From cfb085e9715bf051467832961ff0569e267effec Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Madison Scott-Clary Date: Tue, 27 Dec 2022 16:20:06 -0800 Subject: [PATCH] update from sparkleup --- writing/post-self/marsh/001.md | 14 ++++++++++---- 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/writing/post-self/marsh/001.md b/writing/post-self/marsh/001.md index 44b038fb..6e9c8ab5 100644 --- a/writing/post-self/marsh/001.md +++ b/writing/post-self/marsh/001.md @@ -142,6 +142,8 @@ They scooted up onto the couch, themself, sitting cross-legged to face her. "It' Leaning forward, she gave him a light kiss. "It's okay, I like it when you ramble. Just don't lose track of the time." +00:15 + Reed started to nod, then stiffened as they felt first one, then another set of memories crash down onto them. "*Fuck.* One of these...days I'll convince...them to give me some warning...sec..." Hanne laughed and shook her head, standing from the couch to go get herself a glass of water. @@ -160,7 +162,7 @@ Three. "Is it time, then?" she asked. -They nodded, took a sip of water, and, with a rush of intent, brought into being beside them a new instance of themself. Exactly the same. *Precisely*. Had such a thing any meaning to an upload, they would be the same down to the atomic level, to the subatomic. All of the memories, all of the personality, all of the history. +They nodded, willed away the drunkenness, took a sip of water, and, with a rush of intent, brought into being beside them a new instance of themself. Exactly the same. *Precisely*. Had such a thing any meaning to an upload, they would be the same down to the atomic level, to the subatomic. All of the memories, all of the personality, all of the history. For a fraction of a second, at least. From there, they began to diverge, each remembering things differently. The Reed that still sat on the couch saw Hanne from *this* angle, and yet the one that stood beside the couch saw her from that. The one that sat on the couch felt the fire on their cheek, the one standing felt it on their back. @@ -182,9 +184,11 @@ They scooted up onto the couch, themself, sitting cross-legged to face her. "It' "Right. Sorry, guess I'm kinda rambly when I'm drunk." -Leaning forward, she gave him a light kiss. "It's okay, I like it when you ramble. Just don't lose track of the time." +Leaning forward, she gave him a light kiss. "You know I like it when you ramble. Just don't lose track of the time." -Reed started to nod, then stiffened as they felt first one, then another set of memories crash down onto them. "*Fuck.* One of these...days I'll convince...them to give me some warning...sec..." +00:15 + +Reed started to nod, willed away the drunkenness, then stiffened as they felt first one, then another set of memories crash down onto them. "*Fuck.* One of these...days I'll convince...them to give me some warning...sec..." Hanne laughed and shook her head, standing from the couch to go get herself a glass of water. @@ -248,4 +252,6 @@ Pinged Cress, the other fork. Asked, *Cress? Can you--* *What the fuck is happening?* came the panicked response. -*My place,* they sent back, followed by their address. They repeated the message to Lily. +*My place,* they sent back, followed by their address. They repeated the message to Lily and, on a whim, their own up-tree instances, Rush, Sedge, and Tule. + +00:04