Self-Expression- Monday- 4th period

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Kitty had really, really considered just canceling class today, but like last week she was sitting on top of her desk and trying not to think too hard about the fact that she technically hadn't been her when she did this last week.

"We're pretty much copying last week, because we can, and I'm not sure how many people's brains are up to a normal class this week," Kitty said. "I know mine's not. So we're going to make class today helpful. I want you to express how you're doing or what you think a day after everything's normal. You don't have to go into detail or admit anything really personal if you don't want to, but I want you to give me an honest expression of this whole mess. So, let's start, and then once we get through everyone you can go."

Because who really wanted to be here right now? Thought so.

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Talk

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Say as much as you want, and feel free to respond to each other!

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[pursuedthestars]

"I just wanna sleep," Jim said because that's what he was feeling. "I'm just tired."

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[throughaphase]

"Your weeks didn't get any easier?" Kitty guessed.

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[pursuedthestars]

"I had easier weeks than some," he said, shrugging. "Still think there should just be island wide naptime at some point."

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[nobloodymessiah.livejournal.com]

"Me, too," Eleanor nodded. "Except every time I sleep, there's a small fear: what if I wake up as one of them again."

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[pursuedthestars]

"I didn't change, I just watched it happen to other people," Jim said but he nodded at her concern anyway. "But, with this place, that could happen with any weird event. I just try to be optimistic."

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[tigerundercover]

"I guess I'm mostly just relieved," Raven said. "There was sort of an extra effort, there at the end, to really screw me up, and I got through it."

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[throughaphase]

"The island has a habit of doing that to us. You should be proud you got through it," Kitty told her.

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[tigerundercover]

"I am," Raven said. "Or, I'm getting there. Thanks."

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[nobloodymessiah.livejournal.com]

"Are you all right?" Eleanor asked, giving her big sister (yes, she was using the term now) a concerned look.

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[tigerundercover]

"I am now," Raven assured her. "I finally called my brother last night and he was fine and happy to hear from me, so it was all just something deciding to mess with me. Are you?" Raven remembered meeting up with a rather darker Eleanor on the streets one night, after all. "Is there anything you need?"

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[livebytherules.livejournal.com]

"I'm glad it's over," Will said succinctly. "Just...yeah, glad it's done."

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[throughaphase]

"That could probably be said for everyone," Kitty said. "Did something happen to you?"

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[livebytherules.livejournal.com]

"Something, yeah," he said vaguely. "Not something I really wanna think about."

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[justbeingbay]

"I was the person I would have been if my birth mom raised me," Bay said. "Except a guy. He couldn't figure out who the heck this Bay girl was supposed to be."

She pursed her lips. "He didn't do anything bad or embarrassing or anything, but it's still gonna be a while before I feel all right about it. Like, my body got snatched, but I was the one doing the snatching"

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[throughaphase]

"And there wasn't anything you could do about it," she said sympathetically. "For the record, I'm glad to have you back."

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[justbeingbay]

"Thanks, I'm glad to be back," Bay answered. "Even if it's going to take a few more days before I totally believe my life is mine again."

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[nobloodymessiah.livejournal.com]

"It's oddly violative, isn't it?" Eleanor agreed with a shudder. "Like a sanctuary has been taken from you. Your skin is no longer your own."

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[justbeingbay]

"Not just your skin, your everything," Bay nodded. "My room's full of stuff he left behind now. Kind of wish there was a forwarding address so I could just mail it off."

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[wildandbrave]

"I don't know," said Cosette, simply. She'd lost any air of furtiveness and suspicion she'd had over the last few weeks and her clothes weren't shabby any more; her hands were folded in her lap and she was more subdued than -- well, normal.

Then, more quietly, because even if she didn't want to talk much about it she couldn't help being honest: "No, that isn't right. I do know, and I'd much rather I didn't."

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[throughaphase]

"What do you know?" Kitty asked.

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[nobloodymessiah.livejournal.com]

"I'm angry," Eleanor said. "Angry at what was done to me, for one version of myself, and appalled at myself for another. The least little change to my life, and I could have been a monster, twice over. I ought to be grateful that I'm not, but instead I ... I'm angry, and I feel sick. I shower and I can't get enough layers of skin off."

She paused, awkwardly, before adding, "A-and then a friend was comforting me and we ended up going on a date. So that ... part was nice."

It had been a really topsy-turvy weekend.

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[pasunereveuse.livejournal.com]

"I'm trying to keep my mind off it," Celia said simply.

It wasn't a particularly effective strategy.

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[dressedinblood]

"Nothing happened to me," Anna admitted, "but I was very afraid something would--for everyone else's sake. Part of me is very dangerous, and if somehow that part was in control, if I was that me instead of this one...and I had no way of knowing it wouldn't happen, or to keep it from happening. I'm very glad it's all over."

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[voiceoverdue]

"I was mostly myself." Cecil shrugged. "Actually, for part of it I was more myself than I am now. But I had extra parts that were kind of neat, and I miss them now. And some of my friends had a really tough time." He gave Raven a smile.