Darkness and Starlight 13 - A Mother's Day

_ **and you will burn** _ with paranoia clashing against his own confusion, he struggled to return to sleep, trying to remember the soothing deep voice of the sea he always dreamed of.

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A Fatal Game 7 - Twinkle Twinkle

But he knew it was merely his paranoia, trying to strengthen his resolve as he headed down a small flight of steps, descending a little deeper into the cavern. soon he saw a dead end. an impassable wall of rubble.

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The Gamer's Crossing 8 - Fireworks and Fishing

His paranoia only grew, and eventually the end of the shift came when he went to meet rasher. rasher threw him a fishing rod and he got down to teaching.

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MHO - The Cult of the Crimson Isles - Chapter 7

In the meantime, just don't let her paranoia rub off on you." he plucked a small yellow-orange fruit out of his bag and tossed it to the sereva with a wink. "for the hike. don't eat the skin." he then walked off to help the others finish packing up.

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In the Shadows of Kryckwood - Ch. 2 (MHO)

They both looked around the surrounding area with some level of paranoia, expecting some kind of monster to suddenly leap out from around one of the trees at any minute. but nothing came, and kuna still couldn't sense anything out there.

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MHO - The Cult of the Crimson Isles - Chapter 13

"hey, it's officially not paranoia if it turns out i'm right, you know." "she has a point," kalei agreed with a chuckle.

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For Who I Am Chapter 1 - Commission for Yeetkkt

A nagging paranoia overcame him, picturing fat slobs in greasy wife beaters, dixie emblazoned on their baseball caps. "where ya from boah?"

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While We Decompress

The result of paranoia?" "i'm not saying that. i'm just saying ... they've been tensed up, ready to run, ready to fight ... ready for whatever ... for so long," the squirrel said, "that they're in perpetual waiting.

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Bloodline, Part 1

He looked up at me, some of his masks dropping away -- the aggression, the bravado, the paranoia, even some of his fear. his expression grew vulnerable, perhaps needy. "i don't..." he tried. he didn't have the vocabulary for what he needed to say.

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From Humble Beginnings - Solace

They permeated slowly and dripped down through his thoughts, and the fox could feel the guard's frustration and paranoia relax. "i... no," he quietly mumbled after a moment. "no, i guess not."

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The Sealed Planet: Chapter 23

The worst one, borne out of paranoia, was that she held me accountable for my father's actions. i never told anyone about this thought before i told this story. if it did happen, i'd get away, far from them, so that they did not share the blame.

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