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[wildlyconflictd]

Nearly three weeks it had been since the last island hijinks, and for the most part, things were back to business as usual. For Pepper's part, she'd scarcely taken a moment to slow down since reverting back to her normal self. It was at some point last week that she allowed herself to fully and clearly consider her own level of denial, and why

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[not_a_quaker]

I smile when I see Pepper on the path to the Compound, a little relieved to run into someone I haven't thoroughly offended with my idiotic behavior of a few weeks ago. "Pepper, hi," I greet, raising one hand in a wave with the start of a smile.

[wildlyconflictd]

"Major," Pepper greeted in turn, smiling in turn. "Good to see you, I trust everything is well out at the Officer's Club?" She hadn't had a reason to head that way since she'd been changed, and wasn't entirely sorry for it. Nixon had seemed both amused and appalled at her behavior.

[not_a_quaker]

"It is, especially now that things are back to normal," I confirm with a nod. "Or at least, this place's definition of normal. How have you been?"

[wildlyconflictd]

"About the same," she admitted with a knowing smirk. "Were you effected during the personality change, then? I stopped by the Club in the middle of it, but Nixon was the only person I saw." Thankfully.

[not_a_quaker]

"I was, unfortunately," I reply, grimacing slightly. "I think Nix was a bit horrified by me. I'm not exactly proud of how I acted during that time."

[wildlyconflictd]

"We're in the same boat, then," Pepper allowed with an understanding smile. "It isn't as though we could help it, though, so don't be too hard on yourself, okay? I'm sure everyone knows that you'd never be anything but honorable if you could help it."

[not_a_quaker]

"Yes, that's true, we didn't exactly have a choice in the matter," I agree. I still can't help but feel terrible for the things I did and said during that time. Hell, I even got punched in the jaw for my behavior.