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RegularDefender MAYONNAISE from Blighty Since: Nov, 2012 Relationship Status: Singularity
MAYONNAISE
#1283851: Nov 18th 2017 at 2:31:56 AM

Oh definitely.

You seem to have it rather easier than either of us, Sam.

...

And honestly, yes.

My situation could have been better. But I made some bad decisions.

1.5 imperial gallons of tea were consumed during the writing of this post
Tatsumar Since: Mar, 2011
#1283852: Nov 18th 2017 at 2:33:28 AM

You could be called to the warzone at any moment. I'm just a kid on the run from home...

I'm a shame to my own kind... Going against our rituals for selfish reasons...

You don't seem like a bad person, sir.

edited 18th Nov '17 2:34:25 AM by Tatsumar

Deer
4maskwolf Since: Apr, 2015 Relationship Status: Barbecuing
#1283853: Nov 18th 2017 at 2:35:12 AM

"Well I wouldn't say that. And everyone makes bad decisions, the real question is just how bad they were."

SR3NORMANDY Problem Child from N/A - In constant flux Since: Jul, 2012
Problem Child
#1283854: Nov 18th 2017 at 2:36:12 AM

-A kiss, this one to the cheek-

-Not like the ones before, this one is softer, kinder-

-Less desperate-

What if there’s no better word than just not saying anything?
RegularDefender MAYONNAISE from Blighty Since: Nov, 2012 Relationship Status: Singularity
MAYONNAISE
#1283855: Nov 18th 2017 at 2:37:46 AM

-clears his throat, awkwardly-

The decisions I made were incredibly bad and follow me to this day.

And I'm ambivalent about the other decision that has sort of defined my life, but that one's the only reason I'm even here today.

Sorry to be vague.

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Tatsumar Since: Mar, 2011
#1283856: Nov 18th 2017 at 2:40:39 AM

It's fine. You don't have to spill your secrets into my ear. That would be rude of me.

... I stole a ship and flew all the way to Earth to avoid all my responsibilities.

My family... probably had another child in order to forget about me. It's better to think of it like that...

Deer
4maskwolf Since: Apr, 2015 Relationship Status: Barbecuing
#1283857: Nov 18th 2017 at 2:43:31 AM

"Secrets secrets are no fun, unless they're shared with oh who am I kidding."

Samantha walked back to the spot she'd been seated in earlier, "If that's the way you want to think, I guess there's no way to stop you from thinking that way. Is that really what you culture is like?"

Tatsumar Since: Mar, 2011
#1283858: Nov 18th 2017 at 2:45:27 AM

Perhaps... Most likely. I've been too scared to answer or send messages on my ship.

I don't want to confirm it...

oh god i nuked your post sorry

edited 18th Nov '17 2:46:01 AM by Tatsumar

Deer
RegularDefender MAYONNAISE from Blighty Since: Nov, 2012 Relationship Status: Singularity
MAYONNAISE
#1283859: Nov 18th 2017 at 2:45:27 AM

Perhaps... Most likely. I've been too scared to answer or send messages on my ship.

I don't want to confirm it...

oh god i nuked your post sorry

edited 18th Nov '17 2:46:01 AM by Tatsumar

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ImmortalFaust sess10n status: l0st from a spaceship in hell Since: Nov, 2013 Relationship Status: Faithful to 2D
sess10n status: l0st
#1283860: Nov 18th 2017 at 2:46:13 AM

Eires loosened up and looked at Sandra with a smile, a reassured echo of that cocky, shaken grin they usually had. Eyes almost-but-not-quite watering, looking like....not death itself, that was too on-the-nose, but tired, worn down and out, Eires leaned on Sandra and took her hand in theirs.

[forum cryptid: it/it's]
4maskwolf Since: Apr, 2015 Relationship Status: Barbecuing
#1283861: Nov 18th 2017 at 2:47:53 AM

"Yeah yeah, I got one. Did you even 'see' combat before running? Or is this one of those things where the mere thought of war was terrifying itself?"

I mentioned this in the discord already, but "yeah yeah I got one" is a reference to Reg Def's post that is now below mine.

edited 18th Nov '17 2:49:34 AM by 4maskwolf

RegularDefender MAYONNAISE from Blighty Since: Nov, 2012 Relationship Status: Singularity
MAYONNAISE
#1283862: Nov 18th 2017 at 2:48:03 AM

Mmm...

-stands there silently for a moment-

So... just to be clear.

You both have an earth, right?

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Tatsumar Since: Mar, 2011
#1283863: Nov 18th 2017 at 2:49:51 AM

I knew what I'd be fighting if I ever got on the battlefield...

... If I went out there... it'd be suicide. I'm too young to be eaten!

