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[crushed_pearls]

Erin's voice mail message is in a weary voice: "Erin Peters. If you called in the middle of the night and I didn't answer, I'm dying. If I pick up and someone on your end isn't dying, they will be shortly. Text otherwise."

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text

[redlightgreenlight]

I'm not interested in any of what the captain said. Secrets can stay secrets. I'm texting only to send your own words back to you.

"You might find it hard to sell the idea that your death isn't important once people get to know you."

I may not know you well enough to feel much myself, but I'm sure there are people who would be hurt by your death.

-Valdis

Several Hours Later

[crushed_pearls]

Fair enough.

The story is yours for the asking. I had previously intended to try and tell everyone. Some friends of mine convinced me otherwise. They said it was simply visiting the horrors of my world on those for whom it was neither their business nor their burden to bear. That I was making others the instrument of my self destruction.

I believed them about that. I still might.

But it is out in the world now. The hand I must play has been dealt.

Thank you. For reaching out.

[redlightgreenlight]

I can't say I'm not curious.

Without knowing I can't judge if those others are correct or not, but I do know that the chances of anyone here being without sin of some kind is very slim.

All I can say is, the individual who guided me to safety is not a bad person, even if their past isn't something they are proud of.

[crushed_pearls]

The story is long. It requires a great deal of context for any of it to make sense. Not to justify my choices but simply so it does not sound completely unhinged.

About a minute later.

Literally forgot for a minute there that I am talking to an actual psychopomp. Possibly less context required but it will need to wait so I can use my human mouth instead of giving you the Hal nine thousand routine with this cursed phone.

On her end of the phone line Erin sets her phone on her chest, feeling strange about Valdis, who barely knows her - whom Erin still kinda thinks she made a bad impression on - saying this so...unambiguously.

still text, sorry for the weird format

[redlightgreenlight]

[Valdis isn't sure why or how she can be so bold about it, but Erin's pain and anger over the words the Captain used made just as much an impression on her as their first meeting. But Erin doesn't know she's an empath. Maybe it's kindness at this point, maybe it isn't. Valdis hasn't quite decided yet, still reeling from the events back home.]

I can understand that.

[It's certainly better to be in proximity if she wants to go off emotions.]

I can find you, or you can find me.

You're good I had to ask someone else how to do the formatting I use for the text I know SO LITTLE

[crushed_pearls]

I will get a hold of you when more urgent.

Second text, immediately.

Fuck me. When we have handled whether or not this ends in violence. My apologies for that but I do need to prioritize whether or not I get the moon dropped on me. For my health and the health of those who chose to stand by me.

[redlightgreenlight]

Whenever you are ready.