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The Hand That Mocked Them (Part 2)



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Sat Jun 25, 2022 2:25 am
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It was a cold day. Kivvien pulled his hood tighter around his head and glanced back at Hieronymus in his nest of blankets.
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Sat Jun 25, 2022 3:24 am
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Hieronymus was staring back the way they had come, eyelids drooping. His face was pale and he'd been eating very little.
"I’m thinking about the aurora borealis. You can’t tell if it really does exist or if it just looks like existing. All things are so very uncertain, and that’s exactly what makes me feel reassured." --Too-Ticky

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Sat Jun 25, 2022 3:28 am
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He would forgive him. Eventually. They were nowhere near a town, so they'd have to continue through the night or stop for a hard night in the cold.
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Sat Jun 25, 2022 3:31 am
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He sighed quietly and shifted his weight; he'd been sitting in his prosthetic apparatus for the entire time and his legs had fallen asleep.
"I’m thinking about the aurora borealis. You can’t tell if it really does exist or if it just looks like existing. All things are so very uncertain, and that’s exactly what makes me feel reassured." --Too-Ticky

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Sat Jun 25, 2022 1:32 pm
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"Are you warm enough?" Kivvien asked.
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Sat Jun 25, 2022 1:39 pm
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He nodded. "Yessir."
"I’m thinking about the aurora borealis. You can’t tell if it really does exist or if it just looks like existing. All things are so very uncertain, and that’s exactly what makes me feel reassured." --Too-Ticky

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Sat Jun 25, 2022 8:01 pm
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"Good," he said awkwardly after a short pause.
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Sun Jun 26, 2022 12:55 am
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"Mhm." He gave another small nod.
"I’m thinking about the aurora borealis. You can’t tell if it really does exist or if it just looks like existing. All things are so very uncertain, and that’s exactly what makes me feel reassured." --Too-Ticky

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Sun Jun 26, 2022 1:46 am
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Another pause. "Do you need anything to eat?"
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Sun Jun 26, 2022 2:13 am
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He shook his head. "No, sir."
"I’m thinking about the aurora borealis. You can’t tell if it really does exist or if it just looks like existing. All things are so very uncertain, and that’s exactly what makes me feel reassured." --Too-Ticky

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Sun Jun 26, 2022 2:16 am
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"You um...please let me know when you're hungry."
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Sun Jun 26, 2022 2:33 am
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"Yessir." He tucked his arms tightly around himself.
"I’m thinking about the aurora borealis. You can’t tell if it really does exist or if it just looks like existing. All things are so very uncertain, and that’s exactly what makes me feel reassured." --Too-Ticky

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Sun Jun 26, 2022 2:42 am
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Kivvien hesitated. Decided against saying anything further.
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Sun Jun 26, 2022 2:47 am
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Hieronymus dipped his head down and sighed quietly.
"I’m thinking about the aurora borealis. You can’t tell if it really does exist or if it just looks like existing. All things are so very uncertain, and that’s exactly what makes me feel reassured." --Too-Ticky

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Sun Jun 26, 2022 3:57 pm
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Kivvien guided the cart around a curve in the road, and the forest gave way to an open prarie.
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