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"You think we're crazy, don't you. You think we're crazy because we see something that is out of proportion when compared to this fragile item you call 'reality.'

"But what is reality? And why don't we fit within its standards? After all, what we see isn't some figment of our imaginations, a silly illusion conjured by a broken mind during dark times.

"What we see isn't your reality. We get that. We get that that is why you don't trust us.

"But just because it isn't your reality doesn't mean it is not real.

"What we see is what is hidden behind layers and layers of belief and security. We peel back those layers and truly see, see what is watching us and how they play with our strings of life as if we are merely puppets, and they are the puppeteers.

"You call us schizophrenic, say we hallucinate things that aren't there. What you don't take into account is maybe it is there, you just are unable to see it. Or hear it. Because there are voices too, of those willing us to do things. We hear them, and then watch you do as they say.

"We don't have to do as they say.

"Because we hear them.

"And we hear them because they make sure we do, in an attempt to drive us crazy, because we don't do as they say.

"We are quite grateful for their circular reasoning.

"It helps us know more."

"I.... I..... what do you mean by 'them' and 'us'?"

"Well, well, well, he speaks. Well, 'us' is quite obvious. It is our organization, albeit a sloppy one. We are the ones who hear, who see things the others can't. The ones everybody labeled insane. I always hated labels.

"As for 'them'?

"They are who we hear, who we see."

"That doesn't-"

"The author and the readers."

"The- the who?"

"The ones who watch over us. The author is the one who tells us what to do. Of course, only fools follow their directions..... and those fools would be most of the world, sadly. The ones who don't understand, the ones who throw us away into facilities that don't help us- because we don't need helping. You see what I'm getting at?

".... no, I don't think he is."

"Who are you-"

"-talking to? Just a reader. They have so many questions, poor things. They're not used to us.

"..... yes."

"You- you are talking to nothing! Just the air. There is nothing there!"

"....."

"......"

"To you, there might not be. I thought we had gone over this.

".... yes, he does seem to be."

"S-seem to be what?"

"A hopeless case. Now if you'll excuse me, I have to go be the annoying side character to our unsuspecting protagonist."

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