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[whatsupcroc]

I don't really like doing that announcement thing, but since I'm her roommate... Snow White's gone home! Which is good, that means she's finally back with James, who's her total love at first sight wonderful husband and she has a daughter that maybe she'll get to see now so I'm happy for her. Right, and Al left too, but that was last month. Uh... a few others, but I don't really know the full list.

It makes me curious about something else, though. What do you guys do to show you remember and care about people who you'll probably never see again in this lifetime?

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[peachbaths]

He was generous enough to give us a picture of him. I keep it with me all the time.

[whatsupcroc]

What sort of picture?

[peachbaths]

I will show it to you.

[ She turns on the video function to show Collette a picture of her friend, smiling. His beloved pet snake rests around his neck, of course. ]

This is Sphintus. He gave this picture to my friend before he left.

[whatsupcroc]

Woah! That's one impressive snake! What's Sphintus like? What's his snake called?

[ex_bandai157]

I try to honor their memory, as best I can.

[whatsupcroc]

It can get kind of tough, can't it?

( For the moment, she recalls a much younger, angrier Barnaby. Someone who had nothing and everything to lose. )

Are you busy all week? Just, you know, curious. If you were or not.

[ex_bandai157]

I can make time for you, if that's what you're asking.

[whatsupcroc]

Time for me and lunch all at once?

[ex_bandai157]

Multitasking, then? All the better.

[whatsupcroc]

Name the date, Mr. Multitasker!

[ex_bandai157]

( /SOME DATE IN THE NEAR FUTURE HERE )

So long as that's convenient for you, of course.

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[arachnoid]

remembering's a lot easier than you think. i mean, details might get lost, but there's always things to remind you.

it helps if you have something of theirs. but just - don't just remember them, remember what was important to them, you know? try to honor it. make them proud, just like if they were still there.

[whatsupcroc]

Talking out of experience, too, Pete? That's a lot like what I -- well, it's for something different. When Mom died back home. It feels weird and different when these aren't all people where I'm sure I always know what would make them proud, or what was important to them. Or I do, in some cases, and doing some of what they do would... sort of change things? Not for the bad or anything!

Change is generally good. I think I can do all the good parts. I'm no good at sitting back (ha-ha) so doing something with what I remember's the easier part. Picking what to do is a little harder!

[arachnoid]

i'm sorry about your mom.

[ It doesn't feel quite sincere enough via text, but he ain't switching to video. It's a very very heartfelt text, ok. He'll also just skip the 'experience' comment. ]

but i get what you mean. it's more like people transferring schools here, doesn't seem so real or permanent. but i haven't even been here long, so haven't really seen much - i mean it's probably rough when you've been here a long time.

but i mean you're cool and a good person, right? so if you're just you that's probably what they'd want anyway. otherwise i'd go for pictures or something. does the city have a mural or anything?

[whatsupcroc]

Pictures I've got a few on but most of those I actually sent to -- well, I have those probably saved somewhere. Reminds me not to give up on that just 'cause my major viewing audience is AWOL!

Mural? No, not really, though we've got some pretty cool grafitti I could show you if you wanted to see it.

[arachnoid]

yeah, pictures sound good. i mean i guess this is just like... camp, or school, or some other weird transient thing, just with more battles and weird transfers. pictures work for those, so.

and graffiti? really? are we talking banksy cool, or... ?

then she degenerates text to his level

[whatsupcroc]

makes it sound like we should have some sort of yearbook. like a club! can you do that, do you think?

uh I have no idea who banksy is but some of its pretty cool and others of it is just letters and abbreviations and crude drawings so you take it or leave it as it is?

GOOD and this is so late we can handwave for new stuff if you'd like!!

[arachnoid]

can i start a yearbook club? i don't know about a club, but i've got a camera. i'm not really the yearbook guy though.

and banksy's a famous graffiti artist. actually he might've been post-you. i mean, timewise. i have no idea. and i don't think it's possible to have graffiti without some of it just being crude drawings and dumb messages, but there's usually some hidden gems, i guess.

meaning yes, yes i would like to see it sometime. maybe i can take some photographs for the not-yearbook.

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[anklets]

[She hears "Snow White" and "home" and wonders, again, just what sort of place she's been pulled to.]

Do you feel as if you need to prove to someone your love for them?

[whatsupcroc]

... Maybe a little for myseelf, but not for them, no. I think they know. I feel they'd know, even if they'd probably say different if they were here! If

[anklets]

If you were friends, of course they would know. So long as you don't think you need to justify your feelings to others, it's fine to feel that way.

how many typos did i even have there holy batmuffins

[whatsupcroc]

What do you think makes the difference? Between justifying to myself or justifying to others?

IT'S AN EPIDEMIC

[anklets]

The things other people think about your feelings should never influence them. [ Murmured, slow, as though she's working out her thoughts on this as she speaks: ] Needing to prove something to yourself is hard, because you won't feel satisfied until you can— but even so, you'll likely learn something about yourself when you finally do.

If you decide to justify yourself to others, however, then you may find that in doing so, you'll make yourself just as unhappy as if you had allowed them to continue doubting the integrity of your feelings.

can we get immun ized or is it too late?!!!

[whatsupcroc]

Are you talking out of personal experience?

( She asks with her tone being softened, curious and also contemplative. It's not a tone she uses often, for good reason. She doesn't want people to think she really thinks much about this stuff. )

it may already be too late for us..........

[anklets]

I've had time to think about it, that's all.

[Taking the easy way out.]