text | un: anonymous

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[ it's been a rough month for jessica — stuck in this hellhole with a bunch of morons and assholes. present company included.

it's almost midnight, and with her stomach full of hard liquor, she's in the perfect position to make a poor life choice. so she finds herself posting on the network. there's no username attached; she prefers anonymity for this topic. well, here goes nothing. ]

i've heard the same old crap about the portal. that it takes people who need a home.

but is there any way to predict when it happens, or who will show up? can it even pull in someone who's dead?

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text; @eddie

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I died at home and woke up in a hospital here. From what they told me, I was dead but they managed to revive me.

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died from what?

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Gun shot wound to the heart, close range.

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jesus christ

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Not pleasant, but necessary.

Can I ask why you're curious about it?

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not every day you meet a dead man walking

[ she's avoiding his actual question with a healthy dose of sarcasm, but that pretty much sums up jessica jones. ]

necessary's a weird way to describe your own death

cw: (heroic) suicide mention

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[He respects the dodge - he isn't going to push.]

I guess so, huh? It's even weirder to be the dead man walking.

It is. But it was the only way to save everyone I cared about. Their lives versus mine, and the choice was obvious.

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[ well, shit. there's a delay of a few minutes on her end. ]

sorry

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No need to apologize. I don't have a single regret.

And it's been almost half a year since I got here, so I've had time to make my peace with it. It's good to have a second chance.

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[ she's viewed this place only as a hindrance. never a second chance, but jessica suspects he wouldn't be alone in that assessment. ]

are you happy here?

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[He's run into a surprising number of people who would rather be here than home. It's a bit reassuring, honestly, since for the first while he'd felt like the only one who didn't want to go home.]

I won't lie and say I don't get homesick, but I think I've made myself a pretty decent life here.

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[ her thoughts flash to hope, and jessica's chest tightens with guilt. she wonders if the other girl would be happy, even if she's separated from her family. even if she's stuck here with her. ]

good

[ while she dwells on hope as she responds, the message is also intended for him. jessica jones knows shit about being a hero, or even a decent person. however, anyone who's willing to sacrifice himself like that deserves a second chance. ]

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Thanks.

And I know this is a shot in the dark, but when I asked that question on the network it was because I wanted to find other people who were like me. If that's the case for you, and you ever need to talk, send me a message and we can.

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[ no, stop... she wasn't trying to be your friend, eddie. gross. ]

not gonna happen

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I figured, or this wouldn't be anonymous. But it was worth a try, right? :)

[He might as well be a golden lab, he loves everyone.]

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wrong

[ this is going... well..... ]

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Suit yourself, I guess.

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i will

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Perfect. Do you need to know anything else? I'm sorry I can't tell you much detail about predicting when new people arrive. They seem to be coming through pretty steadily, to be honest.

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you're just full of good news

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I try.

I've heard some people saying it seems to pull through people who are known to the ones already here pretty often. I'm not sure if that's true, but I've met a few that I knew from home. Only one is still here though.