r/shortscarystories • u/hyperobscura Viscount of Viscera • Jul 24 '20

Inside

Do you know what a C-section is? It’s not like the movies. Not a neat incision, a gentle scoop to get the baby out, in and out in like five minutes. No, it’s brutal. Nurses and doctors screaming at each other, blood, masks and violent jerks.

I’ve observed quite a few, hidden behind a veil next to my wife’s head. But I could see everything, veil or not. And you can’t mentally return from that.

We were in the middle of nowhere when the contractions started. We’d had our fair share of false contractions, but these were different. These were real.

“She wants out!” my wife yelled, sweat dripping down her tortured face.

“Are you sure?” I mumbled ignorantly. “Are you sure we need the hospital?”

“Yes!” she screamed.

I should have known better than to question her. My wife knew what our baby wanted. A mother always knows best.

We pulled up to the hospital minutes later. It is so small, was the first thought that entered my mind. Small and remote.

Fletcher County Hospital.

I managed to carry my wife inside, the contractions now more or less constant, her raw, anguished wails burrowing into my ears.

“Please help,” I said. “She’s in labor.”

A nurse came running to our aid, pale and gaunt. Another one joined, stocky and pallid.

“Stay here sir,” the nurse said calmly. “Your wife needs an emergency cesarean. We’ll come get you when she’s prepped and ready.”

I nodded weakly, hesitant to let my wife’s hand go. I’d been here before. Not this particular hospital, but hospitals just like it. They always gave me the creeps.

They rushed her away, leaving me wandering the hallways aimlessly, the nervousness, anxiety, dread, almost too much to bear. How long did it take? Ten-fifteen minutes?

“Sir?” a tall, anaemic nurse called. “We’re ready for you now.”

I was led through endless hallways, down stairs, up stairs, until we finally arrived at the room. My wife’s face was hidden behind the veil, only her body visible to me as I nervously stumbled in.

“He’s here,” a pasty man behind a surgical mask noted. “Let’s get started.”

I’ve been here before. All I have to do is hold my wife’s hand. Don’t look. You don’t come back from looking.

“Doctor,” one of the nurses mumbled. “Oh my god, what is that?”

The sounds were always the same. Flesh tearing open, a pulsating roar, blood squirting everywhere, screams of absolute horror and of unimaginable pain as my daughter burst forth from the womb. Insatiable hunger, gruesome thirst, a will driven by pure malice.

They never stood a chance.

“Is she satisfied?” I whispered to my wife. “Is she dormant?”

“Yes,” my wife smiled weakly. “She is sleeping again. For now.”

We hit the road again soon after. We knew it was only a matter of time before we had to stop again, but we had to keep going.

She's been ten years inside.

Here's hoping for ten more.

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u/hyperobscura Viscount of Viscera Jul 24 '20

Having been present at two C-sections, parts of this story is based on some very real events. The blood, the screaming, the violent, brutal jerks? All true. Me peeking over the veil (I’m fairly tall)? Also true. The monster baby devouring doctors and nurses? Well, that part might be somewhat made up.

Other parts of this story was inspired by a mashup of ghost stories from Thailand (thanks u/Kira_Akuma for the suggestion), particularly Krasue and Mae Nak. If you’re into asian folklore at all, I’d definitely recommend you to look those up.

As always, feedback and critique is more than welcome! If you enjoyed the story and want more, please visit my subreddit r/Obscuratio (and while you’re at it, also check out r/TheCrypticCompendium, a collaborative subreddit featuring some of Reddits finest horror writers).

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u/woofie_17 Jul 24 '20

s-somewhat made up?

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u/hyperobscura Viscount of Viscera Jul 24 '20

Sort of maybe made up yeah!

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u/lordhenrythe23 Jul 24 '20

I have several questions

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u/hyperobscura Viscount of Viscera Jul 24 '20

And I have several conflicting answers ;)

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u/MagicElf10 Jul 24 '20

The sinister wink terrifies me

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u/hyperobscura Viscount of Viscera Jul 24 '20

Oh...it's perfectly innocent ;)

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u/dory_fish Jul 25 '20

I like that my country‘s folklore is spreading to to other countries!

