Audio - Eighteenth promise

[sorcery_fledgling]

Some days, I really want to go home. Other days, I can't imagine leaving. I hate being torn like this.

[She sighs.]

Sorry. I've been feeling strange ever since that last curse. Maybe I just miss my dog a lot. Not that I don't love Sacra, but...

[Although her expression is hidden from the rest of Vatheon, the frown she wears is evident in her voice.]

Um, nevermind. Hope everyone's doing okay.

[And as abruptly as it began, the feed ends.]

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[replicatedcourage]

[Rinoa's been so sad every time Sola's seen her lately... When the video pops up on her SFC, Sola's holding a somewhat wiggly robotic puppy.]

I know it's not the same as your dog, but do you want to take Sacra and Fred for a walk on the beach?

[He doesn't know if it'll make it worse, but he hopes not.]

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[sorcery_fledgling]

You have a robotic dog, too?

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[replicatedcourage]

Yeah, my friend Jade made him. He's great! And he's good security too. He was barking a lot even before the bubble cracked. I think he knew it was going to happen because of dog instincts.

[Only probably not because he's a machine and doesn't really have instincts, but Sola has quite the imagination.]

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[420]

[Should Rinoa check the video feed --which Gamzee pretty much always just standard seems to use, why fuss with buttons and modes, man-- she'll actually see nothing but sky. Gamzee has the thing laying on the sand next to him while he speaks to her. It is such a useful contribution.]

Hey, relax. You shouldn't all be about letting those dark motherfuckin' worrisome thoughts make your fuckin' pan feel so heavy like. You know what I think? Instead of embracing all those fuckin' worries, a sister should be all about getting her embrace on for all the miracles what life be throwing at us every day!

[There is some sound of shifting fabric. Gamzee actually raised his hand, spreading it out against the air just so he could stare and enjoying the light haloing it.]

Isn't any motherfucker what be asking you like as to make a motherfuckin' decision at to that kinda stuff right the fuck now so it's chill to just not think on it.

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[sorcery_fledgling]

[One moment, Gamzee. She has to take a second to translate all of that in her head.]

It's funny. Usually I'm not like this. I know there's nothing I can do about it. The coral sends me home. And I'm happy here - when things aren't going haywire. I don't know. Maybe I'm just a little homesick. But you're right. It's not worth sweating it.

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[420]

[One day someone will invent the Gamzee to English translator and on that day we will all rejoice.]

Yeah.

[He actually cannot quite emphasize with her feelings. Hivesick? It is a bit of an odd concept to him. To be honest, beyond missing his lusus on rare occasions --and in an odd way the ol' goat's frequent absence makes it easy for him to handle it; it's nothing he hasn't dealt with his entire life, after all-- in every way his life has improved remarkably since coming here. Mainly in how he no longer is living on absolutely deserted stretch of sand.]

Hey, maybe you just all gotta be finding something for taking your fuckin' sponge off it. Something for finding your motherfuckin' whimsy again.

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[soldierofloveandbeauty]

It's understandable. I mean I love it here myself. I've met great friends and seen lots of cute guys. But at the same time, I miss my good friends back home and worrying if they are okay or not. I think it's pretty normal to feel that way honestly.

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[sorcery_fledgling]

You think so? I just don't want to seem like I'm not grateful for what I've got here. But there are a lot of people I miss.

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[soldierofloveandbeauty]

I believe so. I'm sure everyone here has someone they miss.

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[enfire]

You... miss your dog?

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[sorcery_fledgling]

Yeah. She was here for a bit during the last curse, but then she was sent back.

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[enfire]

( lucky for you, rinoa, he somehow seems to understand the importance of pet companions... )

I didn't see her.

( oh. he should... say something else though too, shouldn't he...? ) What's... her name?

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[booyaka_boom]

*Well, this is exactly the kind of thing that Selphie really, really doesn't want to hear. She knows exactly what Rinoa means, but she can't help but feel like so much of this is her fault*

...I'm sorry you're having such a sucky time...

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[sorcery_fledgling]

It's okay. I guess with Angelo having been here for a bit and now all this stuff going on with the bubble, it's just dragging me down.

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[booyaka_boom]

*Well, there's a pretty big sigh before Selphie begins to speak*

Rinny, I'm so sorry. Listen, you wanna help me out with the chocobos sometime? They need lots of help and hugs up here!

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[fightforastar]

I don't think that feeling's going to go away completely. But, you can at least focus on the things here you enjoy, right?

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[sorcery_fledgling]

I'm gonna try. It's just so silly. I've been here over a year. You think I'd be used to it by now.

[dontsaymyname]

Homesick?

[ Look what the cat dragged in. Barry's not exactly pleased with the changes that have been going on recently, and a distraction is in order. ]

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[sorcery_fledgling]

[Oh goodie, the last person she wanted to talk to.]

I miss some people.

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[warriorofwinds]

I kinda miss my home too.

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[sorcery_fledgling]

What's your home like?

[teradine]

[When she replies with audio, for a moment only the sound of the ocean in the distance can be heard. Then Argilla finds her voice.]

I think a lot of us feel similarly. You aren't alone.

[. . . Not that Argilla particularly misses Karma City or the Junkyard, but. Well.

Sometimes she wonders, thinks about it.]

[sorcery_fledgling]

I guess not. If there was a way to travel back and forth between here and home, it'd be so great, you know?

[not_heavens_adam]

[Johnny could understand why she was feeling the way she was and he knew there probaly wasn't too much he could doo, but that didn't mean he couldn't offer.]

I'm sorry, Rin. Would you like some company?

Ah...or we could go for a walk in the forest.

[As much as he didn't like the thought of going any further inland than he had to, it was too bright to safely consider the beach and Rinoa was more important than some paranoia.]

[sorcery_fledgling]

A walk... might be good. You sure you want to be going outside, though?