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Violet:

Of course not! That’s not a thing normal people do, X!

X:

My friend, Scythe, has one beneath his pillow.

Violet:

Your friend, Scythe, is as insane as you are. He is not a good benchmark of normal.

X:

I’m going to buy you a knife.

Violet:

Please don’t.

X:

Do you prefer serrated?

Violet:

Unless I’m eating steak, I prefer the kind that are nowhere near me.

X:

Serrated it is.

Violet:

You scare me.

X:

Ditto. I’m scared you’ll kill me.

Violet:

Me kill you? I’m not the one offering to buy weapons.

X:

My heart doesn’t work properly when you’re around. It beats too fast. I’m pretty sure I’m having a heart attack right now just because you’re responding to my texts. You should probably call an ambulance.

Violet:

You aren’t having a heart attack, X.

X:

You don’t know that. You should come over and check. Just to be sure.

Violet:

Should I climb through your window with a mask on?