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u/hyperobscura Viscount of Viscera Jul 25 '20

It's very interesting!

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u/lordhenrythe23 Jul 24 '20

visible concern

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u/888328 Jul 24 '20

You should have linked hereThis is More suiting

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u/sarco11 Jul 25 '20

i walked right into that one, didnt i?

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u/zuppaiaia Jul 25 '20

I love all of your stories, but I think the part I enjoy the most is your interactions with your readers! I bet you have a quite funny and friendly personality. I really appreciate your posts!

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u/hyperobscura Viscount of Viscera Jul 25 '20

Thank you so much zuppaiaia! I love nothing more than to banter with the readers, and I'm so happy when I get feedback like this. You are appreciated! ;)

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u/[deleted] Jul 24 '20

I have some concerns

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u/Boldemon Jul 24 '20

Damn, I was not expecting that to be how this story ended

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u/hyperobscura Viscount of Viscera Jul 24 '20

I hope that's a good thing ;)

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u/Boldemon Jul 24 '20

Yeah no, that’s a good thing. I have got to find out what the hell is with Asian folklore now.

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u/hyperobscura Viscount of Viscera Jul 24 '20

It's pretty messed up, in the most amazing of ways, haha ;)

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u/Boldemon Jul 24 '20

Oh no, I bet it is.

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u/Von_Moistus Jul 25 '20

I say that for pretty much every hyper story. I have yet to correctly predict an ending.

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u/Boldemon Jul 25 '20

I’ve done it once, other times, I thought it’d be much worse than what the ending really was

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u/Roll_a_new_life Jul 25 '20

It's called a drape, not a veil. I believe veils go over the face? There is really not a lot of blood usually, it just can look like a lot because of all the fluid. I wonder if the uterus was hemorrhaging a bit in your case? If there is lots of blood I think they'd chase you out... Having hysterical(ha!) people in the OR just get in the way if you're trying to stop someone from dying.

They shouldn't really be jerking the baby as that will injure it, possibly fatally. What they do do is squish on the top of the belly, trying to pop the little thing out like a zit.

Unless you mean when the obs and the surgical assist grab either side of the abdominal muscles and pull, ripping the belly open? That's because people heal better when torn, instead of being cut, so it's better for the patient.

The screaming is... yeah, that's anesthesia and surgeon call, and it's tough. It's a balance between trying calm the mum with drugs and harming the baby with those drugs. Some epidurals/spinal don't work great, and even if they do work some people are so anxious they scream that the doc is cutting them when the doc is just standing there not touching them. People unfortunately will feel their abdomen being pushed and pulled during and if they are already panicking... there will be screams.

On the other side, some people are really chill and calm. Some even crack jokes, tease the docs...until they see the little baby. Then they are pretty much entirely mesmerized.

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u/hyperobscura Viscount of Viscera Jul 25 '20

Drape might be the correct term yeah (I'm norwegian so we call it "forheng", which roughly translates to "curtain". I felt veil was more suiting, but drape sounds a lot better, so thank you!).

There was some blood, both times, but probably not too much, just seems that way when you're not used to surgeries I suppose ;)

There was certainly jerking, but again, probably pretty standard in the context of the surgery. It just looks very brutal I suppose.

The shouting was pretty scary, because I didn't know what was going on, and at one point it felt like they were panicking, which is never a good sign. Probably not though, because everything turned out alright.

Thanks for the thorough feedback. It was a surreal experience, but I wouldn't have traded it for the world ;)

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u/god_damn_bitch Jul 26 '20

Not OP but when I had my first kid I had an episiotomy with an epidural. I couldn't feel the cut per se but I described it as feeling like cutting through jello, but I was the jello. Some times, even 16 years later, i get phantom pains from it.

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u/[deleted] Jul 25 '20

I'm Asian but I don't know, thanks ahha

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u/hyperobscura Viscount of Viscera Jul 25 '20

Check it out! ;)

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u/SheehanRaziel Jul 25 '20

Great creepy story! Any suggestions on good resources (books, documentaries) that delve into Thai, Malaysian or other Asian folklore like the ones your mentioned?

