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[am_i_a_monster]

[The video shows an art print, a portrait of a woman with black paint covering the woman's ear and the word 'ugly' written below. Abigail holds up another portrait with an ear painted over and a scar drawn on the neck and the word 'monster' scrawled over the top. She holds up another and another, with ears painted over and scars drawn on the neck. She drops the prints onto a table and frowns.]

I work at the Van Don't Gogh Art Shoppe. I could have let myself think that it was some sort of reference to van Gogh's ear. But..

[She holds up another portrait, with the words 'cut off her other one and send her home']

This clearly says her. And with the scars drawn on the necks, and all the other stuff that's going on, I know they mean me. There were more. Pretty much any piece of art with a face got painted on.

[She won't show the ones that said 'murderer' or 'cannibal'.]

I spent a long time, back home, being told that I would have a new life. A better life. But I didn't. Not there.

I thought this was my new life. Here.

[She shakes her head.]

I don't know anymore. Everything feels so messed up.

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[d33tached]

I see that you have been affected by the recent vandalism as well.

Are such things truly thought to be so unusual in this world? From everything that I have observed since arriving here, it would seem that these events and worse are rather commonplace.

[D33 recognizes that Abigail is upset, but even if some deeply buried part of him does want to console the girl, he simply doesn't know how to do so aside from using logic. Needless to say, he's not exactly the most comforting person to have around in a crisis.]

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[am_i_a_monster]

It's not unusual to have bad things happen. This isn't as dangerous as some of the other stuff. It just feels worse. More personal. I don't want to be hated. And I don't want to go back.

[d33tached]

[Well, he can't exactly blame her for not wanting to go back - he certainly doesn't, and besides, wouldn't that mean that she would return to being dead?]

Their sentiments do seem to be of a personal nature, I understand. However, I would hardly take what any of the natives have to say to heart.

They tend to be imbeciles.

[am_i_a_monster]

I know. But it's hard sometimes when they do things like this.

Maybe that's a good thing, right? Imbeciles are less dangerous than the smart ones.

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[kestreldawn]

[Jyn frowns, though she isn't entirely sure what all of this means.] Is this about what happened before you came here? Is there any for whomever did this to be caught?

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[am_i_a_monster]

The missing ear and the scar are from before I came here, yeah. I usually cover them up but in all the craziness that happens here, there were a few times that people have seen them.

It's about the locals wanting us to go home. I guess they might get caught, especially if they keep vandalizing our stuff.

I can't get sent back.

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[kestreldawn]

We won't let it happen, Abigail, all right? We'll figure something out.

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[am_i_a_monster]

I hope so.

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[thirdprogenitor]

What are you going to do about it?

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[am_i_a_monster]

Find a way to live with it. There's nothing else I can do.

My boss talked to the police and he's putting in a better security system, so that's something.

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[thirdprogenitor]

You don't want to get back at the ones who did this?

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[am_i_a_monster]

I don't know who did it.

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[dejerate]

They're just assholes. You're okay though, right?

[Well. Physically, at least? He hopes. Something like this can be rather frightening and upsetting psychologically, of course.]

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[am_i_a_monster]

I'm okay, just upset. It happened when the shop was closed. No one got hurt.

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[dejerate]

Well that's something at least. Still shouldn't have happened at all though. I mean, I'm glad if nobody is getting hurt with this. But it's still something that needs to be dealt with.

[It isn't like imPorts go around doing stuff like this to the natives. Or, Yuu wouldn't.]

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[am_i_a_monster]

How? I don't know who did it.

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[jojoceanman]

[The vandalism is hurtful to a lot of people, but this is extreme even for the situation. And knowing what he does about Abigail's life...]

You should throw those out. Don't listen to them.

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[am_i_a_monster]

Yeah, I should. I'll have to find a way to live with all of this.

[jojoceanman]

No, you don't. [Because that's bullshit.] Abigail, those people don't know you. They're just scared.

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[allforyuu]

Who here knows about your old life?

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[am_i_a_monster]

No one that would do this.

I think the vandals just saw my ear and my scar and decided to be jerks.

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[allforyuu]

They probably wanted your reaction. Knowing they were able to hurt someone makes them feel powerful.

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[dun_moch]

[The Count sighs as he casts his eyes across the damage.]

So they target art as well as homes and people. How sadly typical.

I am sorry you have been subjected to this pointless intimidation, madame. You deserve your new life- one free of such ugliness.

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[am_i_a_monster]

Thank you.

I hope we'll all get to keep our new lives.

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[dun_moch]

Hope may not be enough in these troubled times. If you have the resources, I suggest arranging protection for your home and place of work. I doubt this is the last time we endure such outrages.