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[awesmazings]

[Anyone who knows Jimmy at all might have noticed that he's been unusually absent from the Network lately. Ignoring new arrivals, and only talking to people sparingly- and it's always, always via text. In fact, Jimmy hasn't made a video post to the Network himself in several months, and it seems like that hasn't changed.

It's jarringly unusual behavior, but the sudden message that pops up on the Network this afternoon might be the most surprising thing of all, even moreso than the radio silence. No attempts at filtering, either.]

What do you think 'Hell' is?

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[awesmazings]

[Jimmy lets his eyes fall closed again for a minute.]

I just...wonder. ...what I was like, before.

I-I hope I was nice. I can't imagine...anything else.

[pipers_son]

If yer nice and ya can't even remember what it was like before, pretty sure that means ya definitely always were.

[There's another hair ruffle before Joker ruffles in his pockets to pull out a handkerchief.]

C'mon now. Dry yer eyes.

[awesmazings]

[Jimmy takes the handkerchief from Joker, smiling a bit more when Leader pushes his head beneath his arm and works his head into Jimmy's lap.]

...I'm s-sorry I didn't...say anything before. I just didn't know...what to say.

[pipers_son]

Just say somethin' is botherin' ya until ya do. I won't pry further until then.

Now what do ya say we leave this whole depressin' mess behind us and end the night well, eh?

[awesmazings]

[He nods, finally fully detaching himself from Joker's side, running his hand over the top of Leader's head.]

Yeah. Sounds like a good idea to me.

[pipers_son]

Then let's go ta the buffet that's down town!

[Because nothing says "fuck existential problems" like stuffing your face until the staff threaten to throw you out.]

[awesmazings]

[TRUE THAT.]

O-okay!

[If nothing else, though Jimmy's eyes are red and he looks like he's recently been through Hell and back, there's a smile on his face that hasn't been there for two weeks.

With any luck, nothing else undue will happen to make it go away again any time soon.]