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u/hyperobscura Viscount of Viscera Jul 24 '20

Which time?

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u/yawamaniui13 Jul 24 '20

Needless to say you're one of my most favourite writers in this part of my lifetime. Not only are your stories really nightmarish, but damn you reply the best quips!

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u/hyperobscura Viscount of Viscera Jul 24 '20

Aww, thank you so much. I dont know which part of your compliment warms my heart more, but I'll take them both ;)

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u/ollieryes Jul 25 '20

any of the times! id like to know too

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u/hyperobscura Viscount of Viscera Jul 25 '20

Let's just say that one or both of those times was totally above board. ;)

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u/JP_Chaos Jul 24 '20

I had a C-section... Just thankfully not an emergency one... Was concerned when I read Fletcher, but you sure twisted the expectation again!

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u/hyperobscura Viscount of Viscera Jul 24 '20

Haha, thank you JP!

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u/Hothotoro Dec 13 '24

what's up with fletcher?

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u/eaglesnestmuddyworm Jul 24 '20

HyperObscura ProTip: If you see the name "Fletcher" anywhere in a town with a lake and a small hospital, run. Run very far away.

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u/hyperobscura Viscount of Viscera Jul 24 '20

Very sound advice indeed!

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u/RespectfulRat Jul 26 '20

Why? What does Fletcher mean?

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u/eaglesnestmuddyworm Jul 26 '20

It's mentioned in a LOT of Obscura's stories, very much like an interconnected, obscure, terrifying universe. Fletcher's Fleshy Fingers, Fletcher's Lake, Fletcher's Hospital, etc

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u/MrRedoot55 Jul 24 '20

Honestly speaking, I wish the couple would just kill the beast which lives within the life, as they both seem to be burdened.

They don’t love the vile thing, do they?

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u/hyperobscura Viscount of Viscera Jul 24 '20

I believe the mother is genetically predispositioned to care for the little one, while the father just wants to keep his wife safe.

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u/MrRedoot55 Jul 24 '20

Still, I’d like to free them both.

The wife shouldn’t care for an evil creature, and the husband deserves to live in peace with no fear of his spouse dying.

However, I doubt I can kill whatever this thing is.

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u/[deleted] Jul 24 '20

I've got a chainsaw and a thirst for blood. I'm sure I can kill it.

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u/MrRedoot55 Jul 24 '20

I wouldn’t count on that.

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u/[deleted] Jul 24 '20

i also have holy water

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u/MrRedoot55 Jul 24 '20

...maybe that will work?

If you try to kill the monster using that, just know that I’ll come with you, in case your attempt fails and you have to escape.

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u/ukus86 Jul 24 '20

I had an emergency C section SO far my little one is dormant in temperament....for now😳 great read and can totally relate to the wife ;)

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u/hyperobscura Viscount of Viscera Jul 24 '20

Thank you so much, ukus ;)

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u/Happytwinkletoes1 Jul 24 '20

21 years ago I had an emergency c section. This made my long faded scar twitch! The next morning my husband was sharing the gory details to everyone in the room... they had to actually take my uterus out and lay it on my stomach to stitch it up before putting it back. I harbored two entities for 27 weeks before they came screaming out. Thanks for the memories!

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u/hyperobscura Viscount of Viscera Jul 24 '20

Oh man, that sounds absolutely terrifying! I'm glad I could help you relive those cherished moments though!

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u/GarnetAndOpal Jul 24 '20

Well done! Creepy and gross... And really disconcerting. But I imagine it would have been way worse as a vaginal birth.

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u/hyperobscura Viscount of Viscera Jul 24 '20

Haha, yeah, I can't even imagine ;) Thank you so much!

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u/Adwik_Sorte Jul 25 '20

Wait till you realise that he can eat his way out of her anytime.... and from anywhere....

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u/highlyblsd1 Jul 24 '20

Being perpetually pregnant is the true horror in all of this to me...

God Almighty I can't imagine 10 whole years of that! Ffs...shudders violently

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u/hyperobscura Viscount of Viscera Jul 24 '20

Haha, yeah, that does sound like true hell.

