Renji, I'm sorry. It looks like I won't be available for the crafting session. I've got a big game tonight.

~R. Tam

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Simon. Don't worry about me tonight. See if you can still take lessons from Renji.

~your precious, little sister

It has come to my attention that my socially-challenged, older brother (the one that happens to be a doctor in case you might've been inclined to think I was referring to Dias) has decided to stop being anti-social and come out of his room. With this being the case, I'd like to hire a bodyguard for him for the day and evening since I'll be occupied indefinitely, and he can be such a trouble to look after sometimes.

Applicants may apply below. I'll need a list of qualifications as well as a detailed employment history. Expect a background check sometime within the hour. You will be paid for your services.

~R. Tam

It's a trouble. Conflict.

I didn't think it might make me a murderer. I knew. You can back out if you're afraid of stepping on the glass. A field of glass birds. Good fortune until the sailors slew it. I won't lie to you. I won't sprinkle sugar over the lemons.

But you knew it. Trying to prove something. I can deal with that. I'm trying too.

It'll be done, and then it will begin. A cycle that ends with the stroke of midnight. The fairytale persists only in the dark.

You said you could fix it. Make the voices stop. Make everything make sense again.

It's a lie. You're a liar, but I accept your offer. For the best. Really.

-R

Good day, fellow patients.

I would like to post an announcement that I will be looking for some female company some time in the near future. It is somewhat humiliating to ask for something like this on a bulletin board in such a fine establishment, but I've never been good with girls, you see. I tend to act pompous and scare them away by being nothing short of a giant boob. In reality I'm an aimiable man who simply wishes to meet some ladies who understand and appreciate shy, intelligent, awkward gentlemen. I tend to have a thing for mechanics but botch my chances of spending a night alone with them by making a complete ass of myself.

Anyway, if you see me at some point, please do engage me in conversation. I've got dark hair and a very large jaw. You'll know me by the prissy air I give off and the company of my brilliant, younger sister. I would appreciate some practice and company. I don't deal with women often and know that the best way to become more familiar with them is to experience them. Thank you for your time.

~Dr. Simon Tam

Family reunions.

If only Mother were here.

The mirror is two-way, and the fragments don't fit properly. It's broken. Shattered. Can't be fixed. A broken, two-way mirror. You can see yourself in the fragments.

Something else is looking back at you. You're never alone. Even when you want to be.

~R. Tam