[ it's nice and dark in the aquarium and don't tell anyone but sqq might be hiding in here for the time being. if she's watching him carefully, she might notice something? is odd? but it's far too dark to tell, honestly. instead, the shape that might be sqq just slumps and very clearly goes ]
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w2, mon
Ugh.
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Are you all right?
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Other than having a heart attack? Perfectly well!
[ he says but like, clearly something is up. he sounds so weird ]
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What happened?
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Sometimes you don't want to see your reflection.
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kate like huh. imagine seeing your reflection. ]
I'm sure you look fine...?
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Not when the person looking back isn't who you're used to anymore. It's fine. I'll get over myself eventually. Later.
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Until it wears off? I get forcibly evicted from the premise? The heat death of the universe??
[ or his stomach could growl in protest instead ]
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[ leans against a fish tank, in a full snit. like this kate can now tell that sqq looks....... kinda different? his hair is far shorter for one. ]
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Hm.
Shall I bring something to you?
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You would do that? I mean- you don't need to trouble yourself but...
[ he is a little in the middle of trying to grow aquarium mushrooms ]
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In the meantime, please try to stay calm. Any noises of distress can be upsetting to the betta fish... they're sensitive to vibrations.
[ points at where the betta fish are. ]
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Very quietly then.
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and comes back with some fried shrimp from shrimp heaven. ]
... I hope you like shrimp.
[ because that's all they serve there... she holds out the lil takeout box to him. ]
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I could use all the "haha" I can get this week.
[ reaches out to take it, and- well. no wonder he's hiding, who the fuck is this ]
Thank you for the help.
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[ wow. who is this guy. ]
... You are Shen Qingqiu, right...?
[ just... making sure... ]
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Oh no my secret identity is revealed.
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It's a very stupid story but the person you've seen this whole time isn't my real identity.
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[ she'll come sit down, though... ]
... In what sense?
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Hence why it's very strange to have that reversed all of a sudden.
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Or, no... you became one?
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[ makes a vague ta-da motion ]
Guess this makes it easier.
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Sheer stupidity.
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... But how?
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I died. In doing so, I activated... something that dragged my soul in.
[ wiggles his hand ]
Hence why all of this has been a bit of a shock.
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So... that is the only life you have, now.
[ there's probably no getting un-isekai'd from that... normally... ]
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And yet I've been dying repeatedly in it so maybe the lesson really is "Don't Be An Idiot"