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[oversea]

HELLO

"What do you want?"

GOODBYE

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[oversea]

Not everyone is like that.

[ ... ]

It's a trait you shouldn't lose.

[aerodynamic]

Believe me, I'm trying not to. Sometimes I think that's what this place is trying to do though. Test us to see how far we'll bend before we break. I kinda hate it.

[oversea]

Mm. It's not making things easy for us.

... Have you felt like you've been making progress? With your shard.

[aerodynamic]

.. yeah, I think so. Different every week. Have you? I know we kinda talked about this before, but...

[oversea]

This week was the first one I made any progress. I was failing all the other weeks.

[aerodynamic]

[ there is a slightly relieved smile to that. ]

That's good. There's still time. [ a tilt of his head. ] What do you think you did differently this time?

[oversea]

I have no idea.

[aerodynamic]

[ this startles a laugh out of him, actually. ]

Okay, well... let's think about this. What all did you actually do this week?

[oversea]

[ he tries to think about it... ]

I complained more about the situation.

[aerodynamic]

[ thorns... ]

That's a start. Complained how, exactly?

[oversea]

To... other people...

[ he had... a conversation? ]

[aerodynamic]

On your own? [ remembers thorns coming to find him to hold hands. ] Maybe that's the difference. You weren't forced into it.

[oversea]

Oh.

[ he has to think about this. ]

Is it that easy...?

[aerodynamic]

Talking to other people? No, not always. [ says mr. chatterbox. ] But I do think it's easier when you have something to commiserate on, or something in common. You're in the same situation as everybody else. Of course if feels easy to complain about being stiff to someone else.

[oversea]

I feel like if I do that every week then it'll start to get old...

[aerodynamic]

[ you know i've reread my tag to you four times and i'm not sure stiff is even the word i wanted. anyway. ]

Considering some new bullshit happens every week, I sincerely doubt that. [ he just says it. ] This last week was a total nightmare, and whatever part of the maze we enter next is going to have its own new brand of messed up. Talking to each other and working through it is the only way we can make progress here.

[oversea]

[ i just accepted it.

but everyone being tortured by lust week but not me because i was too busy with cyoa.... ]

It is... sloth and greed left?

[aerodynamic]

[ the look of a man who is finally fully understanding these mazes are themed after the seven sins, officially. ]

... yeah, that sounds about right. [ ... ] Not the worst, but I do wonder what that's going to look like. Sloth could be dangerous if it means obstacles that'll slow us down.

[oversea]

[ it's okay the only reason thorns knows this is because someone else told him. they can never realize things together. ]

... True. I'd be concerned about exploring the maze.

[aerodynamic]

And yet the only way we're going to move ahead is by doing just that. Kinda feels like the whole "how much can you endure" thing again that we heard on our trip. [ he sighs briefly to that, taking a moment to think this over. ]

... if something comes up next week and you're worried about maybe falling behind again, come find me. I'll help however I can.

[oversea]

... Thanks.

If you need anything, I will return the favor.

[aerodynamic]

I appreciate it. [ genuinely. ]

... wanna stay in here for a little longer? I don't mind if you need more time to regroup before going back out there.