inappropriate jealousy.

[damaged]

Why don't I ever get to behead anything?

Don't you like me anymore.

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[hoodbin]

I see. Well, as long as it's enjoyable for you.

[damaged]

It's not. Because I don't get to do it. He does. The one who's almost the one you know.

[hoodbin]

This takes fighting with yourself to a new level...

[damaged]

We disagree on a few things anyway.

[hoodbin]

That must be bothersome.

[damaged]

Well, we don't exactly hang out. It's kind of annoying he gets soft, though.

[hoodbin]

... Sorry.

[damaged]

If you see him again. Don't let him get soft.

[hoodbin]

Don't think it will happen anytime soon. Not often I find you and you remember me.

[damaged]

Things aren't going well for us by then. But that doesn't mean you should be swept under a rug.

[hoodbin]

I would be noticeable under there.

[damaged]

What, he didn't teach you flat-jitsu. What a jerk.

[hoodbin]

He says I'm not very good with the sidekick quips.

[damaged]

He sounds a little mental.

[hoodbin]

[ holds up her fingers gesturing that she agrees just a little. ]

[damaged]

You should've ditched him. He would get the irony. Maybe.

[hoodbin]

He sent me away once before... but I won't leave again.

[damaged]

That's different. You don't owe him shit. He's not even all the way there. It's me telling you this, not some other person. I'm not all the way there. I know what I'm talking about.

[hoodbin]

Maybe.... Maybe I'm not all the way there either.

[damaged]

Maybe. But you're not being selfish about it. Last thing he needs is a "sidekick" who's gonna sacrifice herself.

[hoodbin]

He'd do the same for me.

[damaged]

No, he wouldn't.

[hoodbin]

Then I'm just as insane. I won't leave his side.

[damaged]

You're clearly not. You need something, okay. And you'll follow it through fire, okay. I get that. But he's not it. No one is ever worth it. He'll disappoint you, and you'll die alone, and he'll move on because he has to survive more than he has to care about you. And if you think that will be okay, then gamble on it. But if it's not? Then I'm your future. The same story, over and over. Do you want that?

[hoodbin]

Why can't he be it? I don't know anything else but it. What he taught me, what I've done. There is no going back.