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The Aspiring Archivist

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  1. "I don't know if I can."
  2. He seemed completely drained, eyes closed and posture slumped.
  3. He tried his best to keep his hurt to himself.
  4. "Why would I..."
  5. "I... might know that feeling better than you'd guess." He again looked up at the sky.
  6. "Twenty-four years, one hundred and fifty-seven days, thirteen hours, fifteen minutes, and..." He paused. "Twelve seconds. Give or take. Or, alternatively, a few months."
  7. "I'm still not certain I know what you ask. How long it has been since I was born?"
  8. "I arrived in England the day of the ball. As for my life... that depends on what you can call a life."
  9. "I cannot, and never was able to." In that moment, Mae saw something for the first time. When Envoy spoke, there was no movement under his mask.
  10. "Were you paying attention?" He seemed upset.
  11. "What? No! I just... have a hard time talking about it." @Invisible
  12. "About what?"
  13. "What?"
  14. He didn't respond.
  15. He shrugged.
  16. "They... separated me from my family. And I helped them do some... bad things. But eventually I got away, and I became a detective... and then you know what happened."
  17. He shuddered.
  18. He just shrugged, slumping, feeling drained of energy.
  19. He opened his mouth to keep speaking, but it seemed no sound could escape.
  20. "I was born with that. I don't know why, but I apparently have displayed it my whole life, even as an infant. It's not that much, but... it got some attention. Mostly from some low-level criminals that figured that having someone with my gift would be helpful."
  21. "You might have noticed that I have unusually fast reflexes."
  22. "My... past," he began hesitantly, still unsure what to say or even whether to say it.
  23. He sighed, and held her close.
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