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curly!! glad to hear that you're back on a planet! that's so freaking awesome. i love being on planets. here's what my planet looks like rn. and my friendship creature who is a perfect circle. hope to see you over here someday soon bro

very glad to hear you're finally getting planetside treatment too. here's to recovery🍻 best of luck, hope everything goes well.you have plot armor so you definitely wont die. love youuuu🫰

Thank you. Glad to be back on one! Hah. Never appreciated just how nice it is to be on the ground before... Spent my whole life trying to get off.

Your planet looks wonderful. Your—pfft—friendship creature is even better. Give 'em a pet from me?

Thank you. It's really... It's a big step up. The luxury ship might've been better funded than the Tulpar, but it still wasn't ready for my sort of injuries. So... Yeah. This is better. Plot armor, sure. Love you too!

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Hm….? You landed?- oh, Thank gods we’re still here… I was getting a little worried, I admit. But I’m glad you’re finally on a planet and getting help in an actual hospital.

Sorry you’re getting stared at, I guess no matter the universe, people will just be rude like that.

…So, They were Prepping you for surgery, huh? …I guess we did have those medics them wrong, then. Still, without all the context they seemed like real pricks and I still don’t forgive them for being . But at least they were in fact helping you even if it like. Hurt? I’m not entirely sure what skin grafts are but the idea I have in my head based on the name makes me shudder. But I assume it’s just like. A normal thing?… I hope? Or just not what I’m thinking it is, don’t know much about surgery and healing stuff.

I’m so happy for you that you have less pain now, though! What a relief. They’re giving you, like… anti-pain pills, right…? Or- I don’t know what they’re called. Regardless, I’m happy for you. Very glad things are looking up.

Yes! Finally.

Eh. It's a non-issue, really. Just a little uncomfortable. Nothing I can't handle. If I'm being real, I'd probably stare too. Would feel bad after, but...

Exactly! We've got over a month's worth of skin growth to work with already because of what they did. Imagine how much longer I'd be waiting otherwise? It hurt because they had to take my skin off, basically. Probably would have hurt a hell of a lot worse if I were anyone else and not, y'know, used to lacking skin. I'm no expert, but I'm told a lot of burn victims have it done? Not sure how it works. They just... put new skin on, I suppose. And it replaces the old skin. Something like that.

Oh, and, uh, they have to find a cartilage donor for this, but they said they're able to reconstruct a nose for me. And the missing pieces of my outer ears. I could wait until I'm on Earth to do that, though. Would save me money. Same goes for lip reconstruction. It's not strictly necessary. I'm not sure what I'll be doing there... Definitely having the eyelid reconstruction, though. Worst case is— Well, worst case is there are complications and I die, but the second worse case is that I lose vision in that eye. But I'm willing to take that risk. They also have to do surgery on the eye. Apparently I should still be producing tears and it's concerning that I'm not. Bunch of other surgeries too... Basically, a lot is wrong with me. Not that there's a surprise.

Yeah, that's been a real treat. I can hardly believe it's possible to feel this little pain. Nope! No pills this time, thank fuck. I've got painkillers coming through an IV. Pretty damn strong dose. Thank you, Ari. Me too.

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Hey, that's great! I kind of uh, I tend to forget you're in a lot of pain most of the time, actually. Oh— all the time, rather. No wonder why Mom is always so upset over you. I mean— not that she shouldn't be. That's just how she is. It's just uh, a little smothering sometimes, you know? You should have seen her whenever I got even a little scrape as a kid, you would have thought I was dying or something... I guess I kind of acted like it sometimes, though.

Oh, uh, she's getting choked up again. Mom, you okay?...

Okay, she said she's relieved...? Oh, that you're not in as much pain now. And that whatever the hell they did to you before wasn't just for shits and giggles. Ah... good luck with the uh, cadaver skin stuff, though. That sounds a little gnarly. But I guess that's better than having no skin at all, heugh.

Kind of hope that doesn't happen on the same day I was supposed to take Mom to the bird sanctuary, though... she'll be too worried to function until it's over.

Hah. Yeah. Harder to forget when you're living with it. You'd think you'd stop noticing after six months, and honestly, I thought I did, but... Fuck. It's exhausting. I never could've gone a week feeling like I am right now before all this. Least my pain tolerance has gone up. By a lot. ...I'm sorry for upsetting her, by the way. I know it's been stressful for you. Mm, I guess I see how it could be smothering. It's just been nice for me, but... different circumstances, yeah?

