Email to Marie D'Ancato

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To: (Em)
From: (Impossible Man)
Subject: You not sleeping...

I can read between the lines of that post of yours, Em. Are you sleeping at all? What seems to be the problem? Is there anything I can do to help? And I _will_ get you down to the Medlab if I have to. Superstrength or no superstrength. I worry about you. I'm the mansion den mother second only to Paige, and I _will_ play dirty if I have to.

You're my friend, Em, and I care about you a lot, and if there's something wrong, I want to try and help.

-Doug

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to: [the impossible man]
from: [sin]
subject: me.

Too many people with bad dreams in my head is all, Doug. And admitting that is a lot. I should probably not be trying to sleep alone, company makes the sleep a little easier, but there's this whole being appropriate thing and I'm already pushing it not sleeping in my own bed on weekends. There's not much people can do about it, otherwise. The drugs are addicting and don't give great sleep anyway, and they leave me a little loopy as well.

I'm supposed to try and not be so... busy. But it's hard. My dad's just as bad. Does it help that I come by it honestly?

Em

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"You can't go around building a better world for people. Only people can build a better world for people. Otherwise it's just a cage."

-- (Terry Pratchett, Witches Abroad)

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To: (Em)
From: (The impossible man)
Subject: Not always strength in numbers...

Or at least, not always the right kind, I suppose. Their bad dreams too strong.

I'm glad you told me. Honesty's the best policy, remember? No regrets, no worries. Well, okay, there are still worries, but not any about what we should and shouldn't tell each other, at least.

And as regards the strength thing...you don't always have to be strong, Em. When you can't run, you crawl, and when you can't crawl, you find someone to carry you. (And yes, I have a bad habit of co-opting quotes from shows I like. Doesn't make them any less relevant.)

Company helps? How close does the company have to be? Because I'd sleep on your couch every night if I thought it'd help, Logan's (and everyone else's) opinion be damned. The drug issue I can understand. Angie doesn't like using them to help with her insomnia either.

And yeah. You don't have to be "on" 24/7, Em. Sometimes you have to take time for yourself. You can't help anyone if you're dying inside yourself. With that in mind, Angie and I will probably be dragging you off for fun teenager-ish stuff every so often, just to help keep you sane.

I don't know how bad it really is, Em, but...I don't want to lose you.

-Doug

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to: [the impossible man]
from: [sin]
subject: the new and improved.

I suppose it's not completely reassuring to say that I feel like I'm better than I've been in almost a year?

And the company, well, the closer the better and they can't mind being woken up in the night for hugs. *g* Still, thanks for the offer. You're always so terribly sweet.

Eek. You want me to be social and have friends? Um. I think I remember how to do that. Be patient with me, okay?

Em


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"You can't go around building a better world for people. Only people can build a better world for people. Otherwise it's just a cage."

-- (Terry Pratchett, Witches Abroad)

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To: (Em)
From: (The impossible man)
Subject: Re: the new and improved

It is a little reassuring. And hopefully you'll continue to feel better.

Well, sleeping close would probably raise a few eyebrows. But I don't mind getting woken up in the night for hugs. If you need, you wake me up, okay? I'll deal with the dirty looks from my roommates if it's important.

And yes, I want you to be social and have friends. And yes, I can be patient. *hugs*

-Doug