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Friday, May 4

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cw: domestic abuse

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I have reason to believe he's abusive.

I'll make sure we use all the security measures available, but I don't know that even being outside will help. They could have any level of advanced technology we don't know about.

That cat started out fat, so I'm not really surprised.

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WHAT? REALLY? Why would she even hang around him then?

They probably do. They did manage to bring us all here.

He's helpful with push-ups at least.

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He's her dad. Trust me, he could probably put a gun to her head and she'd still love him.

OMG are you doing pushups with a cat on your back?

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Frickin hell. That's nuts, man. Why would anyone put up with that shit. It shouldn't matter if he's her dad.
Does Epps know? He's down there looking for her.

Yeah. I think Mochi really likes having something warm to lay on.

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It's not as easy as you'd think. [ She knows from experience. ]

That's an adorable image.

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Why not? Parents should be there to protect you. Not hurt you. She's old enough she doesn't need to stick around some loser who hurts her.

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Because you grow up thinking someone loves you, that they're always going to protect you, no matter what. You love them. It's hard to change that, even when the evidence says that you should.

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I don't get it.
She has people here who care for her and will protect her.
Shouldn't that be enough?

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It just isn't. Can we talk about something else?

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Sorry.
OH! I might have made a hole in the floor that's deep enough to trap a monster.
It's a house you guys have visited before.


[Made...fallen through the floor boards. Same difference.]

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Really? I thought they were mostly all metal.

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Yeah. That's the strange part. I might go back some day to dig it deeper to try to find where the metal starts.
Maybe before the pipe broke, they planned on putting a basement in.

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That would make sense, I guess. That doesn't seem very professional, though...

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It could also be that this house was here before they put metal under the floors.
I don't think the rubble outside has metal beneath them, but I haven't tried digging to see. Going to wait until I have a chance to slip away alone for a bit. The last time I went messed with the debris for a length of time, a monster crawled out from under it. I don't want to put the others in danger.

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But if you take someone with you they might see the monster before you do. You could get away without getting hurt.

[swatsflies]

Or I could wind up getting them eaten.
Besides, I'm trained to deal with monsters. I'll be fine!

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These monsters don't fight. All it takes is a touch, Zell.

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I'm pretty quick!
I can keep my tablet on when I search. Like I did when I fell through the floor.

[He scared a friend by doing that.]

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Alright... as long as you're sure. Just be safe, okay? I don't want you to get hurt.

[swatsflies]

I will. Don't worry! I'll be fine.
I check in with Ed and Al some times. You can also message me whenever.

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Yeah, I'll do that.

[ Maybe some time when she's not feeling down about her dad, though. ]