What's wrong? I can't hear her.

Ah. Cheers, then. Hm— The skin stuff? Not sure why they'd peel off what little skin I have left for shits and giggles, but I suppose I'm glad of that too. Ugh, yeah. I don't really like the idea of it, but it's just a temporary measure until they can grow more, uh, synthetic skin out of my cells. Yeppp. After the grafts heal, they say it should hurt a lot less to move. Still going to need a lot of physical therapy, though. Apparently six months lying down is bad for you. Who knew?

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Hey,

um, holy shit. Pardon my french but, I'm so fucking happy for you!

B R I G S

"B" and "G" are in correct places, and "I" appears, but not as a third letter. There's no A, E, L, R or S.

...We can always put this game on hold if we need to. I think you're quite overwhelmed as is with everything that's going on around you... the choice is ultimately yours.

Changes, changes... Happy new year, ...ahaha.

...

...purple again?

-🃏

Hey!

Thank you so much. Still can't believe I made it here!

Hmmm. Okay, uh... So maybe the I is second? B, I, blank, G, blank. Uhh. BILGE? No, shit, that has an L and an E. I wish I could write this stuff down, hah. BING... What would the last letter be? Is BINGY a word? Binge— No, fuck, there's an E again. Shit. Okay, uh, I'm going with BINGY, and if that isn't a word, uh, sorry.

No, it's all good. I like playing it. Gives me something to do, and I'm pretty lacking on those.

Hah. Happy New Year to you too.

Yep! Kind of a different shade, though. Though I suppose that could just be the lighting. Talk soon?

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please oh my god curly you don't understand he's fucking terrifying he's gonna find me no matter what oh my god please I'm scared I'm so fucking scared...

please... it'll get worse if I leave...

-from @ask-postcanon-anya

There's no one who understands how impossible this sounds more than I do, but...

He's terrifying. Yeah. But he isn't a monster. He's not— he's not all-powerful, y'know? He's human and humans aren't fucking magic. Most of them. Point is— Jimmy's not. He doesn't have some foolproof way of tracking you down and bypassing anyone who tries to stop him, yeah? He becomes this unbeatable monster when we're trapped with him. But once you're out of there, he's just going to be some run-of-the-mill asshole.

Listen to me. I'm safe now. And I started being safe when I got away from him. It hurt more than anything, but I can breathe again. Once you're in the world again, there's, uh, there's going to be people who will protect you. Find them, stay with them. I don't— Call the authorities, Anya. He's not going to go up against them unless he thinks he can convince you to change your mind, and you're strong, you won't, and he won't dare hurt you in front of them. Go back to me if you can— I'm sure I'm terrified over you wanting me to help you escape and then suddenly cutting contact. Fuck knows why I haven't done something. Damn coward...

God, Anya, what have you got to lose? If you stay, he'll kill you. If you leave and he catches you, he'll kill you. But if you leave and he doesn't you'll be safe. You just— you've got to try. Please.

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https://www.tumblr.com/malwarechips/726709902938112000/i-love-it-when-moths-are-shaped-like-this-and?source=share

hey curlyyy heyyyy look what i found!! how similar is the second image to how i look when im in ur face hehehe 😊😊

Hah! You're not wrong there. Hello.

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YAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAY! I knew those would be proper painkillers! Congratulations!! Is it from IV?

Yes! And what a relief that is. No more pills!

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It finally doesn't hurt as much??

Bitch I might cry too

Finally!

I didn't mean to start crying before. Just— It hit me all at once how much easier it was. Guess it overwhelmed me.

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Hey! Hey, er, I’m here!

Um… you like the Wild West aesthetic, right? At least I hope you do!

Well, have this! There’s a campfire near the end, but I hope it’s cozy and not scary ^~^

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=vQTQ6MfKqRo&pp=ygUVZGFuY2luZyBsaW5lIHRoZSB3ZXN0

Coolio, right?

Hey, Minnie!

I do. Thank you for the warning!

This is great. Thank you, Minnie. The fire was indistinct enough that I was okay.

Hah. Right. Very coolio.

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I heard you're back on solid ground curly, yippie!!!!

-Madz

Madz! Yeah, I am. After all this time. Cheers!

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(her hand is placed on his arm nub. she’s almost whispering.)

you’re doing so well. hey, we made it! we’re on minos! everything’s alright, if you get scared, remember that i’m here. this is gonna be a weird transition, but it’s one big step closer to home. there are really good things on the horizon.

