Temperance has brought up some... concerning things to me. I may try to convince her to write out a proper statement about it, but she’s apparently been seeing the Natasha figure from various cases in her everyday life. I may reach out to Hazel to see if I can get more information on the creature known as Natasha--just in case.
It’s just worrying. That’s all. I may have to ask the hunting department to get more involved if things begin to get dangerous.
Statement of Alexander Rowling, regarding his girlfriend, Tryphosa Riley. Original statement given October 8th, 2018.
God, I don't even know what to write.
I wouldn't be here if I didn't have something to say, obviously. It's hard to describe.
Tryphosa has had red hair the entire time I've known her. Like. That is its natural state: red and curly and shoulder-length. She's had a round face, freckles, she's been short and curvy and breathtaking.
She was always breathtaking.
And she's had red hair this entire time. But at the same time, she hasn't. It was brown. I swear to God, she did not look like the woman I am dating right now. I don't know when it changed, but my mind is lying to me. She has never looked like this.
We met five months ago. I'm an aspiring playwright, and I used to go work on my scripts in this little coffee shop a few blocks from my apartment. It had the best croissants. And Tryphosa was a regular there too, I think.
She came and sat down across from me and asked what I was writing. She's always been direct like that, never took too long to get to her point.
We started chatting, and… I don't know. We just clicked. Got along too well. Had all the same beliefs, similar enough interests, both came from small (fairly conservative) midwestern towns, she was Jewish and I was raised Catholic but had largely abandoned the faith after high school. We got along well. I can't stress that enough. We were at the coffee shop that day far later than we'd been before because we couldn't stop talking. She asked for my number before we left, and we exchanged socials.
Three days later I asked her out on a date, and she said yes.
The relationship moved fast. We were moved in with each other just two weeks later.
I didn't believe in soulmates until Tryphosa walked into my life. She was the funniest, most charming woman I've ever met. She was beautiful, and her hair was not red.
I think I'm coming to terms with that.
I don't know who this new Tryphosa is, but she is not the woman I fell head over heels for.
She's quiet. Reserved. Not confident at all. She doesn't stand up for herself. She came from L.A., not a small town in Illinois. She is not Tryphosa.
I am desperately in love with her, and the fact that I can't remember her face is just…
Am I losing it? Has she been this other person this whole time, and I just never noticed? Natasha and I could talk for hours into the night, now she goes to bed early and I
Natasha? No, her name isn't
I
Trinity? No it's
Trish, or… it's not
Who the fuck is this person?
I can't read the name I wrote earlier, my eyes keep skipping over it. Her name is not Natasha. Her name is not Natasha. Her name is not Natasha. Her name is Natasha. Her name is Natasha. Her name is Natasha. Her name is Natasha. Her name is Natasha. Her name is Natasha. Her name is Natasha. Her name is Natasha. Her name is Natasha. Her name is Natasha. Her name is Natasha. Her name is Natasha. Her name is Natasha. Her name is Natasha. Her name is Natasha. Her name is Natasha. Her name is Natasha.
Why the fuck am I here? Natasha and I have a date tonight. I'm wasting my time.
FOLLOW-UP NOTES
- Well, for a variety of reasons, this statement is concerning. It is unclear if this is the same “Natasha” that appeared in Case #0191010-A, though assumptions can be made.
- It’s interesting, if it is the same being, to see an outsider’s perspective on the... transformation that seems to occur in a person.
- Whatever this thing is, it has been at work for a while, and still is if we consider the creature from #0191010-A to be the same one featured here. I should notify the hunting department that this could still be a threat.