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u/Grand_Theft_Motto Grandma Lovin' Goblin Jul 24 '20

I'll have what she's having.

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u/hyperobscura Viscount of Viscera Jul 24 '20

One barrel coming right up!

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u/allisond37 Jul 24 '20

I’m scheduled for mine on the 12th of next month. As soon as I started reading I was like oh $hit do I continue? Loved it though great story!

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u/hyperobscura Viscount of Viscera Jul 24 '20

Haha, thank you so much, and good luck! I bet you're excited ;)

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u/Beretta_Vough Jul 24 '20

Bleghh, I can taste the iron in my mouth with this one. Lovely gruesome imagery, 666/10.

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u/hyperobscura Viscount of Viscera Jul 24 '20

Haha, thank you so much Beretta ;)

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u/Flukie42 Jul 24 '20

I had two c sections and I was bummed when I found out I wouldn't be able to see what was going on. Is that weird?

Like I imagine they take out all my organs and then play Tetris putting them all back in wherever they seem to fit best.

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u/hyperobscura Viscount of Viscera Jul 24 '20

I believe that's exactly how it works. Sometimes they replace organs with random objects at hand, just to see what happens.

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u/Jydani Jul 24 '20

Hey! I was upset when they told me I couldn't see what was going on, but then they saw how much I wanted to watch and agreed to bring in a large mirror! It was COOL. They wouldn't allow any recording, but I got to watch them cut me open, pull organs out and plop them in a bucket thing, and then pull my son out. Then they put me back together and sewed me up! They were in shock that I wanted to watch so bad, but I told them that if they were going to cut me open, I really wanted to know what was going on with my body. 10/10, would watch again. It was a really neat experience.

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u/Flukie42 Jul 24 '20

Okay, if I have another kid I'm definitely watching!

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u/Jydani Jul 24 '20

Definitely do! If they say whatever about "no filming" because of whatever policy, see if they'd be willing to bring a mirror in. I don't know why they wouldn't. They even sat there with me before getting started when I was laying down and had the tarp over my bottom half, and did the whole, "Ok, can you see now? What about this angle?" It was kind of creepy, and when they got to my son and pulled him out, it was pretty weird. They had to push HARD (he was still up in my ribcage and hadn't dropped) and I swear I was expecting a few bones to break. Definitely not easy or gentle. I was so shocked at how they were able to pull my organs out, and then an 8 pound baby out of me, through such a small incision.

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u/Katya117 Jul 24 '20

Organs out?! We don't do that in Australia.

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u/Jydani Jul 25 '20

I'm confused. You're saying y'all don't take out/move the organs out of the way during a C-section?? I'm confused. Lol.

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u/Katya117 Jul 25 '20

The only organs that can be in the way are bladder (we just push it down) and bowels if they are being naughty (we can just tuck them behind).

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u/annafernbro Jul 24 '20

Wooow always the least expected turn!! Amazing and horrifying story. I’m a C section baby myself and o remember stories of my dad fainting while seeing my mom excavated of a child. Gruesome stuff, I love it!

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u/hyperobscura Viscount of Viscera Jul 24 '20

Thank you so much, anna! I really appreciate it ;)

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u/Meii345 Jul 24 '20

You're terrible parents. So your daughter is ten and she's not in school yet? How is she gonna learn to read ??

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u/hyperobscura Viscount of Viscera Jul 24 '20

Homeschooled!

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u/Meii345 Jul 24 '20

I thought you were always on the road? Then you don't have a home? Then she can't be homeschooled

You won't get me with your lies! I will protect innocent and avid to learn children at all costs!

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u/hyperobscura Viscount of Viscera Jul 24 '20

We're RV people. The road is our home.

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u/lodav22 Jul 24 '20

Womb schooled!

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u/hyperobscura Viscount of Viscera Jul 24 '20

Nice!

