The Insane Asylum

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((Okay! Then I'll make sure to check either before sleep or when I wake up. Seriously, just like 10 mins or so is fine by me. You don't have to do much, just something.))

"I'll do my best," he vowed.

[Jules, Tʜᴇ ᴡᴇɪɢʜᴛ ᴏғ ᴄᴏɴғᴏʀᴍɪᴛʏ ɴᴏ ʟᴏɴɢᴇʀ ʟɪᴇs ᴜᴘᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ Cɪᴛʏ.]

"Thanks," she yawned

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Aris nodded solemnly.

[Jules, Tʜᴇ ᴡᴇɪɢʜᴛ ᴏғ ᴄᴏɴғᴏʀᴍɪᴛʏ ɴᴏ ʟᴏɴɢᴇʀ ʟɪᴇs ᴜᴘᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ Cɪᴛʏ.]

Slowly, cinder started to drift off to sleep

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Aris followed suit.

[Jules, Tʜᴇ ᴡᴇɪɢʜᴛ ᴏғ ᴄᴏɴғᴏʀᴍɪᴛʏ ɴᴏ ʟᴏɴɢᴇʀ ʟɪᴇs ᴜᴘᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ Cɪᴛʏ.]

A few hours later, Cinder woke with a jump, then quickly grasped her leg in pain

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Her movement woke Aris up. "What?" he asked groggily. He looked around himself, his eyes widening in a moment of disorientation, "Where am I?"

[Jules, Tʜᴇ ᴡᴇɪɢʜᴛ ᴏғ ᴄᴏɴғᴏʀᴍɪᴛʏ ɴᴏ ʟᴏɴɢᴇʀ ʟɪᴇs ᴜᴘᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ Cɪᴛʏ.]

"Insane asylum," cinder growled

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And then all of it came flooding back to Aris. He sighed heavily.

[Jules, Tʜᴇ ᴡᴇɪɢʜᴛ ᴏғ ᴄᴏɴғᴏʀᴍɪᴛʏ ɴᴏ ʟᴏɴɢᴇʀ ʟɪᴇs ᴜᴘᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ Cɪᴛʏ.]

"What do non insane people do around here?" Cinder asked

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"Go insane," Aris muttered in response. "That's at least partially the goal."

[Jules, Tʜᴇ ᴡᴇɪɢʜᴛ ᴏғ ᴄᴏɴғᴏʀᴍɪᴛʏ ɴᴏ ʟᴏɴɢᴇʀ ʟɪᴇs ᴜᴘᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ Cɪᴛʏ.]

"I'm not letting you go insane," she said

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"Nor I you," Aris agreed.

[Jules, Tʜᴇ ᴡᴇɪɢʜᴛ ᴏғ ᴄᴏɴғᴏʀᴍɪᴛʏ ɴᴏ ʟᴏɴɢᴇʀ ʟɪᴇs ᴜᴘᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ Cɪᴛʏ.]

"So we need something to occupy us," she replied

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"Yeah," Aris agreed.

[Jules, Tʜᴇ ᴡᴇɪɢʜᴛ ᴏғ ᴄᴏɴғᴏʀᴍɪᴛʏ ɴᴏ ʟᴏɴɢᴇʀ ʟɪᴇs ᴜᴘᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ Cɪᴛʏ.]

"So what all did you do while you were dead?" She asked

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"I joined the Council, tried to make a difference," Aris said with a shrug. "Did some things you wouldn't be proud of and some that you would. What have you been up to?"

[Jules, Tʜᴇ ᴡᴇɪɢʜᴛ ᴏғ ᴄᴏɴғᴏʀᴍɪᴛʏ ɴᴏ ʟᴏɴɢᴇʀ ʟɪᴇs ᴜᴘᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ Cɪᴛʏ.]

"Made my way up the ranks in the Resistance, I'm head of Tech now. Made a few friends here and there and tried to stay out if trouble," she said "what have you done that I would and wouldn't be proud of?"

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Aris's eyebrows shot up. "Congrats." He looked down. "I was on the Council, Cinder. What do you think?"

[Jules, Tʜᴇ ᴡᴇɪɢʜᴛ ᴏғ ᴄᴏɴғᴏʀᴍɪᴛʏ ɴᴏ ʟᴏɴɢᴇʀ ʟɪᴇs ᴜᴘᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ Cɪᴛʏ.]

"Okay what would I be proud of?" She asked

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"Trying to help others?" Aris said, but his statement sounded more like a question.

[Jules, Tʜᴇ ᴡᴇɪɢʜᴛ ᴏғ ᴄᴏɴғᴏʀᴍɪᴛʏ ɴᴏ ʟᴏɴɢᴇʀ ʟɪᴇs ᴜᴘᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ Cɪᴛʏ.]

"You're difficult," she muttered

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Aris shrugged. "Maybe."

[Jules, Tʜᴇ ᴡᴇɪɢʜᴛ ᴏғ ᴄᴏɴғᴏʀᴍɪᴛʏ ɴᴏ ʟᴏɴɢᴇʀ ʟɪᴇs ᴜᴘᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ Cɪᴛʏ.]

