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[founds]

CHAPTER 2

NOV 7TH | 54℉☀(windy)

▸ Parka up for a cold an--*CHSKSSS--*- windy day in Blackwell folks! I sure do hope--*CHSKSSS--*-search team down at the lake won't--*CHSKSSS--*---*CHSSK--*-trouble out on the waters. Professional divers have been going in since dawn, let's give it up for the professional --*CHSKSSS--*-!!

▸ Old Lady Petunia has paid me to say DO NOT SEEK OUT THE ANGELS--*CHSKSSKK--SK--SSSH--*- In fact, there are no such thing as angels. See how easy that was? No angels, no problem.

▸ And now back to our --*CHSKSSS--*-regularly scheduled programming.

THE RISING IS NOT IN EFFECT

Comments

[nowheres]

[VISITS OLD LADY PETUNIA has a bible with him. yay.

feel free to approach crazy jesus kid before he gets there]

[sabotagen]

[ spots neighbor kid out and about in town. ]

[ follows him like every sane person would. ]

[nowheres]

[isn't freaked out?? notices when he's turning a corner and sees her. oh he recognizes u. stops and waves!]

Hello. Good day.

[sabotagen]

[ did not expect to be noticed. just stands there. ]

You live next to my house.

[nowheres]

Yes.

[nodnod]

Mister Jacob house.

[sabotagen]

They don't have any kids.

Or he doesn't.

[ who are you you FAKE ]

[nowheres]

Me, foster. I come from Romania, I study here.

[simple right? not fake!]

[sabotagen]

Why not study in Romania.

[ yeah go back where you came from. she's feeling snappy since he spotted her so easily. ]

[nowheres]

[why dont u like me]

Because I come here.

[yay.]

Student - exchange - program.

[english is hard.]

[sabotagen]

You talk like that you sound like a robot.

Were you programmed to record our national secrets and take them back to Romania with you?

[ is she serious rn. you can't tell. ]

[nowheres]

[wow he didn't get even half of that. so he just smiles dumbly and nods to be polite.]

[sabotagen]

I should call the police.

[ pretty sure he got that. says so on purpose. ]

[nowheres]

Police?

[but Why]

I do nothing.

[sabotagen]

How is it, living in a house where someone died?

[ she has wondered about this. ]

[nowheres]

[ah.]

Why you ask this?

[sabotagen]

Is it different from a normal house?

[ crosses her arms. ]

And I don't mean the people living in it, but the house itself.

[nowheres]

It is normal house.

[sabotagen]

Hm.

[ unsatisfied. ]

[nowheres]

[welp]

No call police.

[sabotagen]

That was a joke.

[ kind of wants to shove him. ]

I'm Veronika. Did you know that?

[nowheres]

[DONT]

No.

I am Petre.

[little... wave... bible in hand.]

[sabotagen]

I know.

[ stares at it. ]

And that was written by your imaginary friend?

[nowheres]

[blink blink.]

Friend?

[sabotagen]

"Jesus is our friend."

[ right. ]

[nowheres]

[oh. yes. nodding!]

You go to the Church?