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GREETINGS. I AM STANNIS BARATHEON, ONCE RIGHTFUL KING OF WESTEROS, AND LORD OF DRAGONSTONE AND STORM'S END, THOUGH OLD TITLES MATTER LITTLE HERE.

I HAVE TWO QUESTIONS FOR ALL "REFUGEES".

[ is he using capslock because he believes that is the proper way to type? because he accidentally got his phone stuck on it? because he just wants to? the true reason will likely be lost to time, and none will ever know. ]

HAVE ANY OF YOU EXPERIENCED AN ODD OCCURRENCE WHERE YOU MEET SOMEONE THAT YOU ARE ACQUAINTED WITH, AND THEY RECALL EVENTS FAR DIFFERENTLY THAN YOU? NOT MERELY A LAPSE IN THEIR MEMORY, BUT ENTIRELY DIFFERENT EVENTS, SUCH AS A MAN STILL BEING ALIVE WHEN YOU KNOW HIM TO BE DEAD, OR HEARING THAT YOU MARCHED YOUR WIFE AND CHILD INTO BATTLE WHEN YOU KNOW THAT WOULD BE UTTER FOLLY AND RECALL LEAVING THEM SAFELY UNDER GUARD?

[ he still cannot believe that anyone would do that, least of all a man who seems to share his name, personality, and so many of his memories, yet is very much not him. ]

I WOULD KNOW IF THERE ARE OTHERS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED SIMILAR THINGS WITH THOSE THEY KNOW. AS THOUGH THERE WERE TWO VERSIONS OF YOUR WORLD. ONE THAT SOME OF YOU RECALL, AND ONE THAT OTHERS DO.

AND EVEN IF YOU DO NOT, I WOULD ALSO HEAR OF WHAT YOU KNOW OF DRAGONS FROM YOUR OWN WORLD. AS A MEMBER OF THE SIMWE INSTITUTE, ONE OF MY TASKS IS TO STUDYING THEM, AND I WOULD HEAR WHAT YOU HAVE TO SAY.

YOU HAVE MY THANKS, AND DO NOT WASTE MY TIME.

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[ BECAUSE MEDIEVAL FANTASY WORLD.

but really. it is a mystery for the ages. ]

SO IT WOULD SEEM. BE THAT AS IT MAY, IT WOULD SEEM THAT ONLY ONE VERSION OF EACH OF US WAS SAVED FROM THE STORM.

[ which was not a comforting thought.

though he is glad it was not other Stannis. he was a fool. ]

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WHICH IS A WISE CHOICE PROBABLY I MEAN YOUD BE AMAZED HOW MUCH TROUBLE YOU CAN CAUSE YOURSELF EVEN ON A CHANCE MEETING NEVER MIND EXTENDED CONTACT

THOUGH IT ALSO no im sorry i cant do this its terribly stressful 😩😩😩😩😩 do you not find it stressful?????

anyway it does also beg the question of why i suppose assuming it was intentional and it does seem like it ought to be

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WERE I TO MEET THIS VERSION OF MYSELF, I WOULD HAVE MUCH AND MORE TO SAY TO HIM. THE FIRST BEING THAT HE SEEMS TO HAVE ABANDONED ALL SENSE.

[ to say nothing of anything else...

although... now the man has gone off on a tangent. ]

WHAT ARE THOSE FACES? AND WHAT PRAY TELL AM I MEANT TO FIND "STRESSFUL"?

[ this was truly wasting his time. still (perhaps rather foolishly), he was curious. ]

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all of the yelling mostly????? i mean its fine i can certainly appreciate that you feel strongly about this!!! i just dont think i feel as strongly or maybe its just that i do most of my shouting when im in some kind of danger

also the faces are just meant to show how im feeling!!! 😊😊😊😊😊 sometimes its hard to portray via text and also theyre sort of delightful dont you think????

anyway!!! i had quite a lot to say the last time i ran into myself too so i can certainly sympathise

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I AM NOT YELLING. WERE I YELLING, I WOULD NOT BE "TYPING".

[ the capital letters makes the text easier to read, in his opinion. ]

I DO NOT KNOW IF I WOULD CALL THEM DELIGHTFUL, BUT I SUPPOSE IT AIDS IN CONVEYING EMOTIONS TO OTHERS. PARTICULARLY THOSE WHO MAY BE ILLITERATE.

[ was that meant as a jape? something else? who really knows. ]

YOU HAVE MET AN ALTERNATE VERSION OF YOURSELF?

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well it reads like yelling to me!!!!! to each their own though as i say i certainly cant judge

[He can, however, completely ignore the implicit suggestion that he might be illiterate.]

and yes i have!!!! only briefly so i didnt have much time to for berating actually

just sort of shouted some cryptic nonsense at myself which in retrospect certainly equips me to understand why youd WANT to berate yourself

it was before i came here though i should specify

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WOULD YOU PREFER IT IF I ONLY USED LOWERCASE LETTERS? OR PERHAPS THOSE ODD SYMBOLS? 😐😐😐😐😐😐😐😐😐😐😐

[ don't be too offended. Stannis is this way with everyone.

though he may have found a new way to punctuate sentences. ]

YOU ARE NOT THE FIRST PERSON TO SPEAK OF THIS. EVEN IF IT DID NOT OCCUR HERE, IT AIDS ME IN CONFIRMING MY THEORY THAT MULTIPLE VERSIONS OF AN INDIVIDUAL CAN EXIST.

WHAT DID YOU DISCUSS?

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[Fortunately(?), Dirk really isn't the type to take offence at much of anything, and when he does it comes in blips. He's also distracted by the realisation that while, yes, he has in fact met himself, it isn't actually a very interesting story.]

oh no far be it from me to infringe upon your right to self expression!!!!! 😊😊😊😊😊😊 i just dont think i can sustain it myself you see not being naturally shouty except in situations in which its generally unavoidable

we discussed

i discussed???? the me with whom i conversed and i discussed work mostly actually which seemed apt at the time but im realising in retrospect doesnt make for the most thrilling retelling and probably deprived me of the catharsis of shouting at myself for any number of shout-at-able things

there was a certain time constraint though im afraid 😞😞😞😞😞 murders are like that