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[peccatore]

WELCOME TO YOUR PRIVATE CHANNEL, MARCO. FOR SECURE COMMUNICATION, USE 868.32.455.97 *** marco has joined 868.32.455.97 <marco> Hi, this is Marco! (Though you probably already knew that ;D) <marco> How can I help you today?

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[goryteller]

I forgive you. That's what I wanted to say.

I forgive you.

[peccatore]

What?
Did

something bring this on?

[goryteller]

I've just been thinking lately about all the times I've fucked up, and I realized I don't have any room to judge. And your mistakes were reversible, so at least you have that going for you.

Besides, we decided on a trade, right? A life for a life. You were just fulfilling your end of the bargain.

Haha.

[peccatore]

[...

Geez.]

Wouldn't you rather have this conversation face to face?
(It's fine if the answer is actually no, I understand.)

Still, I'm
grateful that you've forgiven me.
I think that's the word.

[goryteller]

I don't know. It's always easier for me to write words rather than say them. But that's probably a good idea, meeting in person. Sure. We can do that.

Maybe later, though. I'm a little drunk right now.

[peccatore]

[Well. That explains it.]

Don't worry.
I wouldn't mind it at all if you just kept writing.

[goryteller]

Okay.

[Pause.]

I'm not sure what else I should say.

[Pause.]

I just want to say that I made the decision to forgive you before drinking alcohol, and that I only drank because I'm no good at dealing with other people and I thought that maybe it might help. I've never had friends before coming here. I don't know what I'm doing.

[peccatore]

You didn't have friends back home?

[goryteller]

No. Just my brother.

You don't need to say you're sorry or anything like that. It's fine.

[peccatore]

[A few minutes pass...]

Well
I'd be happy to be your friend here.
If you're open to the idea.

[goryteller]

Yeah. I think I'd like that.

Yeah.

[peccatore]

Great.
I think
we can call it official then.
:)

I'd invite you to toast to it but I can't actually drink.

[goryteller]

That's fine. I can do it for the both of us.

[And he does. There's an appropriately long pause.

Then:]

Wait. Why can't you drink?

[peccatore]

I'm taking medication.

[goryteller]

Oh. Good.

That is good, right?

[peccatore]

It is.
It's helpful.

I suppose they do make me kind of groggy sometimes, but since I hardly sleep otherwise that's not really a problem.

[goryteller]

I don't sleep much either. Ha.

Anyway, I'm glad it's working. You seem better than before. A little steadier, maybe.

[peccatore]

You can tell?

[H-HAHA... HAHAHAHA... ha...]

[goryteller]

Yeah. But maybe that's just because I'm a bit high-strung myself. I notice that sort of thing.

[peccatore]

Ah.


True, that makes sense.