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[fusedshadows]

      "Calamity Self." "Shadow." These words have been going around a lot lately, haven't they? I'd be interested in talking to heroes that have already chosen to face these so-called versions of themselves, and what exactly it entailed.

Did you truly consider this other you your "shadow" self? And what exactly did that mean to you before you faced it? Did your feelings change after meeting with them?

I ask because, well... I wonder how easy it was for some of you to determine which is the shadow, and which is the light.

          -- ℳidna.

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[deadlyvu]

Dear Ms. Midna,

Part of the research involved taking notes; honestly it was really fascinating, so I didn't mind that much. Better than some of the research papers I've had to do back home

I've also been around a while and helped Zelda with some of her notes before. I think that was where I first heard about the reason we can two jobs? A lot of information has come out quickly and it's hard to keep track of all of it.

I really don't know that what you ask is accurate. People call it the 'shadow' only because it's what we hide and repress, as one would hide stuff in shadows. Dark vs. Light and all that symbolism humanity loves and what not. Really, even if you're a 'dark' person, you still have the repressed side--and that would still be the 'shadow' for someone using those terms. Your "light" persona would be your 'dark' side.

Using myself as an example I'm...ridiculously pale, and love Halloween, and ghosts, and all things dark and spooky and weird. I love the shadows, and the night--and I am amused and thrilled that I have the Vampire Job. Even so, I have a 'shadow' and a 'persona'--though I'd be considered "dark".

Sincerely,
Lydia Deetz