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[lefthertainted]

When I was six, my older sister shoved me down a hill into a pile of broken glass because I could play the violin better than she could. The glass caused severe lacerations on my face and I also broke my arm.

I've always told people that the scars on my face were because of an "accident", but in reality the only accidental part about it was that my sister wasn't expecting the broken beer bottles to be there.

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[lefthertainted]

Oh, I'm sure you are.

My original universe was a fucking soap opera. It was ridiculous.

Oh, I've got plenty of stories. It took a while, but after I got away from my family I was able to grow a sense of humor. Which is good, because if you don't have the ability to laugh at yourself in the Nexus you're going to spend a lot of time being miserable and indignant.

[rawly]

A soap opera? Fuck, and I thought this place was bad, but I wouldn't call it a soap opera.

One of the most important things you can grow. I think it comes in handy here too even if you still will spent a lot of time being miserable too. If you can't laugh at all, you're just about screwed here and I'm thinking anywhere else.

[lefthertainted]

Secrets! Betrayal! Intrigue! It never ended. It was no wonder I spent so much time being angry about everything.

At least here in Chicago we can blame the Rift for most of my problems. In my original universe, we were the ones causing all of our own problems. It gave a rather personal meaning to the quote "Hell is other people."

I can't say I always appreciate the Rift's sense of humor. At least this thing with the journals is fairly minor, even if it is annoying. Some of the other things I've had to deal with have given me raging headaches...literally.

[rawly]

As the world turns so these are the days of Mio Hongo's life. Yeah, I'd be pissed too. Fuck, I still get pissed a lot of the time.

Fuck, yeah, I'd be in a forever pissed off mood. People annoy me enough as it is, and most of my problems are Rift related.

Yeah, same. It could be a lot worse, but when people have so little in this universe that's under their own control, it'd be nice if they could keep their secrets.

[lefthertainted]

Yeah, there's a reason I got out of there and never looked back, save for one visit when I was 17 to settle a few things.

True enough. I suppose I'm just a lot more used to the vagaries of an unstable reality than most.