Kidnapped again

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Only this time it was by Strange and Rom all day yesterday for the magical side of the physical. Cleaning the last of the Enchantress's spell out of my head (Manny broke it, but he couldn't get rid of all of it, not being a magic user), checking things out power-wise, another dawn purification ritual in the fucking buff (Strange wasn't there for that *snorts*). Upshot is I have a shiny new amulet thingie, made with the Asgard power Strange got from Doug, blue this time, and a weird, disconnected sort of feeling. I think Rom's playing with my reactions a bit, worried I'm about to freak out or something.

Oh, and I'm due some karmic backlash for a certain binding spell. Actually, I'm already getting backlash of a sort, but that's different. Still, I did what I thought I had to do, and I'll accept the results, even if they suck.

Called Beth last night after the Wonder Twins were done with me. Shinobi, any chance of that ride this afternon?

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I do believe you.

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I didn't think that you did - that sentence slipped out before I could stop it.

Stupid traumas.

But, to reinforce: I do believe you. I know that you very likely saved me from a very painful sexual execution by the Enchantress. I _know_ this.

In my heart and in my memories, though, I keep seeing the doctors and the needles. I just need some time to work through it all.

Will you give me that time?

Manuel

Of course

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I might be a pain in the arse, but I'm not pushy. Just keep the enslavement comments down, all right? I felt like shite reading that in your journal.

But that's what happened!

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Nevertheless, I will try to be a little more discreet.

Manuel

Not how I read it.

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You made it sound like that's the way it's been from the start, that I was stopping you from getting to know other people. Maybe I read it wrong. I accept the responsibility for what happened at Amora's castle, but I'm not your bloody jailer.

Re: Not how I read it.

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No, you are very much not.

But I do spend an awful lot of time with you because it is safe.

I need to stop being safe and start risking a little.

Manuel