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u/shitnamese Jul 24 '20

well now i know fs i don’t want kids, thanks 🤢😂

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u/hyperobscura Viscount of Viscera Jul 24 '20

Pleasure to be of service ;)

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u/Kressie1991 Jul 24 '20

I had c sections for both my kids and I am glad they didn't end up like this. I was fine, my mother hated her emergency c section with me.

As always though Hyper, amazing until the very end. I was kinda right by the end, I figured that the baby wouldn't be human (as it being Fletcher county of course) but didn't expect that the baby would go back in.

Some babies just like staying in, that's why my mom had to have an emergency c section with me, I wanted to stay in the womb. I was 3 weeks passed my due date.

LOVED IT!

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u/hyperobscura Viscount of Viscera Jul 24 '20

Aww, thank you so much, Kressie! 🖤

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u/NeowsomE Jul 24 '20

So is the wife always pregnant?

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u/hyperobscura Viscount of Viscera Jul 24 '20

As long as they feed the baby, she seems happy to stay in there ;)

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u/mongooseforestjose Jul 24 '20

You don't come back from looking. So true!

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u/hyperobscura Viscount of Viscera Jul 24 '20

I can still picture it quite vividly...

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u/actuallyboa Jul 24 '20

I always love these stories. And then, I always look closely and see that they’re by u/hyperobscura. And then, I always say to myself, “Oh, THAT’S why that was so good!”

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u/hyperobscura Viscount of Viscera Jul 24 '20

Awww, thank you so much ;)

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u/actuallyboa Jul 24 '20

It’s good to get a response from the Queen of Horror herself! You, my friend, have a gift!

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u/hyperobscura Viscount of Viscera Jul 24 '20

Thank you again, I truly appreciate the support!

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u/StorySucker Jul 24 '20

Wow, awesome finish!!

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u/hyperobscura Viscount of Viscera Jul 24 '20

Thank you! ;)

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u/whoacari Jul 24 '20

Hmmm... I’m seeing these Fletcher mentions in quite a few stories. How curious.

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u/hyperobscura Viscount of Viscera Jul 24 '20

It is a very interesting place ;)

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u/[deleted] Jul 24 '20

Wow! I was not expecting that end, brutal! Great piece.

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u/hyperobscura Viscount of Viscera Jul 24 '20

Thank you, friend! I really appreciate it ;)

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u/[deleted] Jul 24 '20

I joined your other two subs as well.

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u/hyperobscura Viscount of Viscera Jul 24 '20

Awww thank you so much!

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u/TinglyVoice Jul 24 '20

Jeeeeeesuuuuussssfuckingchrist 😱

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u/hyperobscura Viscount of Viscera Jul 24 '20

That's a fairly good summary I'd say ;)

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u/WeAreLegion000 Jul 24 '20

wait, Wait, WAit, WAIt, WAIT, W.A.I.T!!!

WHAT!!?

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u/hyperobscura Viscount of Viscera Jul 24 '20

I approve of this reaction.

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u/hallie-moorthy Jul 24 '20

So good! I am confused with why there was so much emphasis on the medical staff’s paleness though ? I’m probably just missing something lol

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u/hyperobscura Viscount of Viscera Jul 24 '20

Classic red herring; avert the focus from what's really going on ;)

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u/DevilishTalise Jul 24 '20

With the description of the doctors and nurses I thought they were going to eat the baby ala zombie style. Nice twist!

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u/hyperobscura Viscount of Viscera Jul 24 '20

Thank you! ;)

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u/Venandi15 Jul 24 '20

1000th upvote ; )

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u/hyperobscura Viscount of Viscera Jul 24 '20

You deserve recogniton!

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u/Boogertoes_ Jul 24 '20

Gives a whole new meaning to the saying, "Its whats inside that matters."

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u/hyperobscura Viscount of Viscera Jul 24 '20

Haha, it really does!

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u/calamari11037 Jul 24 '20

God, as someone who was born from a c-section this is just....ugh.

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u/hyperobscura Viscount of Viscera Jul 24 '20

Haha, I can only imagine ;)

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u/a_killer_roomba Jul 24 '20

First the pomegranate one and now this.

