021 ~ [Voice]

[distressedude]

[Even with the month of February coming to a close, the weather has still been rather cold. But that didn't stop spring from trying to make its way through, and even now, one could see the start of buds on trees around the forest. Appropriately bundled up for the weather, Ion rests at the foot of the largest tree in the cherry tree grove just north of the village. Taking in a long, steady breath, he absentmindedly opens his journal. When he speaks, it doesn't even seem like he's addressing the journal at first. His voice sounds distant; he's had a lot on his mind lately.]

I wonder what it would be like to live in Luceti longer than I lived back on Auldrant... so far. [Those last words are added rather hastily, like an after-thought. There's a wistful smile on his face.] Thinking about it used to make me feel sad... now I'm almost not sure what to think. It feels like the longer I'm here, the greater the chance is that I might start to forget things about home. The sound of the city bustling to life in the morning. The way the sun shines off the fonbelt in the sky at sunset. The faces of all the kind people I've met...

[He trails off before smiling a little more brightly.]

But I guess it really hasn't been all that long. [Two years in Luceti. Almost a year back on Auldrant. Nearly a quarter of the time he's been alive.] Besides, there are things here that I never want to forget as well...

[He trails off and looks off into the distance. The only sound for a few moments is that of birds chirping overhead. Aburptly, he looks back down at the journal.]

Ah. I think I lost track of where I was going with this. I'm sorry for rambling.

Comments

[silversnowfall]

It doesn't sound like rambling to me.

[distressedude]

And here I was thinking I'd only begun to gather my thoughts. Perhaps I should have written it down after all.

[Voice]

[bigsiskonagi]

[Despite awkward times during lovey dovey week that I promise I'll get to that tag soon Yui isn't too shy from responding to Ion.]

Hmm. Maybe you should keep a separate journal and write about the things you've done back home. The places you've been, the people you've met. That way, you'll always have your memories of home with you!

[Voice]

[distressedude]

[With Ion's reply, you'd think nothing even happened between them... though to be fair, he'd probably still be at least a little flustered in person.]

A journal... that's a good idea. I do have one that I write in from time to time, but I hadn't thought of writing about things that happened back home.

[Voice]

[fabrecation]

[There's a long pause before Luke thinks to answer. All of those are things he thinks about, too. He likes looking up and seeing the fonbelt. He likes to see his friends looking at him with smiles on their faces after they accomplish something to help their world. He likes to sleep on the Albiore. He likes to go to his parents' room and see his mother, the corners of her eyes crinkling as she smiles at the sight of her son...

The message from the Malnosso made him think about all of these things, though his thoughts are divided thanks to a certain someone commenting to the post. If someone could live thanks to this... Even if the planet they were anchored to wasn't the best one...

He snaps out of his thoughts for a moment to glance down at the journal. ... Right, Ion was talking. And Luke can't help feeling a sting in his chest thanks to all that. Ion... Even if he went back, he wouldn't be able to enjoy those things unless he partnered with someone from Auldrant, maybe. Luke isn't sure if he understood that part of it. But still...]

... Writing it down helps.

[Voice]

[distressedude]

[Luke is one of the few people who would understand why this is such a heavy topic for him. Ion usually made it a point not to think about home too often, but with all of this... it was hard not to think about it.]

Perhaps I should consider keeping a diary like you?

[Voice]

[rocketpunch]

Woah, woah...hold on a sec. Just how long have you been in Luceti?

[Voice]

[distressedude]

Nearly two years by Luceti's calender, but it hasn't quite been a full year on Auldrant. I know there are others who've been here longer, but it still feels like such a long time to me.

[i_speak_softly]

[All of these sentiments are familiar to Don, though his thoughts on them have changed a lot, and not always linearly.]

Even if your life in Luceti has been good... do you ever wonder what you would be like now... if you had spent this time at home instead?

[distressedude]

["That's not possible." He thinks it, but knows better than to say it.]

I can't say that I have, actually. Though I know things would be very different from how they are now. There are many things in Luceti I have now that I don't think I could have ever had back home.

