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[vellichor]

IT GROWS AND GROWS — Cerasus hurt, like she always did. She had tried nearly ever since she was born but the invisibility wouldn't stop. She wasn't sure why it hurt when her entire body seemed to flicker but it did and she had no control over it. Still, she got used to the little pains that came with simple existing and now only the big tremors bothered her, like when she would simply disappear for several moments and then reappear with tears running down her face. It was too much to handle. Still, these little, momentary flickers didn't hurt her and she thought it was about time she met the people outside of her family in this place. So, the little kitten made her way into camp, her steps still a bit wobbly. Walking had been difficult for her at first, given that each one was also accompanied by some pain as she would disappear momentarily before reappearing. She didn't look unhappy, though. By looking at her, someone might not even know she was in any pain at all. In fact, a wide smile was spread across her maw at the thought of meeting some more people. She wouldn't let a little thing like not always being visible ruin her life.

If she couldn't bring herself to say hi to anyone, she may as well not even live anywhere. It sounded boring and lonely. No, she wouldn't be like that. She would make herself get used to this (which shouldn't be that hard given she'd always lived with it) and she'd live a happy, fulfilling life.  "Hi everyone! My name's Cerasus and I wanted to come and meet everyone because I thought it'd be fun!" she called, sounding just as happy as she looked. She wasn't completely happy, of course, but that wasn't really important. What did it matter if people couldn't always see her or if she felt some pain? All that mattered was that everyone else thought everything was relatively okay. And, by her standards, it was. This was her life. This pain and the somewhat blurred figures that now approached. If she couldn't see as well as everyone and if she couldn't move like everyone, that was okay. She'd be okay. Everything was fine.  — OUR HOME SWEET HOME

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