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[callbacks]

[You'd think Dave would have learned his lesson about anonymity, but maybe learning doesn't stick so well at ass in the morning when he can't sleep. At least it doesn't seem like he's really trying to mask his identity, here. It's just...a plausible deniability thing, maybe. Probably, given the content of his message.]

what was growing up like for you
like
how was your childhood
were you happy

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[private text]

[defyingfrigidity]

[... God, she's not sure if it's better or worse that Dave reveals himself. This being someone she knows is good in that there's less of a chance that this will get spread around, but now... it's like the same awkward situation it was when she talked with Asami.]

Of course!
when I was a child, when my powers first started manifesting, my parents were surprised, but they never really restricted what I did with them.
It was only when they became a problem that we realized we needed to do more to control them.

[We, we, we.... she says this like she - eight years old at the time - had any say in what was going on with her.]

[private text]

[callbacks]

but why did
why did that mean they had to control YOU
that you had to
be the way they wanted you to be because they never thought of any other way
why couldnt they have
been there more for you and helped you feel better while you tried to control it instead of making you feel like your powers
like part of you was a problem