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[whistical]

Who: Langer and you
When: Day 151, morning
Where: Wherever you are
What: Whatever you are doing

[There is someone watching. Watching and waiting to be noticed.]

Comments

[whistical]

No. I usually follow.

[inruination]

[Eeehhhh gives him a bit of a Look]

And I'm sure most of them don't appreciate it.

[whistical]

...

[shrruuuuugnodshrug]

[inruination]

[We've already had a talk about needing to contribute more to the conversation than shrugnods, Langer!!]

Do you only follow people you like?

[whistical]

[shakes his head]

The interesting ones.

[inruination]

Why not just ask them to talk instead of following?

[whistical]

[hadn't thought of that]

... I... don't know.

[inruination]

Try it. Instead of just trailing behind them, say something instead.

[whistical]

I can try.

[inruination]

[Grins.] See? That's progress.

[whistical]

... Is it easy... for you to talk to people?

[inruination]

[Pauses for a moment, thinking back to how he used to be before healing a little here. And then shrugs.]

They're just words. Nothing too hard about it.

[whistical]

... You're good with words.

[inruination]

Sometimes.

Or maybe you just have low standards when it comes to that.

[whistical]

... You compare favorably to nurses.

[inruination]

[Gives him a tight smile.]

I should certainly hope so. Most things in the world do.

[whistical]

[he thought the nurses were nice enough...]

... oh.

[inruination]

[Has not-so-great experiences with some nurses in his home.]

Or maybe I'm biased.

[whistical]

I don't know.

[inruination]

Doesn't matter. They're not here, after all.

[whistical]

[nods -- this place is so weird]

[inruination]

Out of curiosity— what would you do if one of your doctors showed up here?

[whistical]

[has clearly never considered the option given the way he freezes up completely and seems to draw in on himself]

[inruination]

[Sighs.]

It's hypothetical. It won't actually happen.

[whistical]

... I don't want them here.