Erm, yes. I visited Earth...

edited 18th Nov '17 2:50:19 AM by Tatsumar

Deer
RegularDefender MAYONNAISE from Blighty Since: Nov, 2012 Relationship Status: Singularity
MAYONNAISE
#1283864: Nov 18th 2017 at 2:50:58 AM

Al right...

Second question.

Do you both know what year it is?

I'm in 2016 back home.

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4maskwolf Since: Apr, 2015 Relationship Status: Barbecuing
#1283865: Nov 18th 2017 at 2:52:19 AM

"Oh? And what makes you think it would be suicide," Samantha is no longer keeping her eyes flickering between the two, as they now bore straight into the transformed andalite, "I left in 2017, barring weird time dialation it should be the same year."

Get ninja'd

edited 18th Nov '17 2:54:11 AM by 4maskwolf

Tatsumar Since: Mar, 2011
#1283866: Nov 18th 2017 at 2:52:31 AM

... I left Earth in the year 2017. I'm going by Earth time, of course.

Because... I wasn't as strong as the other Andalites. I'd stumble and fall all the time. I couldn't beat anyone in our combat routines...

I couldn't stop shaking every time they showed us what the enemy has done to other species. I was frightened...

edited 18th Nov '17 2:54:14 AM by Tatsumar

Deer
SR3NORMANDY Problem Child from N/A - In constant flux Since: Jul, 2012
RegularDefender MAYONNAISE from Blighty Since: Nov, 2012 Relationship Status: Singularity
MAYONNAISE
#1283868: Nov 18th 2017 at 2:58:30 AM

That's- a rather huge coincidence, going by this place.

Both of you just a year ahead of me.

To be honest, I'm rather surprised.

Okay, good to know.

-he snapped out of his investigative tone, as he listened to Jovek's explanation-

So... their propaganda convinced you to be scared. Rather than motivated you to fight.

Happens to a lot of people, I'd imagine...

1.5 imperial gallons of tea were consumed during the writing of this post
4maskwolf Since: Apr, 2015 Relationship Status: Barbecuing
#1283869: Nov 18th 2017 at 3:00:18 AM

"It may, but one would think a culture that devoted to warfare and with an enemy as powerful as this one seems to be would have some kind of psyops or therapy to help with exactly this kind of thing. Am I wrong?"

Tatsumar Since: Mar, 2011
#1283870: Nov 18th 2017 at 3:01:46 AM

It wasn't just propaganda, it was the truth.

A Taxxon's hunger never fades... and the way it eats... it's quite messy...

You can never forget the screams of their victims...

So you're saying I should take therapy... until what? When I'm really to throw away my life on a battlefield? I didn't ask to fight in the first place!

edited 18th Nov '17 3:06:54 AM by Tatsumar

Deer
RegularDefender MAYONNAISE from Blighty Since: Nov, 2012 Relationship Status: Singularity
MAYONNAISE
#1283871: Nov 18th 2017 at 3:04:26 AM

-to Sam-

Therapy wouldn't work for everyone. Especially someone who doesn't want it in the first place...

-to Jovek-

But... it's important to have a plan. You can't run without looking where you're going.

Even though I've been in hiding for now the majority of my life, I've always kept something to work on, and something to do that isn't just running.

1.5 imperial gallons of tea were consumed during the writing of this post
ImmortalFaust sess10n status: l0st from a spaceship in hell Since: Nov, 2013 Relationship Status: Faithful to 2D
sess10n status: l0st
#1283872: Nov 18th 2017 at 3:04:57 AM

"Mmnn." Eires articulated in such a way to express a contentment with the situation.

They drew their legs up and slowly, all the insecurity and worry and anxiety running through and out, filtered through some psychic sieve that left only security and comfort intact.

[forum cryptid: it/it's]
Tatsumar Since: Mar, 2011
#1283873: Nov 18th 2017 at 3:06:33 AM

I... I had a plan! It's why I want to live on Earth... And I always wanted to explore the universe anyway... I discovered this planet all on my own, anyways...

Deer
4maskwolf Since: Apr, 2015 Relationship Status: Barbecuing
#1283874: Nov 18th 2017 at 3:06:53 AM

Sam turned her head and watched Jack for a moment before turning back to Jovek, a small frown gracing her face, "I'm merely enquiring. Obviously the military life wasn't for you, and you got out when you had the chance. So, you've found this place, do you intend to stay here?"

edited 18th Nov '17 3:07:17 AM by 4maskwolf

Tatsumar Since: Mar, 2011
#1283875: Nov 18th 2017 at 3:09:52 AM

... Well, I'll stay here until either it gets too dangerous, or I feel like I can go back to Earth...

If I was born a female I would have never been drafted...

Deer

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