case 22 | bbs + locked action

[bratbeyond]

Hey Garden,

Is it weird to think about making a will for when you go back home? We're all twiddling our thumbs until Compression randomly takes us back - except that's the thing. It takes us without warning. So has anyone thought about what they'd do for the people they'd leave behind?

I know we won't be here forever, but it feels slagged dumb to know that our friends may not necessarily get a proper goodbye. Or our stuff. I've still got some of my old roommates' things, since no one else wanted them, though it feels kinda weird.

If you guys haven't planned one, is it because you think you won't be here long? Or for some other reason? I'm just curious, I guess.

[His post is unsigned, since hell if he'll admit to writing this, but most SeeDs and Instructors should be able to figure out it's him.]

[action]

[Sometime after he makes the BBS post, Day's back in his room, playing video games as usual. He's on break, so he's decided to start a playthrough of an old Batman-based video game.

After half an hour of playing, he irrationally throws the controller at the screen and glances over at Ahki's room. He's not sure if his twin's in at the moment, or if he's still at Obel Lake, but... if anyone can (unknowingly) make him feel better about his life and his choices, it's his twin. The game's still on, and he's not particularly sure he likes watching Batman die thanks to an ill-placed batarang, but video games - for once - have lost their appeal.]

Comments

[bbs]

[espio]

I don't really want to think about going home, so I haven't considered it.

But no, it's not weird.

[bbs]

[bratbeyond]

Really? You like it better than your world? [He knows perfectly well why, but he's gotta keep up appearances.]

Good. I've been considering it for a while, but never got around to finishing it.

[bbs]

[espio]

You could say that. I haven't made the full details much of a secret, though.

Can I have your comics? The decent ones.

[bbs]

[bratbeyond]

I guess I wasn't paying attention then.

[PM]

Was I that obvious? All my comics are decent, so you can just have the whole collection.

[bbs]

[scatterflower]

I haven't... but I don't exactly have anything yet. I kinda just got here a couple of weeks ago.

[bbs]

[bratbeyond]

That's pretty new. How do you feel about Garden so far?

[bbs]

[scatterflower]

It's definitely alright so far. It's a lot different from what I'm used to though.

[bbs]

[bratbeyond]

Were there mercenary schools on your world? We had something called West Point, but it's not like this.

[seethelanterns]

I haven't really thought about that. But I guess....it might be something to consider. I should at least think about writing some notes to say goodbye.

- Rapunzel

[bratbeyond]

I don't know if you "should," but I've been wanting to write something for a while in case I leave randomly and not of my own free will.

[seethelanterns]

Yeah, it doesn't seem like a bad idea. I mean, Merlin left earlier and I would have liked to get the chance to say goodbye to him.

[BBS]

[rewritethis]

People don't always get any goodbyes, proper or not. That's not dumb, just real life.

Not a bad idea, though. I'd put together if I was optimistic.

[BBS]

[bratbeyond]

Real life sucks. :|

You think it's not worth the effort for yourself? You have to have someone that likes you.

[rewritethis]

Whether or not that's true, like I said: not optimistic. Gave up expecting an easy way out a while ago.

[hotpinkwhirlwind]

I haven't written one because I don't really expect to leave.

[Un-freaking-signed.]

[bratbeyond]

Does that mean you want to stay, or that you just think you'll be here for a while?

[hotpinkwhirlwind]

I think I'm stuck here.

[senseofjustice]

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[bratbeyond]

You really think it's not worth it? People'll still remember you somehow.

[action]

[worthyheir]

[Damian is, in fact, in his room, looking through reports. Sure, he'd known the gist of running an empire, but actually running one was an entirely different beast. It was amazing how time consuming things could be.]

[action]

[bratbeyond]

[He doesn't want to interrupt, but those reports look way more boring than his video games.]

Don't you have people for that kind of thing? [He's mostly curious; his parents didn't sift through paperwork that often.]

[action]

[worthyheir]

You're assuming that I trust other people to handle this.

[BBS]

[fierybluebird]

No, that's not strange, that's being well-prepared.

[A little hesitant, what can he say to help it? Anything? Marco himself won't write one, because he expects to be the last one standing. That's always going to be the case, isn't it? No matter what world...]

Come do something with me, okay?

- Marco

[BBS]

[bratbeyond]

Sure SeeD Marco, but are you sure you meant me and not someone else? :|

I can meet you wherever in about 10 minutes

[someone's a little bummed that his ID's so recognizable! First Espio and now Marco? ... on the upside, he's at least grateful he got the offer.]

[BBS]

[fierybluebird]

Quite sure, if you're not too busy. It's not an order after all.

See you there.

- Marco

[Poor Damian, so unaware that the SeeDs and teachers have a list.]