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Nikolai Lantsov, 24

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I believe you're working
but they already feel comfortable killing us in the woods
idk what if it was retaliation for the void shit

Do you believe they're the ones who did that?

idk
idk

I don't want to believe one of us could

Neither do I.

[ That being said though— ]

Do you remember what you said to me, when we found him? What you were saying then?

not really
it's all kind of fuzzy between going down the hill and your
memory

[ He's mentioned it before. He hasn't said much about it. There have been other things to worry about. ]

I don't want to upset you, recounting what you were saying.
I'll tell you if you want to hear it.
You don't have to decide now. We can talk about something else.

It won't upset me
He's sleeping, you're thinking abt sth
I wanna know what you're thinking

[ even with that prompting, it takes nikolai a moment to order his own thoughts enough to reply. ]

You told me you'd seen it before. The kill, you said you'd seen it or something like it.

[ Ah. That piece of the morning comes into clarity with Nikolai's reminder. Quentin's fingers skim over Felipe's back, the spots where the hatchet fell over and over again. Where had he seen that before? ]

In the Fog, there was a killer that had a signature like that
Wounds in the back, head craned back

In the Fog, he didn't slash the throat tho, he usually just yanked our heads back and took at picture
Like a trophy, ig

That happened to you?

Lots of times
Lots of other times he'd do something else, he liked to be a little creative with me ig

I'm sorry, Quentin. That it happened, and that I've asked.

Thanks

tbh I was mostly freaking out I think
I feel like any dead body I see would probably remind me of SOMEONE from back there

I understand.

Will you do me a favor, Quentin?

I owe you like a hundred favors, Nik
what's up

You don't owe me anything.

But I'd be grateful if you take extra care for the next few weeks. I should have asked you before, but I'm asking now. Indulge me, and try not to go anywhere alone. Felipe either, if you can get him to agree to it.