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Text, UN: Willow - Backdated to July 20th-ish

[frogfear]

Hey, I just wanted to let you guys all know Ozpin's back. He's with me for now.

[Her attention turns to the presence in the back of her head. She doesn't like keeping secrets like this, she's not particularly good at keeping secrets like this either, but she does want to respect Ozpin's right to privacy.]

Are you sure that's all we should be saying about this? I mean, they're probably going to figure it out anyway, aren't they?

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[slayerskiss]

He doing okay?

[Guess who knows literally nothing about Ozpin's whole deal...]

[frogfear]

Yeah. I mean, the accommodations are a little weird? But we're managing.

[slayerskiss]

Well, that's cryptic.

Aren't you staying at John's cottage?

[frogfear]

No, I ended up not going. I'm still staying at Ford's place. No one outside of you guys know I'm here, and no one's likely to come looking, so it feels a bit safer.

[Willow switches the feed over to private.]

Ozpin doesn't want to make a big deal out of it because he doesn't want anyone making it weirder than it has to be, but he's not here physically yet. It's kind of like a haunting? So I can hear him in the back of my head. It should only last a day, though - so it shouldn't be a big deal. Everything will be back to normal tomorrow, and he should be back then.

[slayerskiss]

[What the fuck.]

Wait, is that like... a normal thing he does?????

Is Ozpin a ghost???

[frogfear]

I guess he's kind of like a ghost? Except I'm the only one who can hear him. I'm just going to stay inside today, so, you know, no one thinks I'm hearing voices or anything.

I mean. I guess I kind of am, but hearing voices that aren't actually there?

[slayerskiss]

Fucked up if true.

...You know, I was actually followed around in my subconscious by a vengeance demon for most of my childhood so I think I get what that's like. Even if I thought the voices weren't real.

[Just a fun Faith fact.]

[frogfear]

It'll be okay. As far as having people in my head goes, there are way worse alternatives out there than Ozpin. At least it's someone I know, and am friends with.

I didn't know about the vengeance demon. You didn't, you know, make a wish or anything, did you?

[clocktowers]

If they are safely across town as you've said, Willow, I see no reason it would be of consequence to them.

[ Which is Ozpin for What if we just avoid the whole thing. ]

[frogfear]

You don't think the people who care about you wouldn't want to know the whole 'hanging out in someone else's head for a day' thing is still. You know. A thing? And what if this happens again? Trying to hide stuff like this never goes well.

[clocktowers]

I would not ask you to lie if pressed; that is hardly my intention. I simply do not relish the prospect of being looked upon as the entertainment of the evening. By all means, you may tell them as much as you deem necessary.

[frogfear]

We can try to keep it short, maybe. I'm not here to be anyone's entertainment either.

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[entreats]

[ Ange is definitely snooping on the other comments here, and seeing Willow's reply to Faith.. Weird accomodations, huh. There's no way Ange isn't clever enough to catch on to what's going on here, especially since her first kiss was ruined by this exact same thing. ]

Is everything going okay?

[ It's why her own question is a little different. It means Willow has to cope with this somehow too, after all. And since Ozpin is apparently okay, that means it's time to ask after her friend's wellbeing instead.

Though she has the good grace to remain a little vague, as long as Willow herself is too. ]

[frogfear]

[Willow figures a lot of their friends will probably be able to figure out what's happened without much of an explicit explanation, and she's grateful for Ange's discretion, given Ozpin's preference to keep the matter as private as possible.]

Yeah. Things are a little weird, but we're figuring it out.

[entreats]

I can imagine.

Maybe you should ask someone with experience for some help.

[ Not naming names here, since.. well, obviously most of said people with experience are right here in this very chat, and Ange is still trying to be discrete for Willow's own sake. ]

They might tips to help you get through this until it's over. [ Hopefully it ought to only be temporary, anyway. The last few times it was.. ]

[frogfear]

Well, it's just for the day, and I think we're mostly managing okay. We can probably just stay in and read all day until things pass and go back to normal. Okay. Normal-ish. For here.

It just didn't seem right not to tell you guys Ozpin's okay, and will be back tomorrow.

[entreats]

[ She's right about that last part - and Ange isn't surprised about it, really. Of course Willow is kind enough to make sure to share that sort of announcement.

But since she's just right about it, Ange doesn't have much to say about that. Instead she can't help but zoom in on the first part, thinking back on one very specific memory.. ]

Willow, don't put it like that. You're going to jinx it.

Trust me, the shenanigans can get really bad in this sort of scenario. My first date ever was ruined by this exact thing.

[ Forgive and forget? No, resent and remember. ]

[frogfear]

... You know what? Maybe you're right. I take it back. Not jinxing anything.

But that's all I think we're going to do for the day, is stay in and just wait things out. Definitely no dates. Tara and I -

[She starts to type out that they aren't together right now. A mutual decision, perhaps, but it doesn't make it much easier. She pauses, and erases part of it, and decides simply on the following]

- are spending some time apart. Because of everything.

[Outloud, she takes a moment to address Ozpin.]

You ruined Ange's first date? Do I even want to know what happened?

[entreats]

[ Oh.

Ange pauses for a moment, not texting back right away, because she does have to think on that for a moment. She's - of course - totally oblivious as to what Willow is asking Ozpin out loud, but even just what Willow types is enough to make her pause. ]

Are you okay?

[ It sounds like it's a thing they talked about, maybe even mutally decided upon, but Ange still can't help but ask. Just in case. ]

[clocktowers]

[ In answer, tight exasperation comes through from the back of her mind. ]

Ruby was entirely adamant that she still attend the outing despite our... unusual circumstances.

[ and under the bus goes ruby rose ]

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[onekindsoul]

...As in with you or within you with you?

[frogfear]

Um. Is there a way to answer this and not make it sound even weirder than it already is?

[onekindsoul]

By telling him not to make it weirder than it already is.

[frogfear]

He's doing his best to make things as not weird as he can. I mean, it's not the weirdest thing that's ever happened to me. Besides, it's only for a day, right?