#illusionsoftheliar

The clock said 1 o' clock, but the day felt like it had gone on longer than that. Mother had one of her moments yet again and had left the motel bathroom dirtied in a spray of blood. Norman's white shirt was splattered by the same blood after he had finally dumped the body and most of the evidence into the swamp behind the house. 

His hands and arms were stained red as his breaths came out in heaving pants. The tiles seemed to never get any whiter no matter how much he mopped the floor with a mix of bleach and water. Beads of sweat rolled down his face, and his worries solidified inside of him until they stuck in his throat. 

Leaving the bathroom to get more bleach, Norman's eyes widened as he spotted a customer outside. Panic escaped on each of his heavy breathes. He rushed into the bathroom before she could spot him to quickly take his shirt off and cleanse his hands and arms of Mother's most recent sin. 

Not now...Not now...

Among all the fighting and death, Jeong took solace in the few things left that were still beautiful. Most of those things were in nature. Animals were unaffected by whatever it is that struck the world, he'd seen dead animals that hadn't had their brains destroyed. Half devoured rabbits, mostly. Something the undead couldn't take from people, though, was natural beauty. Waterfalls, lakes, the countryside. Knowing that calmed him during all this. That there was something they couldn't take.

He had found the lake a few nights ago, when he was trying to sleep in the safety of the trees. Not too far from the road, but every time he thought there was a good place he would hear angry people - and guns. He ended up going farther and farther, until he stumbled upon the lake. He made a note of little things nearby that would help him find it later on. Right then, he needed a safe place to sleep.

It wasn't hard to pinpoint a nearby lake when the bugs started getting thicker in their swarms. Mostly gnats, some mosquitoes and dragonflies. Either way, some type of water would be good, even if he'd have to find a way to filter it. Abby found the bugs amusing; jumping up and snapping her teeth at them, no doubt getting large amounts in one go. It was pretty disgusting in Tim's minds, but it was essentially a small snack for her.

AlbanianArtillery has started to contact you. Recieve?

>Yes.

>No.

[11:24:58 AM] Youngesttwin: >Accept.

[11:25:04 AM] AlbanianArtillery: Hello?

[11:25:08 AM] Youngesttwin: uh hi?

[11:25:20 AM] AlbanianArtillery: Oh, *waves* Hi there!

[11:25:33 AM] AlbanianArtillery: Who are you?

[11:26:30 AM] YoungestTwin: your the person who messaged ME

[11:26:36 AM] YoungestTwin: who are you

[11:27:42 AM] AlbanianArtillery: Uh... true... Sorry...

[11:28:05 AM] AlbanianArtillery: My name is Mimoza...

[11:28:08 AM] AlbanianArtillery: : )

[11:28:14 AM] YoungestTwin: names hank

[11:28:30 AM] YoungestTwin: so why the random contact request

[11:28:48 AM] AlbanianArtillery: This will sound weird,, but, I was bored...

[11:29:06 AM] AlbanianArtillery: Sorry, this must be strange...

[11:29:21 AM] YoungestTwin: bets my fucking day

[11:29:33 AM] YoungestTwin: i litrly have nothin to do

[11:29:40 AM] YoungestTwin: so hi i supose

[11:30:08 AM] AlbanianArtillery: Yay! Hi!

[11:30:23 AM] AlbanianArtillery: Gosh, this Skype thing is definatly strange...

[11:30:31 AM] AlbanianArtillery: Alek showed me it. Alek is my brother!

[11:30:59 AM] YoungestTwin: i had a brother

[11:31:13 AM] YoungestTwin: i hav no idea wear he is

[11:31:46 AM] AlbanianArtillery: oh, I'm sorry... I have another brother, named Blahze... but, I don't really like him.

[11:32:20 AM] YoungestTwin: whats up with these werd fucking names

[11:33:32 AM] AlbanianArtillery: Oh... uh, I probably live in a different country.

[11:33:41 AM] AlbanianArtillery: Trust me, it's a small country.

[11:34:54 AM | Edited 11:34:58 AM] AlbanianArtillery: Albania... ever heard of it?

[11:35:02 AM] YoungestTwin: nope

[11:35:36 AM] AlbanianArtillery: Didn't think so... heh heh.

[11:36:20 AM] AlbanianArtillery: We speak... y'know, Albanian here, so our names are usually taken from the language.

[11:37:19 AM] YoungestTwin: well than

[11:37:25 AM] YoungestTwin: im acutally from italy

[11:37:34 AM] YoungestTwin: but im in the usa now

[11:37:41 AM] AlbanianArtillery: Oh, I took a vacation there once!

[11:37:47 AM] AlbanianArtillery: We have family there!

[11:37:58 AM] AlbanianArtillery: Some cousins, but, yea.

[11:38:06 AM] YoungestTwin: my mom is ther

[11:38:11 AM] YoungestTwin: thats it i think

[11:38:22 AM] AlbanianArtillery: That's cool!

[11:38:30 AM] YoungestTwin: no it aint

[11:38:32 AM] YoungestTwin: i hate her

[11:38:35 AM] AlbanianArtillery: oh...

[11:38:46 AM] AlbanianArtillery: why?

[11:39:06 AM] YoungestTwin: she didnt care about me or my broter

[11:39:26 AM] YoungestTwin: we got moved wen we turned 10

[11:39:38 AM] AlbanianArtillery: Really?

[11:40:16 AM] AlbanianArtillery: My mom says she wants the whole family to move to USA.

