusrexmachina]

I think there's maybe like...40 or so muns? Not all of them are active like all the time, though. More like...maybe half or a little more. My mun says they also changed up the requirements a couple of months ago. It's like two examples of activity a month.

No pressure, though, especially if your mun's got a lot to do.