[ she leans a little into it, careful of his injured paw. ]
... Happened to me before I got here. I turned into this—this thing. It was agonizing.
[ quietly, into his fur. ]
Like I wasn't myself. I was just a host to a parasite that kept making me hurt people, making me hurt myself. It was like part of my father had buried itself in me and hatched open, taking over my entire body...
... I wonder if it was agonizing for him too. If this hurts him somehow and we don't know it or we can't tell.
[ and then, after a moment, pulling away to just pat him gently: ] I'm sorry. That's a lot...
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... Happened to me before I got here. I turned into this—this thing. It was agonizing.
[ quietly, into his fur. ]
Like I wasn't myself. I was just a host to a parasite that kept making me hurt people, making me hurt myself. It was like part of my father had buried itself in me and hatched open, taking over my entire body...
... I wonder if it was agonizing for him too. If this hurts him somehow and we don't know it or we can't tell.
[ and then, after a moment, pulling away to just pat him gently: ] I'm sorry. That's a lot...
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[ His ears pin back. That was indeed a lot, but he stays put and continues to listen.
The puppy thinks it sounds quite terrifying, but you understand it better than others. ]
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Who knows. I could be totally wrong.
[ a small smile. ]
In any case... how are you feeling, my friend? What are you thoughts on the matter?
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He leans in to lightly boop his nose with Marina's cheek. ]
Woof.
[ The puppy says that everyone will have to do their best in this twisted situation. ]