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[horrible_penny]

Sometimes it's hard to keep hoping that every story will eventually have a happy ending. There are a lot of things in the world that I want to forget about--hungry babies, people who are sick but too poor to buy medicine, whole families that get evicted from their homes, kids who are killed before they even finish high school, animal cruelty,

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1/3

[horrible_phd]

Oh, god, Penny. I thought I had to be wrong that that was

2/3

[horrible_phd]

Her parents. I didn't know that. How did I not know that?

3/3 [Private]

[horrible_phd]

So that's what you weren't telling me.

You don't have to talk about it. I mean, maybe you do, today, but I can go away and not listen, or something.

[Private]

[horrible_penny]

I couldn't tell you! You might've asked how it happened, and then I'd have to say, and I don't want you to deal with that.

You don't need to go away.

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[horrible_penny]

I don't mind, but they really wanted me to do something. I don't know what exactly, but it probably wasn't getting a BA in fine art and hanging around soup kitchens.

...Maybe. I don't know. Most of them didn't know until I ran my mouth. Thank you, though.

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[horrible_penny]

You're right. Completely. ...Do people really put powdered sugar in coffee?

I'm guessing at home you don't have zombies? No, that--thanks, Angela. I don't even know what to say.

[disregard_death]

Oi... Pen? I think yer cursed.

[horrible_penny]

Just a little.

You can ignore it? It's just babble.

[disregard_death]

I dunno how this one keeps missing me. But it'll be alright.

[horrible_penny]

Lucky?

Everything's always alright eventually. This might take a few days of hiding and denial before it gets there.

[rockstar_otouto]

Hey.. I'm sure your parents are proud of you! You sound like a really good person.

Um.. as far as the being dead thing... You can kinda consider the City as a second chance at life.

[horrible_penny]

Aw... thank you. I hope they are.

Oh, completely. Being dead here isn't too different from being alive, you know? Mostly it's the circumstances, which are... very complicated.

We haven't met, have we? I'm Penny.

[rockstar_otouto]

I.. kinda get it. I think.

And we have now! It's nice to meet you, Penny-chan. I'm Jun.

[horrible_penny]

Then you understand just about as well as I do!

It's really great to meet you too, Jun.

1/3

[freckleddoll]

Penny, I..you're dead, I didn't know, I'm so sorry.

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[freckleddoll]

I know...what ya mean. When I was little, never could smile, never 'ad anythin' t'smile about. But sometimes things get better. At least yer living here, at least ya've got a chance.

[freckleddoll]

An' if yer parents cared that much about ya, 'm sure they'd be proud of ya. Yer kind an' ya help people, ain't much better things than that. My parents, they...

1/2

[horrible_penny]

No, it's fine, okay? I didn't mean to unload all at once like that. Sorry for not telling you earlier, Freckles.

They usually get better. Things, I mean. Especially when they're awful, since they can't do much but get better. That's sad, though, never having anything to smile about when you were a kid. You have a lot of happiness to catch up on.