i feel like i'm fading

"I caught a glimpse of myself in the mirror, and I looked right through me, past me, as if I was just a stranger."

[willsbarnes]

What?

[serdonovanfischer-archive]

Of course not. They are just that— rumors designed to scare people. Someone has to be the bad guy.

[willsbarnes]

You fit the profile.

[willsbarnes]

What?

[serdonovanfischer-archive]

It’s not something I can easily escape. I’m not even sure who started it to begin with. [But that was a lie. The moment he found out who it was, he made it a point to find them, kidnap them, and show them that they were right.]

[willsbarnes]

So they're not true? [It's not like Alma to be mistaken about something so severe. Is it worth the r i s k ?]

[willsbarnes]

What?

[serdonovanfischer-archive]

It wouldn’t happen to be the rumor of my being a cannibal, would it?

[willsbarnes]

Your ready awareness of the accusation is unsettling, Dr. Fischer.

[willsbarnes]

What?

[serdonovanfischer-archive]

I can, yes.

[willsbarnes]

There are rumors surrounding your past, Dr. Fischer. It seems appropriate to address them first.

[prezalmacoin-archived]

I’m not sure what you’re asking, Will

But all files and records aside, do I think he is dangerous? Yes. Do I think he is manipulative? Yes. If you go in knowing the truth, you shouldn’t be concerned.

[willsbarnes]

It's a lot harder to catch a fish when it can tell bait from food.

That's exactly what I was asking. I knew little to nothing about Fischer, and I needed to know if I had cause to worry. I trust your judgement. Thank you.

[willsbarnes]

What?

[serdonovanfischer-archive]

It doesn’t do one well to not have hopes during this day and age.

Therapy, as usual.

[willsbarnes]

Can you help memory loss?

[amandamorsttan-archive]

Bloody hell, I look like a watermelon.

[amandamorsttan-archive]

Her smile was sad, but it faded in an instant.

It’s fine. She waved her hand. It’s been a few years since it happened. Time heals all wounds, hm?

[willsbarnes]

[Wounds as deep as that leave scars.]

I suppose we're living proof of that.

[prezalmacoin-archived]

Yes and no.

He’s of no threat here and when he’s guarded. That doesn’t mean I don’t think about it though. It’s a potential threat that is being moderated.

[willsbarnes]

Thank you, Alma.

I'm asking you honestly - you, not the files or the records - if you think I have reason to be concerned.

[prezalmacoin-archived]

From all that we’ve gathered about the Capitol. The right price means that this information never gets out. He was arrested and put under suspicion but it was never confirmed.

[willsbarnes]

[He's not restrained?]

Do you consider him dangerous?

[prezalmacoin-archived]

How can you prove something when the bodies are being ingested? 

[willsbarnes]

[He has the profile.]

He would have to harvest them, he would have to do that... work somewhere. The Capitol found nothing on him? [Would they care if they had?]

[prezalmacoin-archived]

We’re about 98% sure and he’s never really denied it. There were many whispers and stories about Capitol citizens proclivities. Surprisingly, cannibalism isn’t the worst of them.

[willsbarnes]

No one managed to prove it? 

[prezalmacoin-archived]

Yes, a cannibal. A person who consumes the flesh of other humans. Although, he hasn’t been doing that while he’s here, obviously.

[willsbarnes]

You know that?

[prezalmacoin-archived]

The cannibal? Yes, I know enough about him. Why do you ask, Mr Barnes? 

[willsbarnes]

I was... conversing with him earlier.

Cannibal?

[prezalmacoin-archived]

You can ask. I’m not guaranteeing an answer.

[willsbarnes]

That's fair.

Do you know anything about Donovan Fischer?

[prezalmacoin-archived]

Yes?

[willsbarnes]

President Coin.

I was hoping I could ask you about someone in Thirteen?

[willsbarnes]

What?

[serdonovanfischer-archive]

I can try. But only if I have your help.

[willsbarnes]

You have high hopes, Dr. Fischer.

... How?

[willsbarnes]

What?

[serdonovanfischer-archive]

Oh, my. It’s a good thing you have me now, hm?

[willsbarnes]

Are you saying you can bring back the stability I used to have?