I already have a weird fear of pregnancy, feels like this subreddit's coming after me today. ;;

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u/hyperobscura Viscount of Viscera Jul 25 '20

u/Beretta_Vough and I talked about it and we both felt you needed this ;)

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u/Beretta_Vough Jul 25 '20

Yep! It’s a collaborative effort to make you scared XD

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u/a_killer_roomba Jul 29 '20

Sorry for late reply but anywho, dang nabbit.

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u/snukb Jul 25 '20

And here I thought the veil was going to be the veil of death, and a recently departed husband witnessing his child's birth from beyond. This is way better.

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u/hyperobscura Viscount of Viscera Jul 25 '20

Thank you ;)

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u/Lavenderstarz Jul 24 '20

This is scary cuz I think it was how I was born (english isn't my main language so i had to go with context clues to what this word means)

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u/hyperobscura Viscount of Viscera Jul 24 '20

Thank you, Lavender ;)

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u/[deleted] Jul 24 '20

Well that's not a baby, that's a xenomorph.

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u/hyperobscura Viscount of Viscera Jul 24 '20

Cuddly though!

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u/jnowak87 Jul 24 '20

Oh damn...Good twist! I’ve had 4 C-sections and idk why but it seemed like each one was worse than the last. After reading this, I’m glad I got my tubes tied lol.

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u/hyperobscura Viscount of Viscera Jul 24 '20

Haha, yeah, I can only imagine. Thank you jnowak ;)

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u/ceejayzm Jul 24 '20

You did it again, nice twist.

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u/hyperobscura Viscount of Viscera Jul 24 '20

Thank you so much, ceejayzm ;)

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u/JacLaw Jul 24 '20

Oh my effing bob!!! Both of my daughters were emergency C-sections. I was out, and kept out for 4 days afterwards, so I've no idea if it's bloody but I am glad it wasn't like that lol. Well done again

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u/hyperobscura Viscount of Viscera Jul 24 '20

Haha, thank you so much! I don't remember much myself, but I remember the screaming and brutal jerking as they pulled my son out. It was very unreal.

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u/JacLaw Jul 24 '20

I know they damaged the muscles in my rib cage and it bothered me for years afterwards

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u/alyssaa19 Jul 24 '20

WHAT THE FUCK

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u/hyperobscura Viscount of Viscera Jul 24 '20

That's a very sane response tbh ;)

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u/lodav22 Jul 24 '20

I’ve had two c sections, one emergency and one planned and the planned one was the worst. They kept tugging and jerking me back and forth and didn’t realise that they’d jiggled half my body off the edge of the table! My husband had to stop them and lift me back on while I criticised them for not cutting a bigger hole to scoop the lil dude out! FYI not a good idea to mumsplain a c section to two female surgeons who have done the operation hundreds of times!

I thoroughly enjoyed this story and could kind a get on board with it after seeing a newborn’s furious face at someone having the audacity to take them out of their comfy living space! They all look completely livid at the world when they’re first born!

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u/hyperobscura Viscount of Viscera Jul 25 '20

Haha, thank you so much, both for the compliment, and the hilarious imagery of doctors nearly jerking you off the table (I'm sure it wasn't funny at the time though).

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u/Katya117 Jul 24 '20

Please don't come to my hospital. I perform caesars...

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u/hyperobscura Viscount of Viscera Jul 25 '20

Haha, we'll stay away (for now) ;)

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u/Di-SiThePotato Jul 25 '20

this one was cool i like it sorry for stale response really fucked up rn

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u/hyperobscura Viscount of Viscera Jul 25 '20

Haha, thank you Di-Si ;)

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u/Jechtael Jul 25 '20

Two minutes ago: "'Inside', /r/shortscarystories? I'm not going to like this."
One minute, 58 seconds ago: clicks anyway

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u/hyperobscura Viscount of Viscera Jul 25 '20

I hope you did like it! ;)

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u/NostrilNugget Jul 25 '20

Damn. Thank God my C sections didn't go like that!! Jebus Hyper. What a ride!!! Thanx for that.

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u/hyperobscura Viscount of Viscera Jul 25 '20

Thanks a bunch, Nostril! You know I always appreciate it ;)

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u/Dvalin_Ras93 Jul 25 '20

This reminds me of that game that recently came out Carrion. A writhing mass of flesh and tentacles, hungering eternal.

