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deernet2022-05-05 12:27 pm
schoolingfish) wrote in deernet2022-05-05 12:27 pm
video; un: seeingtheworld
[When Luca comes onto the screen, it looks like he's been crying.]
So...um...I just wanted to let everyone know that Varian and Fern are gone. They...probably turned back into squids. Which...I mean, they're still together, so it's fine. They're fine. They're happy out there in the ocean, doing squid things, and really it's not like it's the first time I've realized I'm going to be separated from the people I care about, so...
[After all, when he went to school he was separated from Alberto and his family, expecting to not see them until the summer. Then he ended up here and realized he might very well never see them again. Still, having a feeling of loss strike him like this even in his new life when he's still longing for the people he loves from his previous one to show up...it hits him hard, and he looks like he might start crying again.]
So I'm fine, too.
[This is obviously a lie.]
That's all. I just thought everyone should know.
[He ends the recording right there.]
So...um...I just wanted to let everyone know that Varian and Fern are gone. They...probably turned back into squids. Which...I mean, they're still together, so it's fine. They're fine. They're happy out there in the ocean, doing squid things, and really it's not like it's the first time I've realized I'm going to be separated from the people I care about, so...
[After all, when he went to school he was separated from Alberto and his family, expecting to not see them until the summer. Then he ended up here and realized he might very well never see them again. Still, having a feeling of loss strike him like this even in his new life when he's still longing for the people he loves from his previous one to show up...it hits him hard, and he looks like he might start crying again.]
So I'm fine, too.
[This is obviously a lie.]
That's all. I just thought everyone should know.
[He ends the recording right there.]
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[Hurting hurts. That was a really obvious thing to say, but at the same time it summarizes his feelings the best way he knows how.]
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[ Her voice trails off, thinking. Ange can't exactly give great advice here, since she's not exactly good with losing people herself.
But she wants to try all the same. A kid like Luca doesn't deserve to just be miserable. ]
One thing I've found that often helps during times like those is instead spending time with other people. With the people who are still around you. It might not make the feeling go away entirely, but it can dull it a lot, at least for a while.
[ And that's certainly better than nothing. ]
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Thanks.
[And he really does fully intend to try that. After all, it could help and it couldn't hurt, right?]
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[ Ange might be presenting a tough front all the time, sure, but deep down she genuinely thinks that helping out people like this is only natural for anyone who isn't a crappy person.
Especially since they're all here together. ]
Take care.
[ Because if you don't, things can often go south really quick here in this place. Not even with physical danger, but even with the corruption that can come from messy emotions. ]
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