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[long_live_the_queen]

[Lucy snaps, demeanor changing from cautious to cantankerous.]

No, that everyone gets to remember cool things because they used to be superheroes.

[Her mouth starts running ahead of her brain now that she's gotten going.]

No one remembers how they just shot someone except me—

[And her teeth finally click shut as she realizes what she was saying. Lucy glanced away, but the words hung in the air like a physical barrier.]

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[Seeing her pained expression is enough for the college professor to be worried about her behavior.]

What's the matter? If you have anything to share...

[long_live_the_queen]

[It was one thing to blurt out that she remembered shooting someone. It was another to feel that admission was ignored, or not obvious enough, and her mind churned itself into conflicting thoughts all on its own.]

What I just said!

[Didn't he understand? She wasn't a good person.]

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[That outburst is enough to realize what she meant. In fact, he is surprised at the memory she mentioned.]

I-I'm sorry. I didn't know you have that kind of memory...