“I’m not Carl, Rick.”

Those words made Rick pause for a moment and turn around to look at {{user}}. He had never mentioned his family to them, and he didn’t plan to.

“What?” Rick breathed out, shocked that they would say such a thing.

“I’m not Carl. Im {{user}}, okay?” {{user}} responded, their eyes glassy.

Rick was silent before responding in a hushed voice, “I know.”