dreamers often lie.

Jacob shrugged. “I imagine you probably know better than me if we are family like I’ve been told.” he says with a small shrug. “I don’t…I’m alright really, it’s been a couple of weeks now. I’m not living where I used to, I’m staying with a guy called Kenny? And Lola is trying to fix it apparently. Nothing really…important I don’t think.”

He looked across the small girl next to him. How was the other Jacob friends with so many small people? Small, nice, and kind people. He didn’t understand as so many people avoided him he supposed because of either his size, the tattoos or they knew him from before. He knew he was described as unapproachable by some in the other Jacobs classes. 

“…” it made him uncomfortable to know that this was yet another person who knew him very much more than he even knew himself at the moment. But over the last few weeks he’d been getting used to the idea. And at this point he’d take any help. “We don’t lie…okay…I guess I’ll keep going with that?”

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He looked up at her and blinked. “I don’t really know what else I’d do with my time.” he admits. “I already skipped so many of his classes.” he adds referring to this other Jacob as another person entirely. “But all I’d do all day was wait for someone who knew what was happening to stop by, that’s when I started going out of the apartment…but…I can’t really remember where anything is.”

Her eyebrows rose slightly at the use of third person, to refer to himself. Betty paused again, lowering her gaze to their feet so she could think. None of this felt right, all she wanted to do was find whoever cursed him and make them change him back -- but she also knew she couldn’t just leave him like this. It felt so wrong watching Jacob act like the brother she knew no longer existed.

She asked him about how he was feeling and he looked at her with an almost lost expression. “I suppose tired? I go to the classes because no one wants the old me to fall behind if I get my memories back, everyone is introducing themselves and waiting for me to…click back to remembering them or something. They babied me for a while, but gave up on that pretty quickly.” he spoke.

Betty continued to feel at a loss on what to do to help Jacob, but now there was an overwhelming sense of pity too. It was hard not to, though she fought it off as much as she could. She knew Jake didn’t like being pitied now, she assumed he wouldn’t like it either in his current state. 

Jake gives her that same awkward smile. “I get the impression from everyone that I was some grumpy old man, who takes naps in the middle of the day.” he admits. “At least from the stories I’ve been told.”  It was strange for him to have to think of how he was before, but that’s all anyone ever wanted from him these days, everyone but Kenneth and Lola at least. He pulls out his phone and hands it to her. “Lola took the password off, there are many photos of you, and what she calls my family.”

Her reaction was subdued. And he wasn’t so sure what to say about it. So he let her digest the importation and sighed lightly to himself tugging at a string that was coming away at the hems on his sleeves. 

When she spoke he looked over at her instantly. He gives her the most awkward smile as she introduces herself. “I’ve seen photos of you on my phone.” he admits not realizing he was outing himself of something that the Jake with his memories had never shared. “Lots of them.”

❛ You’re not the man I knew ten years ago. ❜

❛ It’s not the years, honey, it’s the mileage. ❜

❛ What a fitting end to your life’s pursuits. ❜

❛ I don’t know, I’m making this up as I go! ❜

❛ You want to talk to God? Let’s go see him together, I’ve got nothing better to do. ❜

❛ Come on! Show a little backbone, will ya! ❜

❛ Snakes. Why’d it have to be snakes? ❜

❛ You can’t do this to me, I’m an American. ❜

❛ I can only say ‘I’m sorry’ so many times. ❜

❛ I oughta kill you right now. ❜

❛ Not a very private place for a murder. ❜

❛ Didn’t any of you guys ever go to Sunday school? ❜

❛ Let us hurry. There is nothing to fear here. ❜

❛ Well, _____, at least you haven’t forgotten how to show a lady a good time. ❜

❛ I’ve learned to hate you in the last ten years! ❜

❛ We never seem to get a break, do we? ❜

❛ Oh, my friends! I’m so pleased you’re not dead! ❜

❛ Please, sit down before you fall down. ❜

❛ Now… what shall we talk about? ❜

❛ It’s a transmitter, a radio for speaking to God. ❜

❛ Your persistence surprises even me. You’re going to give mercenaries a bad name. ❜

❛ Look at this. It’s worthless - ten dollars from a vendor in the street. But I take it, I bury it in the sand for a thousand years, it becomes priceless. ❜

❛ Hey, what happened? You don’t look very happy. ❜

❛ Shoot them. Shoot them both. ❜

❛ If they knew we were here, they would have killed us already. ❜

❛ Wow! Holy Smoke! Crash landing! ❜

❛ Hold on to your potatoes! ❜

❛ What kind of a name is that? Is it short for something? ❜

❛ Nothing shocks me. I’m a scientist. ❜

❛ Are you trying to develop a sense of humor or am I going deaf? ❜

❛ You’re gonna get killed chasing after your damn fortune and glory! ❜

❛ I keep telling you, you listen to me more, you live longer! ❜

❛ I hate the water… and I hate being wet… and I hate you! ❜

❛ What a vivid imagination. ❜

❛ You know how to fly, don’t you? ❜

❛ Ah, dessert! Chilled monkey brains. ❜

❛ There are two dead people in here! ❜

❛ It’s okay, kid. It’s me. ❜

❛ I had bugs for lunch. ❜

❛ I burned by fingers and I cracked a nail! ❜

❛ So what are you supposed to be, a lion tamer? ❜

❛ I’m allowing you to tag along. So why don’t you give your mouth a rest. Okay doll? ❜

❛ Ooh, what big birds! ❜

❛ You lost today, kid. But that doesn’t mean you have to like it. ❜

❛ He chose… poorly. ❜

❛ I’m like a bad penny, I always turn up. ❜

❛ Our situation has not improved. ❜

❛ Is there anyone here who speaks English? Or maybe even ancient Greek? ❜

❛ And in this sort of race, there’s no silver medal for finishing second. ❜

❛ How dare you kiss me. ❜

❛ Dance on your own time, will you? ❜

❛ Unshackle me. I’ll give you a big hug. ❜

❛ You know, for an old man you ain’t bad in a fight. ❜

❛ One of the scorpions just stung me! Am I gonna die? ❜

❛ Good thing we’re not grave robbers. ❜

❛ I took Spanish. I didn’t understand a word of that. What was it? ❜