22nd Automail | Video

[brbgettingwrench]

[Winry turned on the feed and was currently surrounded by books on robotics as well as some medical journals. She figured that if her off time if she didn't have anything job related to do she would learn other things. The downside was she found she didn't really have much of a social life. She figured she should really change that since her only close friend was currently Eliot.]

I have a question. Does anyone here find it hard to want to form and gain connections here because of the possibility of them going home?

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[justicereigns]

Yes. But in my home world it was because they might die. I'm a marine, at constant war, so everything could be sacrificed without warning.

Some people are good at dealing with that kind of thing no matter what, but I'm not. No matter what world I'm in.

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[brbgettingwrench]

I'm sorry to hear about your world. [She could actually understand that worry, though since some time ago that would have been a worry of her own.] And I understand that worry too. Back at home fighting and wars were always a possibility. The same with people getting hurt or killed. [She was at least glad that it wasn't the case from what she now remembered at least.]

I think I would be the same as you thinking about it. Not good at dealing with it.

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[justicereigns]

I'm not sure how some people handle it well either. Is it a personality thing? Just a different outlook? They seem more easy come easy go in general, and have dozens of friends. I can't handle that. Not even conceptually.

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[the_galaxyfairy]

Maybe it is because I do not see the whole picture ...

... but losing someone is always inevitable. Sickness, war or distance. There are a lot of reasons for it. It doesn't only happen here either. I imagine the same dangers are the same back in your world.

Does being here in this place make it different?

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[brbgettingwrench]

I guess it is in a way because of the fact the friends we make aren't from the world we come from. So if they go it means we never see them again.

In war at least those we lose can be remembered, but when they go back they might forget us completely and really that's kind of sad to think about.

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[the_galaxyfairy]

Even if you both are from the same world, the possibility is still there. You both could be looking at the same sky ... living on the same planet ... but that doesn't mean you are going to see them again ...

[ Sheryl has lost family, friends and lover before coming here, so at the moment she doesn't feel like the change of location feels different. ]

I see. So you are afraid of being forgotten?

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[orlokbutterfly]

[Well this sure is poking at a still open wound.]

At this point, I'm inclined to say formin' relations here is pointless. This shithole will inevitably tear them away, so really, why bother?

[There might be three years worth of bitterness in his tone.]

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[brbgettingwrench]

That is what I wonder sometimes. Like I still have a close friend here, thankfully. But I do have that thought of why bother outside of that.

[Most of the people she knew had been gone a while and she wondered if that was why she still struggled slightly.]

Guess I am trying to figure out why others try even though it keeps happening.

[orlokbutterfly]

Human nature, most likely. Attraction to other people is just a natural thing that happens whether you want it to or not.

[He scoffs, glancing away from the video.]

I'm certainly well beyond wanting to bother. Three years of this bullshit is tiring.

[And those three years don't even count everything he lost before coming here.]

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[cool_skeleton]

NOPE! CONNECTIONS AND FRIENDSHIPS ARE GREAT!

[He can say that because it hasn't happened to him. Yet.]

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[brbgettingwrench]

I know they are great, but after important people close to you leave and in one case twice that happened. I just wonder if I can keep that up.

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[cool_skeleton]

ALAS, WE CANNOT HANG OUT WITH EVERYONE ALL THE TIME. BECAUSE THAT WOULD MAKE IT DIFFICULT TO HANG OUT WITH DIFFERENT PEOPLE AT DIFFERENT TIMES! IF PEOPLE LEAVE, JUST WAIT FOR THEM TO COME BACK!!

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[donquixotic]

For me, there's no going home. So there's no issue with that. But I can see how it would make it hard for people with something to return to.

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[brbgettingwrench]

I'm sorry to hear that, but it's more the people from other worlds. Like... It's easy to bond quickly with someone from ones own world, but another where the possibility of them going and forgetting about you is another matter.

Plus it kind of hurts of you are close.

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[donquixotic]

Most people gravitate towards what they know. It's easier that way. But is it worth not forming bonds because of the risk of being forgotten?

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[anamnestik]

If that’s a concern, then you’re going to live a pretty lonely life, Mortal.

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[brbgettingwrench]

Hello, grumpy.

[At least it wasn't Mister Grumpy as a joke.]

It's just a question, seeing if people find it hard or not and if one way or another why. I was hoping it would be helpful in a way.

[anamnestik]

What's up, Sunshine? [Listen to that dry attempt at humor.

He sighs loudly.]

At the end of your lives, you mortals will all be separated anyway. The situation here just isn't death-separation. You should be more excited.

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[ubiquitously]

Being able to live in the same time and space as a soul you could love is a miracle. I think instead of worrying about departing, it makes more sense to be grateful for meeting.

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[brbgettingwrench]

But how can one do that without worrying?

[ubiquitously]

You're not going to stop worrying about loved ones, so why not embrace it? Focus on making every moment count, so that you don't regret it if you're apart later.

[Anonymous text because there's no way in hell he's going to let anyone see him being this mushy]

[xlvii]

No. The price of love is heartbreak. That doesn't mean you give up on it.

[Anonymous text because there's no way in hell he's going to let anyone see him being this mushy]

[brbgettingwrench]

Then what can one do? Just deal with it?

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[light_of_willpower]

Yes. But I also kind of feel like I can't let it stop me? I've already lost too many people over the years in my own life. Here...here there is a chance they might come back, which isn't something I've ever really had before.

But it's definitely hard, and I've had to wrestle with my feelings about it quite a lot.

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[brbgettingwrench]

Since you had to wrestle with your feelings then, how did you get over it?