A new friend?

Tad had a rough night. Texted Tessa trying to warn her of danger. It came out like a threat. Because, presumably, the danger is him. But like, is it really? He doesn't know what he'll do. The conditions that he knows makes him violent haven't been met and are unlikely to be. At least not where Tessa and the clowns are concerned. But the conditions that have made him violent by proxy (getting someone else to do the dirty work) are quickly being approached. He knows he should have the control. He should be able to stop himself from doing anything he currently doesn't want to do. But he also should have the control not to text. So we'll see.

Another call from an unknown number today. But this time, they talked. May not have been the same person. No way of knowing. Tad asked several times. Dude knew Tad's legal name and phone number despite Tad not being in the Lemon List at the time of the call. Curious. He also didn't recognize the voice. (I sort of did, but I couldn't be sure. Definitely not someone speaking with their normal timbre.)

This is not successfully distracting Tad from his fascination with Tessa. However, it is a mystery for Tad to attempt to focus on while he's trying not to give into his compulsive thoughts. Unfortunately, at the moment he has very little to go on. A voice. Someone who had to have either had his number already or who had to have been given his number. Someone who claims not to know what he looks like. Tad gave information. Why not? He's been giving it to so many people. If this is someone calling on behalf of Tessa, he doesn't want to be cagey. He wants to lower some of those walls to show he's cooperating. If this is someone who is not calling on behalf of Tessa, he's curious if he can trick them into divulging something about themself.

We'll see.