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[prescind]

( he doesn't typically make use of the network, content to read and stay within his own boundaries but he's feeling a little thoughtful today so.

so, here he is. )

if you had the choice, would you stay alive eternally and watch everyone you love eventually die or would you die young and miss out on a life lived?

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[prescind]

i've got something that helps me with that.
if i didn't have it, i'd burn in the sun, yeah.

[stayscared]

Well, that's helpful. It'd be a real shame to not be able to enjoy the beach on a nice day. Sun shining, breeze blowing, nothing abominable coming out of the water with dire purpose.

[there are days like that here, right?

[prescind]

well, i doubt you'll find me on the beach
don't really do the tanning thing

is there even a beach here?
i haven't checked.

[stayscared]

Besides the one we wash up on, sure, there's a stretch of it, and a couple of spots that are prime for self reflection, reading, a couple drinks, what have you. Not much of a tanner, either.

Been meaning to get back out in the water, but that's going to be a while. It's too cold, and I don't feel like drowning again. Also need to find the right board. Haven't seen a whole lot of any surfboards here.


[well, kind of. the spot he's thinking of in particular had been a bit of a hallucination. only it seems to have stuck around. it's through a door in the middle of town because that's where he manifested it. it's like a ...tiny pocket dimension. the tiniest.]

[prescind]

drowning again?

[stayscared]

Might've drowned shortly before I came here. Might've drowned way before that, or maybe not at all. Memories sure are fun.

[prescind]

sounds

well, sounds like you came from an interesting place

[stayscared]

It didn't get interesting in that kind of way ("may you live in interesting times") until that last day.

That I know of.

[week? toss up as to which it was.]

Most people think California (or New York) are top of the list when it comes to interesting in the USA, but I might argue if I had a mind to. I used to think the same thing. Where was home for you before this?

[prescind]

small little town in virginia
mystic falls
i've been around the world
but i kept going back there

[stayscared]

I've been through Virginia a few times, liked it even if it didn't deliver on the scares.

Can't say I've ever been to Mystic Falls, though. Maybe that was my mistake.

[clearly. that's where the actual vampires live.]