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Hi. It's Kitty.

[ She gives an awkward little wave to the camera. She feels ridiculously uncomfortable posting about this right now, and it shows; she looks anxious and displeased. But - ]

I know there was a bit of talk of having a birthday party for me today, but it's been cancelled. For...rather obvious reasons. So just - if you were going to come, do stay home. [ Then, with a quick attempt at some comforting levity: ] Spend the time you would have at my party finding a good cause, and then when all of this is over with, volunteer with them.

[ Okay. Her attempt at a smile fades, and then she continues on: ]

Anyway. That's not...quite it. There've been a few people who've gone. Simon Newton, for one, and John Mitchell. And just recently, John Mandrake. [ This last...She does not look happy about that. ] And I know sometimes people come back without memories, so if you find them back, and they've forgotten something, please let me know. I think - they might not know to contact me, if they lose memories, so I'd like to know if they return.

[ Translation: "Mandrake was my blood enemy, but now we're friends, and won't it just be my luck if he comes back forgetting that second part."

Her next attempt to shake off her gloom looks like almost a physical effort. She just about twitches like a cat shifting its attention. ]

Anyway. While we're avoiding getting each other ill, why don't we do something to keep our spirits up? Has anyone read those books about the vampires falling in love? Billy gave me one, and they are bloody ghastly, aren't they? So, go on, then, tell me about the absolute worst book you've ever read.

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I know.

[ Her voice is tired. She can't even work up the energy to be snitty to Dorian. ]

I just sort of kept hoping...he'd show up again.

That makes two of us, [ said with a siiiiigh ] And really, considering the return rate of this place, I doubt we'll ever see him again.

It's hard to say.

[ She rallies herself to say that very firmly. ]

Sometimes people come back after a gap of months. Or years. And Simon might not have seemed it, always, but he was terribly resilient. I'm sure if there's a way to find his way back here, he'll find it.

[ ....resilient. okay, sure, Dorian's going with that (his main impression of Simon was pretty much "it's gonna ROCK corrupting you," so that's that.) ]

Assuming there's a way back here in the first place that isn't the machine. I went home for a few years and I can't remember a thing about how I left or got back here.

[ She makes a small noise of acknowledgment. ]

Or if we take control of the Porter. We could bring him back.

Assuming he would want to come back in the first place. If we take control of the Porter, I have a feeling that most of us would want to leave.

[ A little grimly: ]

He wouldn't. He'd prefer to be here.

Here where we get kidnapped and threatened on a regular basis. [ said in a tone of voice that's pure 'uh huh. suuuure' ]

It'd be safer for him to be back home.

[ She shakes her head. ]

No. Things are awful for him at home.

Just because someone arrived with a broken hand doesn't mean that everything's terrible.

[ She shakes her head. ]

He's got a criminal gang after him.

[ well shit ]

Does that have anything to do with the woman he- [ don't say killed ] got into an accident with?

[ She looks at him uncertainly. ]

Got into an accident with?

She accidentally hit him with her car.

[ and then he killed her BUT YEAH, GUESS WHO'S NOT TELLING KITTY THAT. ]

[ Guess who...already knows about that...Kitty frowns. ]

I don't think that was a real memory.

Funny. I thought it was.

[ She shakes her head. ]

No. I saw it too, and I'm almost certain that it was implanted.

And I'm almost certain that it wasn't.

[ She frowns. Never one to mince words: ]

So you think he was a murderer, then.

Yes. I don't think he meant to kill that woman, but I do think he committed the crime. [ a pause, because how to phrase this ]

It should be obvious that our sweet Simon wasn't entirely the most...mentally stable. He might have been coerced, he might have been under an influence, but I think he did it.

[ Fiercely: ]

No. He was constantly being tricked and abused by the people around him. They obviously just wanted him to believe that he'd do something like that, too.

Believe what you will. But I really doubt Simon was as innocent as you think. [ mostly because Dorian's long term plan before Simon got ported out was....to corrupt him, whoops. ]

[ She crosses her arms and growls: ]

Yeah, you think everyone's down there in the muck with you. But I've got news, friend: in every single world, there are more good people than bad. And Simon was definitely in the former category.

How idealistic of you. Even the best people will do terrible things under the right circumstances.

[ She shakes her head firmly. ]

No. People will sometimes have their compasses, their morals, all twisted around by the circumstances they're in, and that'll make them lost. I'll allow that. But doing something really, truly terrible? There are very few people who would do something really terrible. And the people who do are either mad or in truly horrid circumstances.

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