[With a sad smile, and apparently abandoning all pretence of this story not being about him.]
It got... erased. From everywhere, and everyone. I have no idea what would happen if someone could guess it, but I think I'd be very impressed. 'X' is a placeholder. If anyone calls me anything else, it... hurts.
[For lack of a better word.]
But it meant I couldn't be influenced anymore. I can't begin to describe how that felt, Ilda, it was... it was like waking up for the first time, being alert for the first time. Coming out of a fog, seeing bright light up ahead, knowing immediately who you can trust and who you can't. There's... there's no feeling like it.
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[With a sad smile, and apparently abandoning all pretence of this story not being about him.]
It got... erased. From everywhere, and everyone. I have no idea what would happen if someone could guess it, but I think I'd be very impressed. 'X' is a placeholder. If anyone calls me anything else, it... hurts.
[For lack of a better word.]
But it meant I couldn't be influenced anymore. I can't begin to describe how that felt, Ilda, it was... it was like waking up for the first time, being alert for the first time. Coming out of a fog, seeing bright light up ahead, knowing immediately who you can trust and who you can't. There's... there's no feeling like it.