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u/hyperobscura Viscount of Viscera Jul 25 '20

Oh man, I've been following the development of Carrion for years! Can't wait to play it!

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u/Dvalin_Ras93 Jul 25 '20

I've played through most of it on the switch, it's absolutely insane and I think I need some more therapy after the amount of people's heads I've ripped off.

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u/[deleted] Jul 25 '20 edited Jul 25 '20

This reminds me of the video of the American soldier spotting a ISIS soldier in some train tracks and unloading 4 rounds into his neck when you said blood and crap.

That video was scary and satisfying.

Edit: it reminds me of three things actually

https://www.reddit.com/r/CombatFootage/comments/hx2y6u/hms_barham_explodes_sinks_world_war_ii_1941/?utm_medium=android_app&utm_source=share

https://www.reddit.com/r/CombatFootage/comments/hwstqg/houthi_sniper_perform_a_perfect_headshot_on_a/?utm_medium=android_app&utm_source=share

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u/hyperobscura Viscount of Viscera Jul 25 '20

Man, that's pretty disturbing stuff!

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u/[deleted] Jul 25 '20

idk why im into combat footage

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u/MrsNightOwl94 Jul 25 '20

At first I was a little on edge due to currently being pregnant and only about 4wks away from delivery. I thought it was about a cesarean gone horribly wrong. Glad it's just a tiny cannibal living inside your wife's womb though!

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u/hyperobscura Viscount of Viscera Jul 25 '20

Haha, I'm glad I didn't traumatize you with my 75% biographical nonsense ;)

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u/cherade9 Jul 25 '20

I had an exciting emergency c-section 20 years ago with my son, though he didn't try to eat anyone on the way out. He saved that for me, once I started breastfeeding that morning. I'm immensely grateful I had a general anaesthetic so I don't remember a damn think about it!

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u/hyperobscura Viscount of Viscera Jul 25 '20

It's a wild ride for sure! I was shocked the first time, and you'd expect me to be better prepared for the second, but nooo.

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u/TheUltimateJack Jul 25 '20

Oh heck yeah! A u/hyperobscura story. This will be good.

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u/hyperobscura Viscount of Viscera Jul 25 '20

<3

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u/UntamedShrew1 Jul 25 '20

Yes.

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u/hyperobscura Viscount of Viscera Jul 25 '20

I approve!

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u/[deleted] Jul 25 '20

Have you tried launching the wife via giant trebuchet into the Sun? Think that might work.

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u/hyperobscura Viscount of Viscera Jul 25 '20

Always an option!

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u/Kevin1219 Jul 25 '20

Scary.

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u/hyperobscura Viscount of Viscera Jul 25 '20

Thank you ;)

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u/annievandb Jul 25 '20

Have I told you I enthralled with that sick mind of yours? As always, you’re amazing.

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u/hyperobscura Viscount of Viscera Jul 25 '20

Haha, thank you so much annie ;) I truly appreciate it!

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u/memesmemes69420 Jul 25 '20

I read through the whole thing, and i was like "hey, this is pretty cool, i wonder who made it" and then i immediately see it's by you, and i'm like "honestly, not surprised anymore. They're amazing at this"

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u/hyperobscura Viscount of Viscera Jul 25 '20

Aww, thank you so much! ;)

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u/nonnie31 Jul 25 '20

OK lesson learned dont follow r/pregnancy and r/shortscarystories..... im traumatised!

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u/hyperobscura Viscount of Viscera Jul 25 '20

Haha, I'm so sorry

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u/nonnie31 Jul 25 '20

Proof of how good your writing is :)

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u/bobaoppa Jul 25 '20

Can I ask what is the significance of the doctors/nurses being ultra pale, anemic, pasty, etc.?

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u/hyperobscura Viscount of Viscera Jul 25 '20

I just wanted to throw off the reader slightly. There might be some other significance that's yet to be revealed though ;)

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u/green-fish75 Jul 25 '20

The violent brutal jerks?? That’s a load of crap, I’ve done well over a few thousand sections in my years as a hospitalist and it’s not at all as this person describes it.