"Definitely," she smiled

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Aris smiled. "Now we sound like siblings."

[Jules, Tʜᴇ ᴡᴇɪɢʜᴛ ᴏғ ᴄᴏɴғᴏʀᴍɪᴛʏ ɴᴏ ʟᴏɴɢᴇʀ ʟɪᴇs ᴜᴘᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ Cɪᴛʏ.]

"That's a good thing," she smiled

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"It is," Aris agreed.

[Jules, Tʜᴇ ᴡᴇɪɢʜᴛ ᴏғ ᴄᴏɴғᴏʀᴍɪᴛʏ ɴᴏ ʟᴏɴɢᴇʀ ʟɪᴇs ᴜᴘᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ Cɪᴛʏ.]

"You have a girlfriend." She laughed

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"You still sound so surprised," Aris said with a frown. "At least I have a significant other."

[Jules, Tʜᴇ ᴡᴇɪɢʜᴛ ᴏғ ᴄᴏɴғᴏʀᴍɪᴛʏ ɴᴏ ʟᴏɴɢᴇʀ ʟɪᴇs ᴜᴘᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ Cɪᴛʏ.]

"I'll be at your wedding," she smirked

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"I'll be at yours," Aris retorted, smiling.

((Do you want Cinder to end up with someone other than Liam now?))

[Jules, Tʜᴇ ᴡᴇɪɢʜᴛ ᴏғ ᴄᴏɴғᴏʀᴍɪᴛʏ ɴᴏ ʟᴏɴɢᴇʀ ʟɪᴇs ᴜᴘᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ Cɪᴛʏ.]

((Yeah))

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((Okay. What do you want the person to be like?))

[Jules, Tʜᴇ ᴡᴇɪɢʜᴛ ᴏғ ᴄᴏɴғᴏʀᴍɪᴛʏ ɴᴏ ʟᴏɴɢᴇʀ ʟɪᴇs ᴜᴘᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ Cɪᴛʏ.]

((Uh...))

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((I was just curious.))

[Jules, Tʜᴇ ᴡᴇɪɢʜᴛ ᴏғ ᴄᴏɴғᴏʀᴍɪᴛʏ ɴᴏ ʟᴏɴɢᴇʀ ʟɪᴇs ᴜᴘᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ Cɪᴛʏ.]

((No I mean uh.... as in I have absolutely no idea XD))

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((I figured, hence why I was saying I was curious and there was no reason of any actual importance))

[Jules, Tʜᴇ ᴡᴇɪɢʜᴛ ᴏғ ᴄᴏɴғᴏʀᴍɪᴛʏ ɴᴏ ʟᴏɴɢᴇʀ ʟɪᴇs ᴜᴘᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ Cɪᴛʏ.]

((Ah))

[Jules, Tʜᴇ ᴡᴇɪɢʜᴛ ᴏғ ᴄᴏɴғᴏʀᴍɪᴛʏ ɴᴏ ʟᴏɴɢᴇʀ ʟɪᴇs ᴜᴘᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ Cɪᴛʏ.]

"Of course," she smiled

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"Presuming both of us actually survive this and end up getting married," Aris said, sounding a bit pessimistic.

[Jules, Tʜᴇ ᴡᴇɪɢʜᴛ ᴏғ ᴄᴏɴғᴏʀᴍɪᴛʏ ɴᴏ ʟᴏɴɢᴇʀ ʟɪᴇs ᴜᴘᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ Cɪᴛʏ.]

"Yeah, there's always that..." She said

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"Well, I'm sure a rat might be more than happy to marry us," Aris joked.

[Jules, Tʜᴇ ᴡᴇɪɢʜᴛ ᴏғ ᴄᴏɴғᴏʀᴍɪᴛʏ ɴᴏ ʟᴏɴɢᴇʀ ʟɪᴇs ᴜᴘᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ Cɪᴛʏ.]

"Maybe," she laughed. Then, "you're old"

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"You're young!" he retorted, chuckling.

[Jules, Tʜᴇ ᴡᴇɪɢʜᴛ ᴏғ ᴄᴏɴғᴏʀᴍɪᴛʏ ɴᴏ ʟᴏɴɢᴇʀ ʟɪᴇs ᴜᴘᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ Cɪᴛʏ.]

"I'm not even in my twenties and you're almost 30!" She said

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"And I was nine when you were born," Aris said with a shrug.

[Jules, Tʜᴇ ᴡᴇɪɢʜᴛ ᴏғ ᴄᴏɴғᴏʀᴍɪᴛʏ ɴᴏ ʟᴏɴɢᴇʀ ʟɪᴇs ᴜᴘᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ Cɪᴛʏ.]

"Still," she said

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"I'm supposed to be almost a decade older," he said.

[Jules, Tʜᴇ ᴡᴇɪɢʜᴛ ᴏғ ᴄᴏɴғᴏʀᴍɪᴛʏ ɴᴏ ʟᴏɴɢᴇʀ ʟɪᴇs ᴜᴘᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ Cɪᴛʏ.]

"What's that supposed to mean?" She asked

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"That you're meant to be tiny in age," Aris replied, chuckling.