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[enniewritesathing]

catharsis (1/3)

(It’s an unusually warm Spring day at South Newcrest Hospital.)

(Brian’s phone pings with another text message from John, asking what he wanted for dinner. Food’s the furthest thing from his mind as he finished lunch not too long ago, but the thought most welcomed.)

“not sure. do you feel like cooking?”

John’s text: “ ¯\_(ツ)_/¯”

“how about I tell you when you come pick me up? that’ll give you time.”

John’s text: “👍”

(🎵Doo-doo-doo-doo!🎵)

Intercom: “Nurse Fitzgerald, please report to the Nurses’ Station~, Nurse Fitzgerald, please report to the Nurses’ Station~”

(Oh, Sheila’s practicing her announcing voice again. It’s a lot better than what it used to be.)

(Luckily, the station is just upstairs. It didn’t sound urgent; he’ll take his time getting up there.)

(Ooops, almost forgot. Brian sends a quick text.) “gtg. breaks over. love you 😚”

John’s text: “love you too 😚”

(It’s been quiet today. Not that Brian minded, but he’s been here long enough that quiet can be disrupted by chaos within the next moment.)

Brian: “What’s up?”

(Sheila stares at him for a moment.) “Okay, not saying there’s a situation, but I’m not sure how to tell you this.”

(Brian raises his eyebrow.) “Well, how would you describe it?”

Sheila: “Apparently, there’s this lady in the oncology ward that’s been asking for you for the past week.”

Brian: “A week? And no one else has bothered to actually tell me? Really? Do you know her name?”

Sheila: “Not really, but I know it starts with a C. Sounds like an old name. I mean, I haven’t checked her chart or anything like that; I’ve no reason to be up there. I’m not that nosy.”

Brian: “It’s probably one of our regulars, but we have so many... maybe she just wants to talk. I remind a lot of them of their grandson or somethin’. Guess I have that kind of vibe. For the past week though? And she just refuses to say who she is?”

(A thought forms at the back of Brian’s mind.) “Hang on. What does she look like?”

(Sheila gestures around her face.) “From what I’ve heard, she looks pretty similar to you, but not quite. In an offbrand sense.”

Brian: “Uh-huh.”

Sheila: “Pale, got a bit of freckles, green eyes. Lot of eyelashes; I’m sure those are natural. Her nose is a little crooked. She’s pretty tall too, almost six feet.”

Brian: “Is she blonde?”

Sheila: “No. She’s wearing a wrap. Besides, I don’t think she is... was.”

Brian: “What about her... demeanor? Her personality. What did you hear about that?”

Sheila: (scoffs) “Honestly? Let’s just say that she wouldn’t take kind to me, and I’m putting it lightly. Pleasant, but barely tolerable.”

(Brian heaves a long sigh.) “And you said her name started with a C?”

Sheila: “Yeah.” She pauses. “Yeah! Her name was Constance. Constance, uhh...”

“...”

Sheila: “Uh? Brian? What’s wrong?”

(His stomach drops.)

Brian: “Sheila, I hope to God I’m wrong, but... remember that so-called aunt I told you about a couple of years ago?”

(Sheila gasps.) “No. You don’t think-- but how would she know?”

Brian: “Simple. I’d have to say that because whoever checked on her made a stray comment or something and I guess she took it from there. Why else would she keep asking? And since you called me, she definitely knows I’m here somewhere. She’s going by her regular name to try and throw me off.”

Sheila: “You don’t think... she’s been stalking you, have you?”

Brian: “No. My mother-in-law made very sure of that.”

Sheila: “Brian--”

Brian: “It’s fine, Sheila. Really.”

Sheila: “Are you... going to see her?”

(Brian doesn’t respond. He clinches his fists tighter.) “Knowing that woman, she’s up to something. Oncology?”

(Sheila clasps her hands on Brian’s arms to steady his shaking.)

Brian: “Part of me wants to find out. Part of me doesn’t want anything do with her again. I don’t know. The fact that she’s here--”

Sheila: “Honey, listen to me.”

“I know you’ve got a lot of things happening up in that head of yours. Hell, you’re shaking. I’m not gonna feed you some bullshit line about grace and all of that. I will say this -- you’re an adult. She has no power over you whatsoever.”

Brian: “What about--”

Sheila: “Don’t worry. You’ve told enough important people if that she tries to do anything funny, nothing will come out of it except her transfer. In fact, I’m gonna go give Marie a heads up.”

