not "playacting".

not a "coping mechanism".

real. I'm here.

knows.

if someone is questioning it?

yes.

who?

doesn't know. Someone called...Zully? Natalie? And others.

we were called unhealthy and told to see a psychologist, among other things.

recently?

and then *she* said we're just a coping mechanism and she can make us go away whenever she wants.

it that we don't lie.

okay with keeping silent over lying.

not sure she was lying...

...scared? I suppose this is fear, yes.

there's no reason to fear

it's entirely likely we're based in some sort of coping mechanism, but that doesn't make us unreal

doesn't want to be made to disappear.

we're a lot harder to get rid of than that

so...

real, he's been here longer then nearly all of her RL friends.

why she needed to talk about you?