pc catchall for stephanie.

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[shitpost incoming.]

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[vigilantics]

But we have tie dye now?

[ she points at tie dye shorts. ]

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It's so ugly, Steph. So ugly.

[vigilantics]

I am sure someone out there can bring this back in fashion.

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Or we could just not do that.

[vigilantics]

Awww...

[ although whether steph is about to say next, kind of gets drowned out by a memory (the fight panels aren't part of it, but the dialogue boxes in those panels are, to clarify)

steph blinks in surprise. ]

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—Your autopsy?

[Those are the first words out of her mouth once the shock of seeing something so foreign fades.]

[vigilantics]

[ oh

hm. whoops.

she blurts out the first thing that comes to mind ]

But I did get better?

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That doesn't make it okay!

[vigilantics]

Okay, yeah, point.

[ it's just her automatic reaction every time ]

I just got into a little over my head, and things went... bad.

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Do you actually mean just a little? Because it doesn't sound like a little.

[vigilantics]

[ she sighs. ]

Okay, a lot. There was a gang war and it just... exploded?

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...You're sure you were okay?

[Yikes!]

[vigilantics]

[ she thinks about how to answer, and how she can just brush it off, but. ]

Not at the time, no. But I'm okay now.

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Okay, but—

[She's about to say something else, but a memory that Stephanie doesn't quite have the context for comes through. Please don't look at my three years ago writing.

As soon as she realizes what it is, she's taking a step back.]

[vigilantics]

[ eli without context the whole "THE DEER" thing is making me lose my mind

it takes stephanie a moment to realize that this is from the town natalie was at before. ]

... sorry for seeing that.

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It's... fine.

[She actually looks incredibly embarrassed, because the feelings in that one specifically are so Soft. Her reputation...]

[vigilantics]

Mm...

That was the town you guys were in?

[ since jason is there. ]

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[She nods in confirmation, though she doesn't say anything.]

[vigilantics]

[ she'll settle for, ]

You have good friends.

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[She looks like she wants to say something for a moment, but then stops herself.

...But no, actually, she should probably clarify even as she glances away, going red.]

—Jason and I are dating.

[vigilantics]

Good.

[ she smiles. ]

I'm happy for you two.

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—Let's go back to your thing.

[Embarrassing!!]

[vigilantics]

No, I like it better when we're talking about yours?

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Then it seems we are at an impasse.

[vigilantics]

It seems so... who will budge first... who will squirm...