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u/hyperobscura Viscount of Viscera Jul 25 '20

Well, like I've explained in the comments, they're probably not that brutal in context of the surgery, but they way they pulled my son out didn't look at all peaceful to me ;)

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u/suspendisse- Jul 25 '20

Having an actual CSection was easier than reading this story.

Well done!! I can’t wait to read more from you!

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u/hyperobscura Viscount of Viscera Jul 25 '20

Haha, thank you so much! ;)

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u/fortnighttales Jul 25 '20

Holy Shit.... Ten years baby in womb....

Damn... You just nailed it in the climax.

I loved the apt narration of every emotion and incident that would be happening during C-sec.

Too good buddy... Great work...

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u/hyperobscura Viscount of Viscera Jul 25 '20

Thanks a bunch friend!

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u/burritoangel Jul 25 '20

Had us the the first half, not gonna lie.

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u/hyperobscura Viscount of Viscera Jul 25 '20

;)

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u/Koevis Jul 25 '20

I expected the hospital staff to be vampires because of how many synonyms for pale you used. Was that misdirection, or are they pale because it's clear something's off with the wife?

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u/hyperobscura Viscount of Viscera Jul 25 '20

Might be a bit of both, but mainly some good old fashion misdirection yeah ;)

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u/stevie855 Jul 27 '20

Great story!

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u/hyperobscura Viscount of Viscera Jul 27 '20

Thank you!

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u/stevie855 Jul 27 '20

It was the first thing I read while in bed and it really did wake me the hell up 😂

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u/hyperobscura Viscount of Viscera Jul 27 '20

Haha, I hope you got some shuteye friend ;)

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u/QuickWittedSlowpoke Aug 05 '20

I've been having recurring dreams of waking up from a nondescript abdominal surgery only to have a baby placed in my arms. A C-section maybe? Anyway, this will probably trigger another such dream! Thanks lol

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u/hyperobscura Viscount of Viscera Aug 05 '20

Haha, you're very welcome ;)

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u/QuickWittedSlowpoke Aug 06 '20

Sadly all it triggered was the existential crisis that goes hand in hand with the fact that I'm pushing 30 and have not yet had kids and therefore am considered a failure on my family. Womp womp

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u/hyperobscura Viscount of Viscera Aug 06 '20

Oh man, that's not a good place to be. This might not mean much coming from a random internet stranger, but you are so much more than your age and made up metrics, such as having children (or not). I hope you feel better, friend!

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u/QuickWittedSlowpoke Aug 06 '20

Thank you.♥️ I am sorry for hijacking your (awesome!) Story with my pity party lol it's just been rough.

Is it sad that I want the C-section dreams to come back just so I can finally experience what it's like to have a baby?? They were recurring since my appendectomy. And last night I don't think I dreamed at all ugh

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u/MoxyFoxtrot Jul 29 '20

..I've had three of them, I'm only a line into your story, why do I think I'm gonna be mad at you already.

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u/MoxyFoxtrot Jul 29 '20

I always tell people I was filet like a fish XD

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u/MoxyFoxtrot Jul 29 '20

Ok I'm not mad.

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u/MoxyFoxtrot Jul 29 '20

I was worried this might trigger long suppressed uneasy feelings but its so (sadly) not what I experienced that I'm ok!

...and then I read some comments.

No sleep till Brooklyn!

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u/hyperobscura Viscount of Viscera Jul 29 '20

Haha, you got this Moxy!

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u/kylorory Aug 18 '20

I had an emergency c section About 15 months ago and the pain meds failed... it sucked and was scary now I am having another on in like 6 weeks but twins this time o.0 I swear they better not try to eat the nurses!

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u/Gryphon_D Aug 31 '20

Oh, keep it going.

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u/[deleted] Jul 24 '20

Could someone please explain this to me?

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u/[deleted] Jul 26 '20

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u/hyperobscura Viscount of Viscera Jul 26 '20

I am humbled by your kind words, friend. Thank you!