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You're the Inspiration - Chapter 20

She fell to her hands and knees, inhaling shakily from the memories that shouldn't even be hers. Covering her face, she struggled to lock them away, pretending they were all hallucinations and nothing more.

“Are you okay…?” Booker asked, floating a bit closer when he noticed she was crying.

Her hand grabbed the necklace hanging from about her neck as she coughed, struggling to breathe for a moment. “I… I refuse to believe that…any of this is true…!” Flinching from the memories that continued to replay in her mind, she felt the tears crawl down the sides of her cheeks as she shook.

“So he told you?”

Hearing that voice once more, she looked up from where she was trembling on the ground to notice that talking puppet once more. “Y-You again…!” Her teary vision saw the book he was holding. It was the storybook that often appeared and disappeared in the bedroom she slept within.

Geno’s eyes closed, as he placed his hand on his chest. “Forgive me. I realized I didn't introduce myself before. You can call me Geno, the Guardian and Warrior of the Star Road.”

Booker floated closer to the talking puppet, making that impressed sound all young children often did when entranced by something new. “Is it a haunted doll? Is a boo in there?” Booker couldn’t help but gently poke at Geno with his paw, prompting Geno to raise his hand to catch it with a smile and sweet dismissal as he was well aware the boo was just a child.

“I suppose ‘haunted doll’ is a bit correct. But I am not a boo, no. I am a luma, just borrowing this form that my Higher Authority offered me.” He still dared not to say Rosalina’s name. If anything, he wanted to do his best to keep her out of this and not sway the soul within the woman.

Chapter 20

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Naner video

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*makes this noise at you*

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Melting Lamps by kumbhglass

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HE HAS A BOW TIE 😭😭🥺

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Pretty much how I operate online. Just let me rapidly post for couple weeks, then slowly back up into my cozy cave. See you in half a year! 👋✨

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Full-time student, part-time worker & all around FUCKING TIRED.

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heeheh more Caldarus

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Soulmates as a horror concept.

You WILL love this person. It doesn't matter who you loved before; any feelings you had, any promises you made, they will become inconsequential as soon as you lock eyes with the stranger Fate has picked for you.

There's no way to stop it.

There's no way to say "no."

You will meet someone and with a single glance, both of you will become someone new, someone who's now bound to this stranger whether you like it or not, want it or not.

Trapped in a dance together until the day you die.

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Anyone with a milk allergy needs to be on high alert. In the midst of a flurry of ongoing food recalls, the FDA has updated its initial recall of a handful of Cal Yee Farms' chocolate products to the highest risk level. Originally, the FDA announced a recall of numerous Cal Yee Farm products because they may have contained undeclared milk, soy, wheat, sesame, FD&C #6, and/or almonds. The recall has now been elevated by the FDA to the most serious level of recall, Class 1, for only a few of the affected products: the company's dark chocolate almonds, dark chocolate apricots, and dark chocolate walnuts because the chocolates contained undeclared milk.

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biting your forehead friday

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i like that the best possible outcome is unexceptional

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So you found a dead body in the woods

The worst thing you've worried about, going on hikes, happens. This happens often, in the grand scheme of things. It's always joggers and dogwalkers and hikers. My unlucky day came on October 24, 2022.

So what do you do when you find a dead body?

Look in the other direction and take a breath. Panic wont help you or them.

If you are comfortable, approach them and try to help. If not, it's okay. I was unwilling to approach (they looked real dead) and my 911 operator was 100% totally supportive and okay with that.

Walk a little ways away. There is no reason why you need to keep staring at them. It's okay. Seeing a dead person is really wack!

When you've caught your breath, call 911. My first thought was "Oh god, I don't want to talk to cops." and, good news, it's not cops! 911 responders are different people. They are trained to talk to you, to reassure you, and to help you. They are there for you. They understand you are freaking out. They are kind and patient.

Your new buddy, the 911 person, will help you figure out where you are, exactly. They have access to your location via cell-tower and GPS, but if, like me, you were off-trail (oops), they might need your help navigating to you. I offered to also send a photo, and he provided an email, which he received immediately. I deleted the photo I took right away.

Hang out on the phone with your dispatch friend. They're going to want to keep in touch with you as the paramedics approach. Are you freaking out by chattering too much? Are you freaking out by being dead silent? Both are okay! Apparently, my panic response is to become Super Midwestern Chatty. I was able to make him laugh, which I count as a win.

Holler to the paramedics. My paramedics came deep into the ravine-filled woods, about six men, steering a rolling bed thing. We shouted at each other until they made it to the body. It would have been funny, watching them fumble along, if it wasn't so serious.

Get out of there! The paramedics don't need anything from you. They're busy doing their job. They shooed me back to the trail and to the parking lot. I didn't have to go anywhere near the body.

Meet cops in the parking lot. In my situation, the cops didn't want anything from me. They were just picking their noses in the parking lot while the paramedics did the real work. The cops said thanks for helping, while covering their bodycams, because they're pigs.

Go eat donuts. Christ, that was a lot. Let yourself comedown and get some sugar to kickstart your system.

Feel good that you gave a family closure. Yeah, that sucked. Yeah, your therapist is going to hear about this. Yeah, next time you come to this location, you're going to need a friend with you. But you did the right thing. You'll never know their family, but know that you gave them closure.

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