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[thisisherson]

Well, now that that's over...

Rachel's gone. Again. But I haven't seen a strange doppelganger of her around anywhere, so I'm guessing she wasn't arrested a second time. Unless she's developed a new fondness for hide and seek, I suspect she's found a way out of here.

[He lets that thought hang in the air. He's trying not to sound hurt that Rachel

Comments

[itsahotone]

[disclaimer: getting her name wrong on purpose OKAY.]

Is Caroline your secret alter ego?

Wait, Berry's gone?

[blank look]

[itsahotone]

[It is! But she stops laughing after a while, so be happy.]

Well, it totally happened, so get over it. It was weird, but I just figured you went back to...normal sooner or later.

...You were stuck inside a mirror?

[thisisherson]

I was. There's an entire mirrored version of this mansion there. Everything was backwards, and most of the doubles are either criminally insane or...well, just insane. And they can see this side through the glass, which is just completely unfair. They can spy on us and we can't see them at all.

I better have gone back to normal. I don't think I could live with myself if that permanently became my wardrobe.

[itsahotone]

Ew, what? So they're all watching us right now? Is that why there's so many mirrors around this creepy place??

[thisisherson]

Pretty much. Every mirror is a window for them.

[itsahotone]

I'm pretty sure that's some kind of harassment. And it's gross.

[She glares at the mirrors in her room. Get them awaaaay.]

[thisisherson]

It is, on both accounts. It's completely invasive. Not that we can do anything about it, unfortunately.

Just think. Inside your mirror, there is a completely backwards version of you, spying. She could even be watching right now. [Spooky fingers.]

[itsahotone]

Ew, shut up! There is no way there's some--dowdy, nerdy version of me anywhere! Take it back, Hummel!

[thisisherson]

I would, if I were lying about it. Unfortunately, it's all true. I have enough mental scarring from the existence of my mirror to prove it.

It could be worse though. At least you probably don't have an evil mirror. [...Oh snap!]

[itsahotone]

What makes you think everyone has one, anyway? Maybe it's just the biggest dorks around here who do.

[GLARE. She is proud of her evilness, thanks.]

[thisisherson]

Somehow, I doubt it's only the "biggest dorks". From what I understand, everyone has a mirror. I didn't meet mirrors of anyone we know, but there were enough of them for me to assume that everyone has one.

[itsahotone]

Maybe you understand wrong. Maybe you shouldn't assume.

[twitch twitch oh god the mirror is right there on the wall]

[thisisherson]

What was that you said earlier? "It totally happened, so get over it"? Hm...I think that could be applied here.

Even if I don't know for sure, the possibility is still there. And I know for sure that my mirror is over there, and he could be watching instead.

[itsahotone]

That is not the same thing, Dorothy. I saw that with my own eyes, and you're just like, guessing!

I'd rather have your stupid double whatever watching me than a lame version of me!

[thisisherson]

It's a reasonable assumption to make when most people have them!

No, you really wouldn't. I've considered covering mine so he can't, but that would mean forgoing a mirror during my routines, and I just can't handle that. How else would I get my hair perfectly in place every day?

[itsahotone]

It's stupid.

Why wouldn't I? At least yours is amusing for me! I would never live down an opposite version of me if people knew!