[text] username: justanadventurer

[aetherweaver]

[He debates for a while if he wants to post this anonymously or not. He very nearly does, for fear of making people worried.]

[But he's trying to be better about his mental health, and if he can put his face to this then others can feel more comfortable talking about their problems, too.]

I was just wondering...

A lot of us are 'heroes' in our home worlds, or maybe 'chosen ones' or... basically we're expected to save the world or do something amazing.

How do you change from that to going to an everyday life? I've been trying to for months, but I can't shake the habit if expecting to solve every problem by myself - or nearly by myself, at least. ... It's nice to be regarded as a 'normal' person, but it's difficult to stop trying to be a 'hero'.

It's getting to be a problem, not knowing how to not take on too much. Does anyone have any tips?

[Now to hope Gaia misses this post...]

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[tealeafs]

it is alright
i know that i do not seem like it but i have seen a lot of things as well

[ She has nightmares too, though she doesn't say that part. She doesn't want to make this about herself. ]

please trust me when i say i think i can handle it
i will probably feel very sad yes
but i can bear that
especially if it will make you feel even a little bit lighter

[aetherweaver]

[On his side he sighs. He's... afraid to share these nightmares - Gaia would understand, if not be the most sympathetic. But for her he'd have to explain the whole story of the First...]

[Ah, well.]

I appreciate that. ... All right.

The next time we meet up I can tell you. We should get tea or something to eat, since it's a bit of a long tale. At least for my most frequent nightmare.

[tealeafs]

[ Chizuru isn't too sure whether she really expected Nara'a to agree and be okay with all of this. A lot of the men she knows back home probably wouldn't have been, and then she'd have to decide whether it's important enough for her to push harder or not..

But this makes it easier, and she feels genuine gratitude wash over her. ]

thank you so much
it means so much to me that you trust me enough to be alright with this

we can sit down over tea sometime soon
whenever you feel up to actually talking about all of it
we can take it easy and do it all at your pace

[ Because that's important too. She doesn't want to push Nara'a out of his comfort zone, especially when talking about something that's sure to make him feel very vulnerable. ]

[aetherweaver]

[He knows he needs to be better at being open. He's just not very good at letting others carry his load... but he's trying, at least.]

I appreciate that, Chizuru. I just want to make sure this is as easy as possible on the both of us.

I'm not used to talking about my nightmares. Even with my fellow Scions, I just... don't. I don't like worrying people, especially people who have also gone through some similarly rough situations.

[tealeafs]

that just means we have to try
i understand it being hard but that is why we can try to start slowly
or maybe find ways that make it a little bit more comfortable for you to speak about it

even if it may take a while to find the right way to do it i am sure we will find it
so please do not worry about it at all
i am your friend so i am here to help you with it all

there is nothing in this world you cannot figure out somehow

[ Or so she'd like to believe. ]

so we will figure it out together

[aetherweaver]

Thank you, Chizuru.

I'll let you know when I'm ready, okay? I don't think today is a good day for it but we'll do it soon, I promise.

[tealeafs]

of course
please let me know whenever you are ready for it

whether that is in a week or three months i truly do not mind
take your time