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[fogsong]

My mother, Rose Da Silva, has returned to the ocean. I know she was close to a lot of people here and I thought it was important to let everyone know.

[ She hadn’t wanted to tell anyone, truth be told, but she knew she couldn’t selfishly hold onto the information when Rose knew and cared about so many people in this place and vice versa. But even this small amount of public acknowledgment cuts her to the bone. ]

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[fogsong]

I won't bitch about it. [ she might mind it if only because she has nightmares and there's nothing worse than being startled awake mid-nightmare but she won't bitch ]

Shit, I'm pretty sure I know the place. I've seen it a few times.

[subject_013]

You don't strike me as the sort of person who would, given your own threshold for the bizarre, but we all have our limits

It's a hard place to miss, as its one of the larger houses, in a neighborhood of somewhat smaller ones. At least for now. Once in a while, the landscape likes to rearrange the furniture, as it were.

[fogsong]

The only thing that might bother me is I get startled pretty easily when I'm asleep. I have nightmares on a damn near-nightly basis. Don't worry, though, I don't scream or anything. I grew out of that and the sleepwalking.

I haven't experienced that yet but I can firmly say I'm not looking forward to it.

[subject_013]

I don't need to sleep much, perhaps three to five hours, thus I'm hard to disturb. If you need anything at all, don't hesitate to knock on my door. I'm used to waking up suddenly: I have a very persistent Omen who keeps an ear out for anything

Nor do I: I currently have very forgiving neighbors who don't object too much when the wind gets into the wrong quarter and blows the smoke from my fire pit over the garden wall that separates us. I use the fire pit as an incinerator at times, but mostly as outdoor warmth.

[fogsong]

Thanks. I can't promise I will but I do appreciate it.

Then let's keep our fingers crossed our homes don't get moved much in the future. Yours for the neighbor thing, mine for the map I've created. It wouldn't be too much trouble to create another one but I don't really want to.

[subject_013]

I pray, come this November, neither of us have to redraw our respective maps after someone or something decides to rearrange the furniture.

[fogsong]

If your place moves, I'm willing to redraw your map for you.

[subject_013]

You'll be among the first to know. I'll keep you abreast of any changes I detect to the map.

[fogsong]

Thanks