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How's everyone enjoying another day of this fine incursion?

_{[Sarcasm: learn it, live it, love it.]}

I'm writing in regards to the Mirrors as if they're not already the hot topic issue around here, but don't worry, it's not another warning about a murder-happy lunatic on the loose. I'd like to ask for a favor. Or maybe more like a citizen's arrest? If you happen to see a blond man with a dead look in his eyes and a sun symbol stamped on his forehead, that would be mine. I've attached a handy picture for your reference.

Be a dear and kick him back to his side should you see him, all right? He probably won't run or do more than bore you to death, but if he's here that means I'm there, and my skills aren't much good on the other side of the glass.

Pretty please and thank you! :)

- Anders

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[jivitadana]

You know they're not good on the other side?

[Did he read that right? He wasn't sure, but was it possible to have one's powers change if on the other side of the mirrors? That's worrisome.

But duly noted. Citizen's arrest and all. The only minor problem would be if his Mirror had the same skills as this Anders, and well, that'd be a bit of a challenge if he didn't want to go back to the other side willingly.]

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[circlejerked]

Trying to help the people injured by our evil twins doesn't work all that well when they're on the Real side and we're switched to the Mirror side when a Mirror pays a visit.

<sub>[Giving medical advice through the glass is always possible, but he'd rather not.

And he'd also just plain rather have no one lay eyes on his Mirror self, so there's that.]</sub>

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[jivitadana]

And your Mirror wouldn't help?

[Just wondering. He hadn't met Anders's Mirror before. Then again, he hadn't met anyone's Mirror before. He thought he should if just to see what they were like.]

[circlejerked]

_{[His Mirror help...?]}

That would require him to have more brain function than a vegetable. I'm afraid that's off the table.

_{[Anders had avoided using the term "Tranquil" for two reasons: it made him want to throw up in his mouth a little, for one, and he knew for most others it was just a nice adjective, no deeper meaning attached. But to be Tranquil is to live in an incredibly restricted state--his Mirror isn't in much of a position to do anything but take orders.]}

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[geiger]

You just want us to kick him back over, and not kill him?

[Just to make sure.]

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[circlejerked]

I'll leave that up to how you're feeling.

_{[And then perhaps it's kinder to add an addendum:]}

It'd be a mercy, so you'd be doing him a favor as well. Two favors in one go, that's probably some good karma.

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[geiger]

I'll keep that in mind.

[She'd feel bad killing someone who can't or won't fight back, and wonders just why it would be a mercy, other than having to live on the Mirror side in itself.]

I've got to say, it's pretty refreshing to hear someone having some sympathy for their Mirror. Yours isn't the evil twin?

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[heroica]

[ Not text, because that is Harder. ]

Anders - [ Did she know, before, that his Mirror is Tranquil? It brings painful pangs to her heart nonetheless. ] ... All right. Of course I will.

[ If it saves the real thing, then, naturally. ]

... Have you seen mine?

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[circlejerked]

<sub>[There's a delay between when he gets this and when he replies because he'd specifically sent a text so he wouldn't have to have a conversation.

He's afraid she's about to follow up with something else after she says his name, but she doesn't, and he's glad for it.]</sub>

Great. Thanks.

_{[He'll appreciate it if she saves some of the real thing's dignity.]}

Not that I can recall, and I'm sure I'd remember.

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[heroica]

[ No, he isn't going to say much. She knows from personal experience that the subject of their Mirrors can be... touchy. ]

You would. [ She's... something. ] I just wanted to make sure that she hadn't... tried to hurt anyone. Though, to be honest, I'm not sure what her intentions are.

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[noreason]

It sounds like your Mirror is kind of lame.

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[circlejerked]

That's a word for it.

But on the other hand, we could use a break from madmen, we've got plenty of those as it is.

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[noreason]

So yours is worse than you let on.

I'm just glad it seems like my Mirror hasn't decided to make any moves.

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[tobelieve]

What skills would those be?

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[circlejerked]

_{[Well, all right then, guess we're having phone conversations. How could he fault someone for wanting to hear these dulcet tones?]}

Fighting. Healing. Charming positivity. This and that.

[tobelieve]

All excellent qualities. Though your skills should still be useful there.

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[mimic]

Hey. It's Peter. [ They were buddies in that Hogwarts events. Or at least, that's what he kind of remembers. ]

Will be sure to get your mirror back to where he belongs if I happen to see him. [ Peter hasn't had any interaction with his mirror self just yet and he's hoping it'll stay that way. ] It's a good thing we're not linked to our mirrors, huh? That would suck. [ All these people saying they'd like to kick their mirror's ass would definitely be doing themselves more harm than good. Imagine stabbing a mirror only to bleed out too. ]

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[circlejerked]

_{[One good thing to come out of this is hearing from people he doesn't always get to see on a regular basis.]}

Thanks you, Peter, you'd have my infinite gratitude. _[Seriously.] How goes it in your neck of the woods? No evil twin incidents yet?

It gives me the creeps just thinking about it. Sharing appearances and common histories is already one connection too many.

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[mimic]

Nope. So far I've been lucky. Hoping it stays that way. [ Since this event though, he's started covering the mirrors in his room, but he's heard about reflective surfaces in general being a problem too. It's ridiculous. He's just going to have to keep hoping that maybe -- there's a chance his mirror self just doesn't exist. ]

Why does this other version of you have a sun symbol on his forehead?

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[manipulative]

Is that a pretty please with cherries on top?

[ hi anders, did vasilka visit you while she was on the mirror side? ]

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[circlejerked]

_{[Cat invasion >>>> Mirror invasion.]}

Why stop there? I'll throw in a whole fruit basket.

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[manipulative]

How big of a basket are you proposing?

[ is it tiny? massive? will it fit a cat? will it fit ten cats? ]

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[noble_son]

I had no idea that your Mirror was a Tranquil.

[But he supposes that it stands to reason... And he prefers that, than some of the alternatives.]

If I happen to see him, I'll be sure to send him back to where he ought to be. If you happen to see mine... I would suggest turning and walking in the opposite direction. Or set him on fire. I hear you're quite good at that.

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[circlejerked]

He wasn't shy about saying as much when I asked.

How did you know I like flambe? Any spine-chilling characteristics I should be keeping an eye out for should he make the trip over? Does he smile a lot?

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[noble_son]

I find they rarely are.

He's not nearly as charming as I am.

[That's a joke.]