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[The video starts off dark. There's some shuffling sounds, like someone dragging clothing on hangers across a metal rack. Then, a pair of eyes, one bright gold and the other white look into the feed, wide and startled. The camera blurs out, but the tiniest, panicked voice can be made out.]

Alcaid! I said textIsaidtext!

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Ignore that, thanks.

I just want to give a quick heads up, especially to anyone who saw my uncle's post about my other uncle leaving: He's back.

Sort of.

He's thirty years younger and doesn't have any memories of this place so, try not to be too alarmed if you see him. If you could also avoid bringing up Bill (If you know who I mean) to him, that would be great.

It makes me wonder... how many of us from the Dream are still here? It seems like a lot of us have gone back to the ocean. I went through the doors because I didn't have a place in my own story anymore, hoping this would be the place where I fit. Maybe that was just wishful thinking and we don't fit anywhere anymore.

Anyway, that's all.

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I absolutely do. When Rei left, and then again with Varian and Fern. But I also know how much they loved me, and that this place loves to take decisions out of our hands. I know it's not the same, and it doesn't make the ache any less, but I know they love me. And now Stan is back. He may not remember but he's still Stan.

Yeah.

Thanks, Usagi. That actually really helped. Realistically I knew these things? But it's different to hear it from someone else.

[And of late, he'd done an awful lot of bottling up in an effort to keep trucking, and it was obviously starting to wear on him.]

I absolutely get it. I can tell myself the truth of a situation all the time, but not believe it.

I think what works best for me in those scenarios is to talk to someone I trust the most and explain how I can understand something logically but emotionally not connect to it. Since all my friends are smarter than me, they can usually see it in a way I wasn't even thinking of.

Makes sense. Mabel always says I'm always getting wrapped up in my own head. Turns out it's a pretty hard habit to break, actually.

Don't sell yourself too short, Usagi. You're definitely smart, you've given me tons of advice and I am pretty sure it was all good.

I believe it. Really, I do. But you know, sometimes you just need to find you're people, and when you're stuck in your own head, they'll be happy to help you get out of it.

[It's so interesting to see how many people keep telling her she's smart. She knows better.]

Well, I AM glad it worked out for you, Dipper-kun.

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