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I'm Roach, or Roach Anon, I suppose. I like puzzles and decoding things. I don't remember making this account. I fell asleep in my bed and woke up 10 feet from the burned remains of a church. I also woke up with this account on my phone. I don't have a whole lot to say, but I suppose I can use this for interacting with the others.

I'll keep myself as anonymous as possible, though.

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I don't know why I went to that church. I don't know how I got there, either. I was asleep. I seem to have thought the building was still on fire..?

I don't know. This is confusing, to say the least.

I used to go to that church. When I was a kid, back before it burned down. It's still weird to see what remains of it.

[A figure enters the cafe. A dark-skinned woman, with curly hair styled in small puffs. She seems to look for someone, spotting them within seconds and moving towards them.]

[The person she was looking for was sitting with a cup of black tea that it got for politeness rather than out of thirst. The striking red hair is immediately recognized as Roach's.]

[It sits with terrible posture, scrolling on its phone while waiting. It jumps when the other woman sits across from it.]

"Oh- uh, hi Vivian."

"Roach! Hi! You look different!"

"... A good kind of different, I hope?"

"Of course it is! Your hair looks great!"

[Its dry humour and monotonous voice contrast Vivian's cheerful demeanor and compliments. Vivian calls over a waitress and orders an iced latte. Once the waitress is gone, she speaks up again.]

"So! A couple things have changed since you left, huh?"

"Ah, yeah... Had a bit of an identity crisis and chopped it all off. My hair, I mean. I like it better."

"Yeah, it looks great! Whatcha been up to?"

"Uh... The usual, y'know. Getting work where I can. It's been a bit difficult, but I have a few clients I'll see soon enough."

"Oh, good!"

[The woman, Vivian, seems happy for Roach. It offers a small smile that doesn't quite reach its eyes.]

"Uh, yeah... How about you? Where do you work now?"

"Oh, I work at a little thrift store just out of town! You probably passed it when driving in!"

"I think I know where you mean, yeah... That makes sense. It fits you.”

[The woman makes a jokingly offended face, to which Roach offers a small, raspy chuckle.]

[The pair talk for a while after that. Both seem to enjoy the conversation, with Vivian talking more than Roach.]

[Eventually, they separate, with Vivian giving Roach a hug as she disappears.]