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[awesmazings]

You've reached Jimmy Two-Shoes! I'm not around right now, but leave a message and I'll get back to you as soon as I can!

[Beep!]

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[walkersystem]

Okay.

I'm sorry, I just got really worried.

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[awesmazings]

Oh...don't be sorry. I'm sorry if I worried you. I guess it's...not really the sort of thing you can be prepared for, when or if it happens.

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[walkersystem]

It wasn't your fault.

_{[Kind of ... insistent. There's a sniffle there somewhere before she tentatively continues.]}

I think ... I think maybe you should be careful though.

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[awesmazings]

[He finds himself nodding, even though he knows she won't be able to see.]

I will. I don't think it's gonna happen again any time soon, so I should be alright.

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[walkersystem]

_{[So long as he agrees, she feels better. Her mind is going all kinds of scary places, but she's pretty sure what happened to her hasn't happened to him, so it's probably okay.]}

Okay, good.

_{[PAUSE but let's not be upset anymore, right?]}

I bet it was pretty nice. Since you said you'd missed them.

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[awesmazings]

Oh, it was awesome. I got to fly an airplane!

[...it went about as well as you'd imagine.]

I got to see everyone again, too. It was weird...it felt like I never really left, yaknow?

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[walkersystem]

No way!

_{[And it's that easy to start to cheer Molly up, so she latches onto that quick.]}

That's how it should be, I think. Did you forget why you were there? Everybody says you do.

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[awesmazings]

Mhm. I couldn't remember anything about this place until I woke up here again.

[Which...is really sad, especially for him.]

So...I'm sure you can go home, now. You just really can't control when you do...or for how long.

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[walkersystem]

<sub>[It is really sad, and cruel, and unfair, and Molly hates the sound of it.]

[She's quiet for a moment.]</sub>

I still want to go home, but ... it's so weird that you'd forget. And it's unfair.

I mean ... you're glad you're back, right? But now you're gonna miss your home again.

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[awesmazings]

[He laughs softly.]

I am glad I'm back. I know I'd miss you guys a whole lot if I left for real, if I remembered. There are too many folks here that I don't wanna leave behind.

[Joker, the entire circus family...and he's already had good friends leave on him before. It really isn't fun.]

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[walkersystem]

Maybe that's why they make you forget, so you won't be sad.

_{[Thoughtful ... but unconvinced.]}

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[awesmazings]

Yeah...that would make sense, wouldn't it? Memories get messed up here a lot, so I'd be more surprised if we went back and did remember.

[It's a two way street. You want to go home...but sometimes you don't want to forget the experiences you had elsewhere.]

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[walkersystem]

_{[Which is what makes it so unfair.]}

Well ... at least you remember home, now.

That would've been worse, if you woke up here and you couldn't remember anything.

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[awesmazings]

Oh gosh, yeah. I'm glad it's not like that.

I'm sure if I ever forgot anything about this place, though, you'd remind me, wouldn't you?

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[walkersystem]

Yeah. You'd do that for me too, right?

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[awesmazings]

Of course I would, Molly. I'd never let anyone forget this place.

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[walkersystem]

Okay. Thanks, Jimmy.

I'm really happy you're okay.

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[awesmazings]

Yeah, me too. And if you ever call me again and I don't answer, you can always ask one of my friends what's up. They wouldn't mind telling you if I couldn't, I don't think.

[He'll send a text of Joker's Gear number, next. Just in case.]

But if I'm around, I'll always answer.

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[walkersystem]

Veronica hadn't heard from you, either.

_{[See? She .. sort of tried. But she'll appreciate having a backup number and is definitely gonna write it down, thank you Jimmy.]}