[11:40:22 AM] AlbanianArtillery: I don't know if I want to yet...

[11:40:35 AM] YoungestTwin: how come

[11:41:07 AM] AlbanianArtillery: Because of my friends, and well, I got really close to my therapist here.

[11:41:18 AM] AlbanianArtillery: I have a hard time talking to people like her.

[11:41:31 AM] YoungestTwin: therapist

[11:41:39 AM] YoungestTwin: this is why i dont go on the internet often

[11:42:11 AM] YoungestTwin: i dont know wat tipes of people are here and shit and i deal with this enouf during the day

[11:42:31 AM] AlbanianArtillery: Oh... I just have to go because of a problem I have with my head...

[11:42:37 AM] AlbanianArtillery: that's what my mom said.

[11:42:41 AM] YoungestTwin: of course...

[11:43:03 AM] AlbanianArtillery: she say's I am getting better.

[11:43:31 AM] AlbanianArtillery: But, i don't know.

[11:44:01 AM] YoungestTwin: i dont know either

[11:44:23 AM] AlbanianArtillery: how would you know anyway.

[11:44:41 AM] AlbanianArtillery: But, anyway...

[11:44:46 AM] YoungestTwin: i dont fuckin kno

[11:45:00 AM] YoungestTwin: your the one who brought it up

[11:45:14 AM] AlbanianArtillery: True.

[11:45:21 AM] AlbanianArtillery: I didn't mean to...

[11:45:55 AM] YoungestTwin: hm

[11:46:42 AM] AlbanianArtillery: ugh, hold on, my dad wants me. Something about a phone call.

[11:47:06 AM] YoungestTwin: i

[11:47:07 AM] YoungestTwin: ok

[11:47:14 AM] AlbanianArtillery: okay.

[11:47:16 AM] AlbanianArtillery: back.

[11:47:27 AM] AlbanianArtillery: sorry, it wasn't for me exactly...

[11:47:31 AM] AlbanianArtillery: well, in a sense.

[11:47:46 AM] YoungestTwin: ???

[11:47:54 AM] YoungestTwin: dude i dont relly care

[11:48:01 AM] YoungestTwin: i juist said dude

[11:48:05 AM] YoungestTwin: oh god kill me

[11:48:22 AM] AlbanianArtillery: god, you said dude.

[11:48:28 AM] AlbanianArtillery: even I think that is weird.

[11:48:37 AM] AlbanianArtillery: well, not as weird as dudette

[11:48:40 AM] AlbanianArtillery: that's just.

[11:48:41 AM] AlbanianArtillery: gah.

[11:48:52 AM] YoungestTwin: im a 25 year old italian why the fuck did i say dude

[11:49:15 AM] AlbanianArtillery: EXACTLY.

[11:49:30 AM] AlbanianArtillery: YOU ARE NOT A HIGHSCHOOL STUDENT ANYMORE.

[11:49:35 AM] AlbanianArtillery: sorry.

[11:49:36 AM] AlbanianArtillery: lol

[11:49:58 AM] YoungestTwin: i didnt even go to high school much

[11:50:10 AM] YoungestTwin: skipped it alot

[11:50:23 AM] AlbanianArtillery: just not your thing, I guess?

[11:50:33 AM] YoungestTwin: not relly

[11:50:42 AM] YoungestTwin: thay liked my brother more

[11:50:52 AM] AlbanianArtillery: I know that feeling.

[11:50:54 AM] AlbanianArtillery: it sucks.

[11:51:10 AM] YoungestTwin: to be everyones least favourite? yuo

[11:51:13 AM] YoungestTwin: *yup

[11:51:43 AM] AlbanianArtillery: yeah, *sigh* everyone likes my older brothers more.

[11:51:51 AM] AlbanianArtillery: i'm not sure why.

[11:52:07 AM] AlbanianArtillery: One of them is a geek and the other talks about Mary Janes.

[11:52:11 AM] YoungestTwin: im a twin but thay could always tell us apart

[11:52:12 AM] AlbanianArtillery: Whatever those are.

[11:52:18 AM] YoungestTwin: mayb cause i needed glasses

[11:52:36 AM] AlbanianArtillery: Identical?

[11:53:12 AM] YoungestTwin: yea

[11:53:23 AM] YoungestTwin: but i ned glasses for sum reason

[11:54:01 AM] AlbanianArtillery: Did you do a lot of reading? Lots of close up watching activities can re-adjust eyesight to a new level.

[11:54:08 AM] AlbanianArtillery: Like, my case, I have glasses...

[11:54:19 AM] AlbanianArtillery: I have like... 15/16 vision/.

[11:54:34 AM] AlbanianArtillery: the normal is 30/30

[11:54:48 AM] AlbanianArtillery: or, if you reduce, 20/20.

[11:54:56 AM] AlbanianArtillery: so then I have about 7/8

[11:54:59 AM] AlbanianArtillery: sorry..

[11:54:59 AM] YoungestTwin: what

[11:55:11 AM] AlbanianArtillery: I am a bit smart for my age/.

[11:55:27 AM] YoungestTwin: how old are you

[11:55:33 AM] AlbanianArtillery: old enough. lol

[11:55:37 AM] AlbanianArtillery: I'm like...

[11:55:39 AM] AlbanianArtillery: young/.

[11:55:42 AM] AlbanianArtillery: *sigh*

[11:55:53 AM] AlbanianArtillery: 14.

[11:56:04 AM] YoungestTwin: i see