text; a bit past midnight!

[quackery]

so if you somehow had the choice to stay here or go home right now what would you do? pretend you don't have, like, a few days to think it over or anything. you just have to pick. 60 seconds or less! i just want to see what people would do

[No ulterior motives here; she really is simply curious to hear what people have to say about the topic. Listening to different opinions on a large subject like this is a good way to spend a night - or morning, as it were.]

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[anklets]

[ a little wavery, how strange it is to hear this from a girl she's never spoken to before ]

yes, well, he's a little silly like that. he has amazing devotion for his friends.

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[quackery]

i don't know about silly. i think it's wonderful. i bet he'd be the first in line to help you if you ever needed it

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[anklets]

i'd like it best if he never has need to. he's very precious to me but he's enough to worry about already.

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[quackery]

that's true but i think oz is the kind of person who feels better when he's able to help people. you know?

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[anklets]

he definitely is. but that makes him the kind of person who feel worse when he feels that he isn't able.

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[quackery]

then i would say the best thing to do isn't not confide in him, but confide in him and make sure he knows that even listening helps you

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[anklets]

has that worked for you?

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[quackery]

i don't really have anything like that to go to him about. i'm okay here.

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[anklets]

[For that, she feels a burning envy.]

then, for you, what would your answer be?

if you had the opportunity to go home this very moment?

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[quackery]

mm, i'm not sure. it's not something i've thought about in a while.

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[anklets]

not even just now?

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[quackery]

i was more curious about what other people had to say

but if i had to pick, i'd stay, i guess.

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[anklets]

you guess?

[ happy for the focus to be on something besides herself, tbh ]

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[quackery]

like i said i haven't thought about it in a while

but i think i'd want to stay just to be able to help more than i have

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[anklets]

you're a strong person, to feel that way. these last few months have not been easy.

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[quackery]

thank you

but you know that wanting to leave doesn't make you weak right?

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[anklets]

[ ah... heh ]

what i meant was that you haven't allowed this place to bear down on you more than what you can still stand beneath. it's easy to think "i want to leave" because of the horrible things which have happened, but to continue walking forward despite that is inspiring

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[quackery]

[She's immediately glad this is text; even so, it takes her some time to decide how to respond, to voice her appreciation adequately.]

thank you

[No, more than that.]

it means a lot to me

[More.]

really, thank you. i think being able to say something so kind to a stranger is strength, so i could say the same to you. i'm sure you keep moving forward despite everything, too

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[anklets]

you're oz's friend.

[Ergo, there's a bit of shimmy room. But as Oz does not always keep the kindest company, Lenalee draws the line at "a bit".]

and i'm afraid i have several boys who would be utterly lost if i were to begin moving backwards with them.

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[quackery]

it's good that you care about them that much. but you should do it for you, too.

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[anklets]

it's alright. i hardly have any intention of going back to where i began.

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[quackery]

where did you begin?

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[anklets]

[ almost too quickly: ] that doesn't matter.

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[anklets]

i prefer to focus on where i am!

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[quackery]

[It doesn't give her much pause; maybe Lenalee is just a really fast texter.]

mmm well sometimes it can be good to look at things that have happened in the past just to make sure you don't repeat the same mistakes, but it's good that you're focusing on making things better for yourself now :)