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To: [Kitty]
From: [Illyana]
Subject [No Subject]



I'm not sure how this goes, this sharing thing, because I don't do it very often. I think I might be allergic. But Jamie knows and I thought you ought to as well, so I'll just get to the point. My teleportation goes through Limbo; that's just how it works. I can open stepping disks into Limbo and out of Limbo, but I can't skip the intermediary step. So that's why it was a big deal in May, that I kept it a secret, because I can just imagine how everyone would take it, and I don't need to be justifying myself to everyone all the time. And Limbo is . . . complicated, in many ways.

But I thought you should know, like I said, because -- well, a number of reasons, you can probably guess them for yourself.

Please don't tell anyone, or at least give me fair warning if you're going to so I can be on the other side of the planet when you do. I don't really feel like dealing with the chorus of "I told you so"s and the rest of it right now. Or ever, come to think of it. I'd consider it a favour.

Illyana

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To: [favorite roommate]
From: [the kitten]
Subject: Re: [No Subject]

`Yana,

I can totally understand not wanting the rest of the mansion to know. I can`t imagine it would go over well with a couple of parties. But it`s not like it`s your fault - it`s just the way your power works. Don`t worry, I won`t tell.

Is it safe for you to be traveling through Limbo? I assume it was this facet of your power that got you taken in the first place, and I don`t want to lose you again because some other demon or someone thinks they`re being clever. And what about the time thing?

-hugs- Thank you for telling me. I know it must have been hard. You know if you ever need or want to talk about anything, I`m here for you, right?

Your roommate and friend, forever and ever, irregardless of any and all demon dimensions,
Kit

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To: [best roomie ever]
From: [not skipping class, really]

Kitty,

Thank you. Not just for not telling. Just . . . well, thanks. For not freaking out, too. You're one of the only people here who doesn't make me feel like I have to justify Limbo. I just really appreciate that.

I don't think it was my power that got me kidnapped. I only manifested when I was twelve. I think it's probably more that my powers manifested there, and the magic just let me have a way home, so to speak. Or maybe I'm being disgustingly over-romantic, which is possible. The truth is that I don't really know why it was me and not someone else.

I mean, of course there are theories -- someone told me one of them once -- but there aren't words for some things. Or I don't have the words, I suppose. I try not to. It's a lot easier in the long run.

Ugh, all this truth, I'm definitely allergic.

The teleporting is safe. As safe as Limbo can be, anyway; much safer than I think your experience was, from what I remember of that day. Without him there it's mostly just a wasteland of dead forest and desert and mountains. It must have been quite beautiful once upon a time, but it's just dead now. The demons are of course still there, but I haven't seen one since getting back.

That's all I can even write for now. I hate talking about that place, you've no idea; like time will suddenly revert to me being stuck there again. I can be impossibly superstitious, I know.

Illyana

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To: [favorite roommate]
From: [the kitten]

I can't imagine why you should ever have to justify Limbo. It's just blaiming the victim, which is stupid. You hardly chose to be kidnapped.

I do think it would be nice to understand more about powers in general, and what makes them come out the way they do. You and Clarice and Kurt are all teleport, but all diffirently. It's interesting. And would probably require several degrees in advanced genetics to even begin to get a handle on.

I'm glad you haven't run into any more demons. I'm glad you don't have to go through that anymore. Did I know He wasn't there anymore?

Don't worry, you don't have to answer that. I won't make you talk about it. :)

-hugs-
-Kit

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To: [the kitten]
From: [best roommate, clearly]

Yeah, well, you should hear some people. It's like unless I deliver a detailed chronology of the last eight years, complete with logical explanations for everything, I'm guilty of whatever it is they're accusing me of. I never really figured that out.

So long as my powers work, I'm probably happier not knowing exactly how.

Probably you didn't know he wasn't there anymore. He's not. I don't think I can or should go into it more, though; living a pseudo-normal life requires me not to think about it that much. It's what they mean when they talk about 'mental stability'.

Illyana

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To: [only roommate left]
From: [the kitten]

As if they could provied a chronology of the last eight minutes, let alone the last eight years, even without the logical explanations. Bah, I say.

Totally understand about `mental stability`, although I am occasionally convinced it`s over rated. But that`s only because I frequently don`t have it.

Kit