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Unnamed original character's car accident had been so scary that it was the first topic she brought up when she talked to her friend. Her friend also watched Etho, so she hoped for another opinion on something she was hung up on. “I swear, the guy who helped me and called an ambulance sounded just like Etho.”
Her friend replied, “You must have hit your head pretty hard if you thought some random guy sounded like Etho.”
“Yeah, that's what I thought too. But wouldn't that be pretty hardcore for a head injury? Like, did I just hallucinate his voice or what?”
“What if you imagined the entire guy? Like, you hit your head and your brain just makes up Etho to cope. You're alone and hurt so have Etho I guess,” her friend laughed.
“There's no way, someone called an ambulance and it wasn't me.”
“True. Good point. What did he look like though? Did he look like Etho?”
“Like fucking Kakashi or what?” she snorted disbelievingly.
“No I mean like, tall and blond or whatever it was.”
“Fuck man I don't remember. I was completely out of it man.” She paused, trying to remember. “Did Etho really say that he's blond?”
“I think so? But what’s the point if you don't remember anyway. Did you at least get his number or something? You could call and see who answers,” her friend was grinning at the idea.
She just buried her head in her hands. “I didn't even get his name. Don't even think of his number. The guy just helped and left. Done, gone, just like that.”
“Imma be real with you, I'm pretty sure your brain made him up. Like if he didn't even stay for the police report, there's no way that's real.”
“Yeah, you're right. I don't remember him being around for that. I must have hit my head really bad and just imagined what would be the most comforting.”
“Pretty funny that you'd hallucinate Etho instead of like, your dad or something.”
“Etho, my guardian angel!” she said and they broke out in laughter again at the image.
Two weeks later, unnamed original character's phone dings with a text message from her friend:
You won't believe what I found. Fucking look at this shit [reddit link]
Wait what? "Etho helped with a car crash" ???? for real??
yeah he talked about it on a stream apparently. did you watch the clip yet?
now I have. and wtf that literally sounds like my crash
i know right!!! so it was actually etho then?
I guess! at least that would mean I wasn't hallucinating
insane man. etho helped you for real. did you like, mention his voice to him at all?
i hit my head man, I was pretty out of it, I dont remember. probably not though, I was in panic mode trying to make sure I'm not like. dying
and you don't even remember what he looked like
and I don't even have his name or his number
maybe you can get it from the police report you got for your insurance or something? they might have it from when he called the ambulance. pretend you want to thank him or some shit
ohhh shit. you might be right