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[hostage]

[Goodbye to the Jesse who was a clean and successful art student, hello again to the Jesse who looks like he spent the last three nights sleeping under a bridge.]

Been thinking about this the past couple days, trying to figure out how I really feel about it, but you know what? I still feel the same as I did before:

It was shitty.

It was shitty for you guys to change us back without asking if that's what we wanted. A lot of us were better off the way we were last week. The next time something like that happens, maybe ask how we fucking feel about it.

[He just had to get that off his chest.]

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[hostage]

[On the bright side, that makes him laugh?]

[rathercommon]

I mean it!

[hostage]

[Still giggling over that, thanks.]

Ah, man. I... I mean, it's too bad a lobotomy wouldn't work on me, right? I dunno.

[rathercommon]

Okay, and how about a solution that's not horrid?

[hostage]

[He gives a helpless shrug. Honestly, there's a reason most people come to the conclusion that they have to kill him.]

[rathercommon]

[ She stares and stares. ]

Well?

[hostage]

I got nothing.

[rathercommon]

[ She wrinkles her nose. ]

Well, then that's what you should focus on. Not being a different person. Being a better person.

[hostage]

I'm just not sure I can do the second thing without the first thing.

[rathercommon]

Yes you can.

[hostage]

Okay.

[rathercommon]

Okay. So what's the plan?

[hostage]

I still don't got one.

[rathercommon]

I'll come up with one for you. And that's a threat. My plans are overbearing, meddlesome, and generally very annoying.

[hostage]

You know what? Go for it. Let's see if you can do better than therapy, rehab, or jail.

[rathercommon]

So you are in therapy?

[hostage]

Was.

[rathercommon]

Well. Step one, go back to it.

[hostage]

You hear that, Chilton?

[Just assuming the guy's listening, really.]

Kitty wants me back in therapy.

[rathercommon]

Sure. So - are you agreed? Therapy as a first step?

[hostage]

Sure.

[rathercommon]

...Really?

[hostage]

Yeah, really. What, you wanna pick the doctor?

[rathercommon]

No. That's quite up to you. Sorry, I'm just a little more used to people telling me to fuck off when I encourage them to seek actual help.

[hostage]

I guess I'm not in denial like them. I already know I'm crazy.