Fishbowl

It was rather surreal when she called, and just a little unnerving.

It wasn't that it was a surprise call out of the blue, but rather because she sounded exactly like Her.

It would have been less unsettling had it just been that common accent, but it was - the pitch, the turns of phrase, the mannerisms she chose, and that laugh.

The difference though lay in her thoughts, and the way she looked out upon the world.
She said I like that you see the humour in everything...
...and then I couldn't help but remember.

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I wrote to Her to stay well clear from this place; the jump from the first world to the third is precipitous and potentially damaging. She writes back that the grass is always greener...

I remember thinking that once - why not give it a shot, how bad can it get, besides the grass is always greener on the other side.

How much younger and more naive I was then, living in the big city of the world.