"It may already be too late for her. I honestly don't know." She said simply.

"I really hope it isn't, as there's far more bad that would come from it if it is." She then admitted.

"I may have to speak with Ana, get her help to make sure that Madison doesn't succumb."

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♯ And I wonder what you've done to me || I've lost all my ability to think logically || I know I've never felt this way before || Like someone pushed me through a door || And there's no turning back ♯

"That's... part of the problem." She admitted.

"Gregory, for instance, started to actually care again because of Madison. I don't think Casey and Desiree will be enough for him." She continued.

"And it'll just derail from there. I'd rather not have that happen...." She let out a heavy breath here.

"I'm going to go see if I can talk to her."

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♯ And I wonder what you've done to me || I've lost all my ability to think logically || I know I've never felt this way before || Like someone pushed me through a door || And there's no turning back ♯

"Yeah... I'll say." She commented.

"He's been avoiding me, as well." She admitted with a light sigh.

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She made her way into the building, ignoring the looks she got, ignoring everyone around her for the moment. She was looking for one person in specific, and she was sure that he would be there, as she couldn't get a read on his location like she normally could.

As she did in fact see his red hair, she approached him before sighing. She didn't know if he'd be interested in seeing her, or at least wouldn't believe she was who she was saying. Her hesitation caused her scarf to go and wrap softly around his shoulders. She just sighed before taking a seat next to him.

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♯ And I wonder what you've done to me || I've lost all my ability to think logically || I know I've never felt this way before || Like someone pushed me through a door || And there's no turning back ♯

". . . You know I'm not fond of that shortened version." She commented with a sigh.

"I know Madison, but it rolls off the tongue quicker and easier." Was their reply. She just chuckled lightly.

"all right, that's fair." She then said before looking to the one she'd come to see.

"Yo. You gonna pull yourself outta this funk at leat a bit so we can talk?" Madison asked before sighing, again.

"Or should I just go ... somewhere else?"

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♯ And I wonder what you've done to me || I've lost all my ability to think logically || I know I've never felt this way before || Like someone pushed me through a door || And there's no turning back ♯

"I got caught up in my own hatred." Was Madison's answer.

"I hadn't wanted to do it." She continued.

"I hadn't realised that I was one that could. I didn't even know I had that apart of me." She continued before sighing.

"Thankfully, I learned it pretty quickly before it was too late."

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♯ And I wonder what you've done to me || I've lost all my ability to think logically || I know I've never felt this way before || Like someone pushed me through a door || And there's no turning back ♯

"I mean ... It was quick when it clicked. I was barely able to, and I learned right quick AS I learned it." Madison clarified before sighing.

"And that's... sad." She then said before looking to Gregory again.

". . .is there anything I can do?" She asked the reaper, concern and care in her voice.

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♯ And I wonder what you've done to me || I've lost all my ability to think logically || I know I've never felt this way before || Like someone pushed me through a door || And there's no turning back ♯

Madison just sighed.

"I... honestly? I wouldn't doubt it." She admitted after a second or two.

"If only just because he doesn't have to collect children anymore. I know that was the one he detested the most, and it showed." She added before looking to Gregory.

"I have no intention of going anywhere. Don't worry." She just smirked lightly.

"Even something that honestly TRIED to tear me away couldn't do it."

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♯ And I wonder what you've done to me || I've lost all my ability to think logically || I know I've never felt this way before || Like someone pushed me through a door || And there's no turning back ♯

Madison sighed lightly.

"Something that is very expected, considering who I am." She answered.

"Oh?"

". . my daughter, Casey." She then said. "I felt her attempting to summon me, but I literally couldn't respond. I tried, and I couldn't. I tbroke my heart." She told him honestly.

"And that's when it seemed like whatever glass ball I was in just shattered."

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♯ And I wonder what you've done to me || I've lost all my ability to think logically || I know I've never felt this way before || Like someone pushed me through a door || And there's no turning back ♯

Madison just sighed before causing her bear to appear on the bar ahead of them, a chain going from the bear to her wrist.

"Sadly, there is something." She said.

"But it's nigh on limitlessly extendable, from what I can tell. And there are worse things to be connected to." She added with a shrug.

"I keep my bear close to me at all times, as I need to due to what I am anyway." She added.

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♯ And I wonder what you've done to me || I've lost all my ability to think logically || I know I've never felt this way before || Like someone pushed me through a door || And there's no turning back ♯

"Oh, thanks." Madison said with a soft smile as she accepted the drink before looking back to Gregory.

"Wait... what?" She asked.

"What are you getting at?" She asked, her voice curious, and almost concerned. She honestly had no idea what the hell he could have been referring to, and wasn't entirely sure she wanted to know."[/b]

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♯ And I wonder what you've done to me || I've lost all my ability to think logically || I know I've never felt this way before || Like someone pushed me through a door || And there's no turning back ♯