(she giggles a little, turning her head to wipe away tears. she retreats to the nearest surface in the room she can find and resumes her sewing. she’s humming.)

🖤

Hey! Hi! I'm okay, I'm okay. Thank you, though. How're you liking the new room? I think it's an upgrade, but maybe that's just me being sick of the old one. Hah.

God. I can't... I can't believe how much better this feels. The pain's not gone or anything, but— Didn't realize how bad it was. Thought I'd gotten used to it. How did I put up with that for so fucking long? Everything's so much lighter now.

…

Oh, hey, not sure if you heard, but some guy said we should chat about how I’m having fun dooming the entire world through my failure to put a stop to the concept of, well, you, actually. Or something like that. Bonkers, yeah?

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Hey curls! Man, glad that lapse in communication ended up really short. I’ve prepared some more SU episodes for you but I might wait till things have calmed down a little to show u. So, anything u know about Minos? Are there plants there? I wonder how many earth organisms there are… I wonder if they have bats! I love bats. Hey, think they have opossums? Ha. Must be nice to be on the ground again. Much less that can go wrong. Since there’s no window, guess you’ll still be wanting plenty of nature photos, yeah?

Went on a walk yesterday. So many flowers! These were just taken on my phone, I’ll have to get better ones later, haha!

(Btw I don’t have any filters for my camera that can make vignettes… so assume any pics with vignettes are edited 😂😂 I said most of my pics aren’t edited, not all, silly!)

Btw, I feel like u mentioned you like old rock or something? How do u like Queen? They’re one of my favorites! Here’s one song of theirs that’s been stuck in my head! https://youtu.be/E33xxupPyKg?si=bUoODQTbxKqeK0Qp

Honestly? Didn't notice a lapse! Hah. Don't know anything outside of what Kestrel's told me. I'm sure there's a lot of Earth organisms though. Nice to be on the ground, yeah— Yeah, absolutely.

They're brilliant. Thank you.

(Got it, got it.)

I did! And I do like Queen. Thank you for the song! This one's nice.

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* how’s it going?

* sorry i haven’t spoken in a while, i’ve just been really busy…

* my cousins are starting a new band and they want me, but i have no talent…i think they’re pitying me……

* i mean it is nice to hang out with them more, but, like…why do they want to see me? i’m a snail farmer and one of them is literally the most famous celebrity….

* well, it turned out that there were other celebrities, but we just didn’t know about them. we were kind of isolated until recently…

* oh no i’m rambling…………

* well uh i regret saying anything. i’ll stop annoying you now……..

* hope you get better…………

Pretty good!!

No worries. Glad to hear from you again!!

Have you asked what they want you to do in the band? I doubt it's just pity. And hey, maybe they want to hang out with you because they like you. ...Snail farmer? Wait a minute—

...

Hey, uh. I never caught your name. What is it?

You're not annoying me, mate. I'm glad we talked.

Thank you. I'm getting there.

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What—you’re friends with—you actually want—never mind, you’re a lost cause. Good luck with your recovery, and enjoy your world while it’s still there! Guess I’ll just shut up and wait for oblivion! Go talk to your great pal death about how much fun you’re having damning the world. You’re no better than that so-called hero…

Yep! Hah. Thanks for the well-wishes! You go ahead, mate. I'll do just that. She'll probably think it's hilarious.

Hey, I'm no hero. Never pretended to be one either!

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yeah

I don't understand what I'm looking at in most of these, but thank you for the pictures nonetheless! I like the weird squishy seal thing!

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[it's a normal skin graft thing calm down]

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Oh, thank goodness, we are still present! Do not mind the people, darling. It is rather silly to be at a hospital and not expect to see others that may be injured. Are you worried? Have they told you what will happen next, as of yet?

You are! Thank fuck. ...Right, right, yeah, true. I just— I don't know. I mean, I've got a laundry list of things to worry about, but not really anything new. The people here don't seem to speak English but they brought a translator, and, uh, I think they're spending the next couple days prepping me for surgery? Hey, apparently that time I woke up with weird patches of pain was because of skin graft stuff. The ship's doctor wanted to get an early start on lab-growing skin for me. There's still not enough, so they're going to, uh, supplement with... What was it? Temporary cadaver skin? Don't love that, but at least it's temporary!