[coolportaljumper]

[Yugo hasn't been here for long, yet the sentiments are something that has started to get him curious. If he does remember his time in Luceti, will he be able to complete his mission back home? He doesn't want to think about the unknown, but sometimes it's inevitable.]

You're not rambling; you're thinking out loud. It's a good question. Unfortunately, you might not find an answer.

[distressedude]

To be honest, I'm not sure whether it's the sort of question that has an answer. But that doesn't mean it's not something worth thinking about sometimes, right?

[Of course, there's also usually a limit to how much you should think about something before you're just over-thinking it. It's something Ion still needs to work on.]

[voice]

[death_awaits_you]

[ Oh... That subject hits pretty close for Ryoji, and when he hears it, he stops to think about it for a long while. He's only been in Luceti for a little over a month, but it's already more than half the time he got to really live back home, so even this short time is amazing to him. Thus, it is with quiet joy that he at last speaks up. ]

Hm... I think I'd be happy to live here longer than I did back home. It's like getting a second change to do everything I never had the chance. But even so... memories are important, and I would hate to forget anything about home... Do you really think that might happen...? [ and a bit of worry creeps into his voice there. ]

[voice]

[distressedude]

I don't think if it'd be possible to forget everything, but forgetting the little things is a part of life, isn't it?

[He might almost sound a little unsure himself on that note. There's still not much there for him to forget, after all.]

[voice]

[tinyhealer]

It sounds like you have a lot to think about...

[voice]

[distressedude]

I do... though I should probably take care not to think about it too much.

filtered voice; s...so mean...

[trashed]

I heard that. [The added words at the end, that is.] Too bad you won't be able to go back to that world.

[........ouch, Sync. ouch. He's trying to bring Ion out of that little daydream and bring him crashing down on the ground. Isn't he sweet? 8D]

filtered voice;

[distressedude]

[Oh, it comes crashing down all right. The first thing he does it check for a filter -- oh, thanks for that -- and the second thing... is to stare.]

How do you know about that?

[He speaks quickly, too quickly. He has a good reason to be worried about this, and he's not quite thinking yet that perhaps it would be better than Sync not know why.]

[personafalsify]

... There are kind people here, too.

[ Hi replibro. This is how we awkwardly breech the topic of what happened a couple weeks ago. ]

[distressedude]

[You mean when they confessed their love for each other and kissed and cuddled for like a week straight?]

[Totally not awkward at all!]

...that's true. There are people here I'd never want to forget either.


[...he's totally not blushing right now, it's just because he's outside and it's cold, okay okay.]

[nothing, mwahahaha]

[i_am_not_cute]

[oh gods it's that green-haired buttmunch she ran into a couple of days ago --

-- or is it? This doesn't sound like him. Maybe...he's another person with DID, like Ginia and Alice?

Mrr. She's not responding, but she's got her eye on you, boy.]

[Written]

[antlioncyclone]

I wish you luck however you need it.

[Mewtwo knows that feel.

...home feels aside, he does want to get something confirmed....]

[Filtered 70%]

I met someone interesting a few days ago. His foul temper aside, he resembled you somehow.

[Voice] // Filtered 70%

[distressedude]

[Ion had just been about to voice a reply when that second part makes it through.]

[He almost considers trying to bump up that filter, but... for now, this was all right.]

...that was probably Sync. He's from the same world as me and Luke. [...] He didn't do anything, did he?

[voice]

[meteorical]

What makes you think you'll start to forget about your home?

[voice]

[distressedude]

I guess it's because the longer I'm here, the more I start to think of Luceti as my home. I don't think I could ever completely forget about my world, but it starts to seem like a possibility when you stop thinking about it as often...

[Voice] /totally didn't forget to tag this...

[knightofratatosk]

... I've lived here longer than I lived back in my own world. At first I thought it was kind of sad to, but... now I'm glad for it. I've met so many amazing people and learned so many things here that I don't think I'd want to change that.

[Voice] /ninjas a tag through hiatus like a boss

[distressedude]

[Well, that just begs the obvious question:]

How long have you been in Luceti?

[...it seems more polite to ask that than to ask how old he is, right?]