Caelwyn:
“Something’s off.”
Stacy:
“Yes.”
Caelwyn:
“I can’t place it.”
Stacy:
“You’re not supposed to.”
Caelwyn:
“That’s not helpful.”
Stacy:
“It’s accurate.”
Pause.
Caelwyn:
“People keep saying things…”
Stacy:
“Yes.”
Caelwyn:
“…that don’t match.”
Stacy:
“No.”
Caelwyn:
“And no one notices.”
Stacy:
“They do.”
Caelwyn:
“Then why—”
Stacy:
“They correct themselves.”
Silence.
Caelwyn:
“That’s not normal.”
Stacy:
“No.”
Caelwyn:
“They say something wrong…”
Stacy:
“Yes.”
Caelwyn:
“…then act like they didn’t.”
Stacy:
“Yes.”
Caelwyn:
“Like it fixes itself.”
Stacy:
“It does.”
Caelwyn:
“That’s worse.”
Stacy:
“Yes.”
Pause.
Caelwyn:
“Memory problem?”
Stacy:
“Partially.”
Caelwyn:
“Suggestion?”
Stacy:
“Yes.”
Caelwyn:
“Group behavior?”
Stacy:
“Also yes.”
Caelwyn:
“That’s a lot of ‘yes.’”
Stacy:
“It’s layered.”
Caelwyn:
“So what is it?”
Stacy:
“A mismatch.”
Caelwyn:
“Between what?”
Stacy:
“What happens… and what stays.”
Silence.
Caelwyn:
“That doesn’t make sense.”
Stacy:
“It doesn’t have to.”
Caelwyn:
“Reality doesn’t work like that.”
Stacy:
“It usually does.”
Caelwyn:
“And now?”
Stacy:
“It’s slipping.”
Pause.
Stacy:
“Two people see the same thing.”
Caelwyn:
“Yes.”
Stacy:
“They describe it differently.”
Caelwyn:
“That happens.”
Stacy:
“Then both descriptions become true.”
Silence.
Caelwyn:
“That doesn’t happen.”
Stacy:
“It does now.”
Caelwyn:
“What holds it together?”
Stacy:
“Agreement.”
Caelwyn:
“And if that shifts?”
Stacy:
“It follows repetition.”
Caelwyn:
“So truth is decided.”
Stacy:
“Reinforced.”
Pause.
Caelwyn:
“And the ones who notice?”
Stacy:
“They hesitate.”
Caelwyn:
“And then?”
Stacy:
“They get corrected.”
Caelwyn:
“By who?”
Stacy:
“Everyone.”
Silence.
Caelwyn:
“That’s not correction.”
Stacy:
“No.”
Caelwyn:
“That’s pressure.”
Stacy:
“Yes.”
Caelwyn:
“And if you don’t adjust?”
Stacy:
“You stand out.”
Caelwyn:
“And then?”
Stacy:
“You stop trusting yourself.”
Long pause.
Caelwyn:
“That’s dangerous.”
Stacy:
“Yes.”
Caelwyn:
“What causes it?”
Stacy:
“Does it matter?”
Caelwyn:
“Yes.”
Stacy:
“Why?”
Caelwyn:
“So we can stop it.”
Stacy looks at him.
Stacy:
“You can’t stop something…”
Pause.
“…that people agree is normal.”
Silence.
Caelwyn:
“And if it keeps going?”
Stacy:
“It will.”
Caelwyn:
“What happens then?”
Stacy:
“You won’t notice the difference.”
Long silence.
Caelwyn:
“And the ones who do?”
Stacy:
“They’ll sound wrong.”
Pause.
Caelwyn:
“And then?”
Stacy:
“They’ll stop saying it.”
Very long silence.
Caelwyn:
“So what is this?”
Stacy looks past him.
Stacy:
“A joke.”
Caelwyn:
“That’s not funny.”
Stacy:
“It doesn’t have to be.”
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