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Glitch was already up and about when sunrise came along, and had found himself a good spot to watch the sun peek out from behind the ocean and start climbing. When the sun was moving overhead, so was Glitch, already heading towards the compound for another book as the light stretched his shadow against the path.

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"Hi Headcase." Jonas teased, coming up to Glitch from behind. He heard his words and approached him with a smile. "What are you up to, Glitch?" Jonas asked innocently, sitting down with him.

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Ambrose stared at the kid for a moment in shock. Two extremely cruel nicknames, and yet the boy seemed genuinely friendly.

He paused. Either this was some form of triple-reverse psychology, or...he shook his head, not even knowing what other options there were aside from the large and most likely one. "Am..." Ambrose cleared his throat. "Am I dead?"

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Jonas stopped and looked at Glitch, still smiling. It reminded him of the first day they had met and Glitch was having brain issues and couldn't remember things. Jonas laughed.

"I hope not because that'd mean I'm dead too." Jonas grinned. Then, playfully Jonas reached over and pinched Glitch's hand. "Did you feel that?" He asked playfully.

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Ambrose smiled despite himself. "I felt that," he agreed, and held out a hand. "I'm Ambrose. If I'm not dead, what's happened?" He paused, concern flooding his face before he even realized it. "Are you alright?" Azkadellia rarely hurt children, but then again she'd killed her own sister.

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"No, you're Glitch," Jonas corrected assuming he was having brain issues again. He lost his smile, however. "I'm fine. I'm Jonas. You remember me, right?"

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Ambrose shook his head. "I'm sorry, Jonas, but you might have me mistaken for someone else. My name is Ambrose - always has been and always will." He smiled slightly. "How long have you been here?"

Ambrose had no idea where 'here' was, or what 'here' was for that matter, but the word would work well enough.

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(sorry! my notices aren't working D:))

Jonas looked at Glitch and checked him over. He was certain this was Glitch.

"Oh, hello Ambrose. Nice to meet you. I'm Jonas obviously. I've been here quite some time, you?" Jonas smiled and played along.

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"How long is that?" Ambrose asked. "And I woke up in dirt and tattered clothing today about nine hundred feet from this building. I'm..." Ambrose shook his head. "I'm really confused, to tell you the truth."

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Jonas thought about it and realized that he had been here for about eight months.

"Not quite a year. Eight months." Jonas giggled. "You should have auditioned for the play, Glitch. I mean Ambrose. You're a great actor." Jonas looked around and leaned in closer.

"What are you confused about?"

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Jonas had been here for eight months, there was enough organization and people here to have auditions along with an audience for a play, and apparently Jonas was entirely sure he was named Glitch, which wasn't even a proper name.

But Ambrose really could be a good actor when he needed to, so he smiled. "Thanks, Jonas. I'm just a little out of it today, so I'm confused about almost everything. Maybe I knocked my head on something."

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"That's very possible." Jonas declared, knowing his pas record. Jonas looked him over and noticed the change. Something was in fact different. And now, Jonas could see that he was a little out of it today.

"You don't hurt, right? Maybe I can help you. What's the last thing you remember? Cain? Az? Coraline?"

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Ambrose barely kept himself from jumping when he said Az, but managed to smile. "Definitely Az. Tell me about her, it might jog something."

Like if she was the real Azkadellia, if there was someone else with Az as a nickname, and whether or not she was posessed.

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Knowing that Glitch had liked Az, he smiled and continued to work at putting the pieces together.

"Well, she lives with you and you two get along pretty well, it seems. She's about my age, I think, though I've never really asked." Jonas looked up and leaned in close once more. This time he lowered his voice.

"The truth is, she sort of intimidates me. She's cute, but when you get around girls my age, it gets sort of weird." Jonas blushed.

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That threw Ambrose off-kilter, even though he just smiled at Jonas, not even letting his eyes waver. Azkadellia was a little girl again, according to Jonas, and he lived with her, and that meant it was...no. It wasn't possible, so Ambrose tilted his head a little.

"Intimidates you how?"

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Jonas shrugged and looked away, feeling embarrassed about talking to Glitch about this. "I don't know much about her, but she just seems really smart and really nice and I get embarassed whenever I see her," Jonas admitted.

"I'm sure I'm just being stupid about it, but I get nervous."

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"She makes me nervous sometimes too," Ambrose said, trying to keep his voice as friendly as possible. "I'd almost think you have a crush on her, Jonas."

Ambrose decided then and there that he had what was probably the strangest subconscious ever, if it invented scenarios like this.