“We got your back, Brian. Okay?”

(Brian sighs.) “Okay.”

Sheila: “Are you going to go?”

Brian: “...yeah. What room?”

Sheila: “Two. Just remember: if it sucks, hit the bricks. Okay?”

(Sheila gives a final pat before letting Brian go.)

(What a way to find out.)

(Oncology... oncology...)

(What a goddamn cosmic joke.)

(Brian stops at the door after a quick glance of the file box. Miller, Constance Ann.)

(Of course she went by her maiden name as well. Of course, he wouldn’t have known. But why would she do that?)

(He hesitates. Admitted to Oncology? But why way out here and not at Oasis Springs? Or even San Myushuno? Something’s obviously not right here.)

(But why after all these years...?)

(Brian shakes his head. No. No, when he left that sorry place in Oasis Springs, that was it for him. She was as dead to him as he was to his family.)

(That’s the thing with ghosts…)

(... they have a funny habit of lingering when things are unresolved.)

(knock knock knock)

“Come in.”

“Ms. Miller. I’ve heard you’ve been asking for me.”

Connie: “Well, well, well! Look who decided to show up? You don’t have to be so formal, Nurse Fitzgerald.”

“I am your aunt, after all.”

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[bootleg-grandpa]

Uh..my hand slipped, sorry- didn't mean to make it angsty at the end

Anyway, smol twins meet smol twins- a twinsanity, a tetra-twin, a 2+2

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[everydaylouie]

ghost swing 👻 🎸

[fuckyeahgoodomens]

[nessa007]

[thesaltyace]

Y'all I did NOT know this about Harris, and I think it's really critical that we all listen and understand as we approach this election. Video at the end.

This creator's video describes how progressive Harris was as a prosecutor -- actively going against the grain to the point she was accused of being soft on crime. Accused of being a social worker, not a prosecutor. She calls it being smart on crime. She's pushing for systemic changes to give real pathways to reintegrate incarcerated folks back into society and prevent their past from continuing to haunt them moving forward.

"Kamala's a cop" is a catchy dismissive response usually used to shut down conversation rather than add nuance. But this kind of reform is ESSENTIAL to work towards a present and future that treats incarcerated people with value.

I fell for it in 2020 and have thought "Kamala's a cop" without further inspection since - and I'm sobered by the realization that (you guessed it!) I'm not immune to propaganda.

A better system only follows liberal democracy, because library democracy allows for exploration of better systems. If authoritarianism takes hold, it will not allow for the exploration of better systems. We will have to fight tooth and nail just to try to get back to liberal democracy, and I suspect we could not achieve it in our lifetimes.

Harris isn't perfect. But she's a hell of a lot better than many leftists have led me to believe. Don't let perfection be the enemy of good. Don't let perfection be the enemy of harm reduction.

We can either help elect Trump and usher in authoritarian fascism, or we can help defeat him and pull things back in the direction we want to go. Not liking the choices doesn't absolve you from participating and doing the most good you can with the options available.

I'll link the original video in the replies. The original video has captions if you need them.

[socialistexan]

[t2ukky]

((Piccolo then choked on his drink and had a coughing fit.))

Was thinking about how funny things turn out with Piccolo and the Son family and this silly idea came out.

[clarisimart]

Being a god's favorite is not always a good thing

AKA Fuck around era Ford VS Find out era Ford

Commission info here

[scarlettaagni]

issue #50 got me fucked up

[lowpolyanimals]

Camopus from Earthbound 64 / Mother 3 (cancelled game)

[plumadot]

shy confessions mmmmmmmmmm

[swiggity-swexual-i-am-asexual]

We all know the semi-canonical ‘all the Robins know to hide/duck inside of Batman’s cape, even as adults’ thing.

We also know that Danny ‘is LITERALLY a ghost’ Fenton sucks at remembering his own intangibility while ALSO forgetting to look ahead of him.

All I’m saying is, Danny Fenton (or Phantom, if you’d really like) would absolutely SLAM into Batman on accident while running on roof tops and Bruce ‘Brooding Instinct’ Wayne doesn’t even think twice about letting the kid hide and scanning around for danger before there’s a record scratch of ‘wait who tf is this?’ kicks in.

[akanemnon]

Meanwhile with the bicker brigade...

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[anniebass]

Steve brought pizza for the D&D sesh, the DM is merely thanking him

Bitchy Steve ficlet to go with this picture 😇