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[steepwithdead]

Well, it is good that you're taking responsibility for it. Nature is nature, however strange.

[He smiles, pouring tea for the both of them.]

Ingo told me he thought he'd regained a memory recently.

[i_am_emmet]

He did. He had been working verrrry hard on trying to get one, but I keep telling him brains are weird, and you can't force those things, yup. I even told him because brains are weird, they might just never pop up again- so just relax.

[Emmet takes the tea, holding it.]

[steepwithdead]

That's a very sensible way of looking at it, and it's kind of you to give him the time he needs to remember at his own pace. [He pauses, and then adds gently,] How have you been feeling about all of this?

[i_am_emmet]

Very happy he is safe, yup. He seems to be listening about relaxing more, which is good because when he arrived here he was stressing out and that is not good. We also seem to be getting back into a synch of sorts, which is nice.

[steepwithdead]

Oh? That does sound like good progress. That must be a great relief.

[i_am_emmet]

[Emmet takes a sip of the tea. Mostly to be polite.]

It is,I was worried I would be too weird now, yup.

[steepwithdead]

Too weird?

[i_am_emmet]

Well, it has been eight years, and I have spent most of those eight years not really socializing. Don't use a skill, lose the skill, yup.

[steepwithdead]

Ahh, that is fair. Well, I'm glad it doesn't seem to be impeding your relationship. That skill will only improve with practice, so keep talking with him and you'll grow and grow.

[i_am_emmet]

Yup, even though I was trying to put my best foot forward for a while.

[steepwithdead]

That can serve you well for a while, but it's best for those you care about to know your true self. Perhaps doing so might help him remember you better, too.

[i_am_emmet]

Yes, but at that time, I really wanted to make sure he did like me.

[steepwithdead]

How about now? Do you feel confident that he likes you?

[i_am_emmet]

Yup, which makes me happy.

[steepwithdead]

That's excellent. Have you told him that, by any chance?

[i_am_emmet]

I don't think he would believe me. Ingo seems to think I want him fresh out of the box again, yup.

[steepwithdead]

Hmm. Call it stating the obvious, but he certainly won't know otherwise unless you say so.

[i_am_emmet]

He counters with things along the lines that I don't know what I want.

[steepwithdead]

That's awfully short-sighted of him. You're twins, are you not? A full-grown adult.

[As far as Caduceus can tell anyway (human ages can get a little wonky when you live a lot longer but he looks grown), and with all memories, besides.]

Plenty of life experience to know what you want.

[i_am_emmet]

Yup and, more like because when we first met again I spent a lot of time on my 'best behavior'. Trying to lean into what he would prefer. Like food wise and stuff.

[steepwithdead]

[Hmm. About that.]

I have a question. Did you start acting more like yourself before or after he regained a new memory?

[i_am_emmet]

Before. We had to have a few tiffs before getting that far though.

[steepwithdead]

Do you suppose one might have something to do with the other?

[i_am_emmet]

The tifs were about Ingo thinking, and being correct, I was being fake. Yup. So I worked on that.

[steepwithdead]

Ah, I meant- is it possible that you showing to him your true self may have contributed to him regaining his lost memory.