5th Castle: Advice [ANON TEXT]

[heartboop]

[Nora has a lot of stuff on her mind, and while she'd love to talk to someone about all of it, there's no one around. Either they're dealing with their own stuff, or she just doesn't know them well enough to just talk about her more personal problems.]

what do you do when you want to talk about something but no one's really around to talk to?

[Keeping the question anonymous because she doesn't want any of her friends to think she doesn't trust them. Which is kind of the case, but she doesn't want to make it a big deal.]

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[Anon Text]

[sonicosuper]

Back home, I would always talk to my cats. I could always guarantee that they would keep any secret! They were good at comfort, not so good at advice.

Opening up to people is hard. I've heard that making new friend is a good thing to do so you have more people to talk to.

[Anon Text]

[heartboop]

never thought about getting a cat.

[But how would Blake feel about her keeping a cat? Hmm...]

the whole making new friends part isn't that easy...

[Anon Text]

[sonicosuper]

Do you think we can keep them in this world? I haven't looked for a pet store yet!

IKR? Some people make it sound like all you have to do is say hi to someone and then they are your friend! I think it is harder than that. But...I think I might have started to make friends here, totally by mistake!

[Anon Text]

[heartboop]

Who says we can't keep them??

Well, yeah, that too! that's not the only reason. Not everyone is what they seem sometimes, so it's not like I can trust anyone anymore. It's good to know making friends is still a thing here though!

[Anon Text]

[sonicosuper]

No one! I don't know! I haven't checked with my landlord!

I don't know who you are, and maybe I don't know you at all. But it could just be that you haven't met the right person to trust yet.

[Anon Text]

[heartboop]

Probably a good thing to do first.

That's definitely the case. The one person I trusted in the whole entire universe isn't here right now, so...I'm stuck.

[A cat sounds like a good idea, though.]

[Anon Text]

[sonicosuper]

Me too.

It's easier for others - they get here and they already have a bunch of friends around. It's harder starting from scratch.

But this seems to be a good way to talk about things, keeping ourselves a secret. Maybe I should try it some time.

[Anon Text]

[heartboop]

I started with lots of friends here, but I can imagine how hard it could be starting from zero and working your way up.

It's nice, but way too public! Plus, you've gotta be sneaky about what you say or you'll get found out!

[Video]

[youfool]

[Not anon because Ted's not that careful.]

Mm, well, you can be patient and wait for them, or be impatient and seek them out. I like the latter, myself, even if it's a bit less graceful.

[Anon Text]

[sonicosuper]

Did they disappear...? *Because surely if they were truly friends with this person they wouldn't find a way home and then go without them*

That's a good point! I don't think I'm sneaky enough for this xD

voice

[creativedifferences]

[Ibuki's not bothering with anon. Not like she has anything to say she doesn't want her name attached to.]

Hmm. Well, sometimes Ibuki talks about it to herself? Though that doesn't really do much if I need advice so...then I talk to people I don't know. I figure, if they're a stranger anyway, what they think of me afterwards doesn't matter, right?

[Then again, Ibuki doesn't exactly find it hard to talk to people anyway.]

[stairsbro]

talk about it to myself
but thats probably not even remotely health
you could find a totally neutral party to unload on
like not a friend friend just
someone willing to listen
who can then become a friend friend

[Anon Text]

[ranunculus_funesta]

The buttercup always had trouble typing on this newfangled device, but if it potentially stopped this boredom... Anyways anonymity was a plus, since over text nobody knows you're a flower.

Where I'm from, it's tradition to talk to an Echo Flower, they always listen and remember. Though that also can be a problem, since then anyone can come by and hear what they repeat.

[anon text]

[offwithhishat]

Find a healthy way to channel your emotions. Creative outlets are useful.

But keep trying to find someone, too.

[text]

[followthetwine]

Back in my old home, I had this lovely mirror I spent many nights talking to. It was one of the best listeners I found. Though sometimes I'd also talk to the rats, or the flowers. Oh, and sometimes the cats down in Darktown!

Really much better listeners than most people I've across.

[Anon Text]

[heartboop]

Some did, yeah.

[She wouldn't think anyone from her world would wanna go back to where they came from.]

[Video]

[heartboop]

[Oh, Ted...why is she not surprised by his answer?]

I don't think I'll do that second part. Maybe more of the first.

voice

[heartboop]

[That girl again!]

It's not really what they'll think of me, but who they know, and plus I wouldn't talk about personal stuff to strangers.

[heartboop]

Do people really like talking to themselves?

[She's noticing a trend...]

[Anon Text]

[heartboop]

Those aren't here, right?

[anon text]

[heartboop]

Are cats a good option?

The search is still going on. It might be a while, though.

[text]

[heartboop]

[There are a lot of crazy people in this world.]

But why a mirror?

[anon text]

[offwithhishat]

I can tell you from experience that cats fix a large number of problems.

The wait can be hard but when you find a good person in the end it's worth it.

[anon text]

[heartboop]

I don't mind the wait but how long can I really go without someone to talk to? I feel like I'll burst if I wait like months!

A cat is looking like a great idea right now.

[text]

[followthetwine]

Why not a mirror? Is it really the strange compared to talking to oneself? Or these... Phone device things?