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[experiencepoints]

Who: A ~mysterious anonymous poster~ and you
Broadcast: Anonymous text
Action: In her room on the Bishop, if you really want to say hello
When:

[It's taken Nightingale a while to figure out how to make the anonymous text function work, and even longer to decide it's worthwhile to post. Still, she doesn't have anything else to do, and this has been eating at her for a while...]

I realized recently it's been over a year since I was last home.
Over a year since I've ever seen anyone from my world, even.
And that year has been kind of a mess.
Now I'm two crazy worlds removed from home, and it's not looking like I'll get to go back anytime soon.
It's just now really starting to sink in.
I'm starting to get homesick, I guess.
But I know there's a bunch of people here who have been here even longer than I have.
Or have a lot more pressing things to get back to.
So... How do you cope?
How can you deal with this for so long?
After this long, my usual distractions aren't really working so well anymore.

Comments

[mikangirl]

intelligent and reasonable friends should look at how drastically you've changed and realise there might be something to what you say
honestly
have some faith in them

[experiencepoints]

I have faith in them.
I just know they have no reason to believe me.

[mikangirl]

Doesn't mean they won't.
Don't overthink it. You'll drive yourself into a corner just imagining all the worst things.

[Trust her, she's an expert.]

[experiencepoints]

Does telling someone not to think about something ever actually work?
If I actually could tell my mind what to think, I would do that in an instant.

[mikangirl]

well then you wouldn't exactly be very human
no it doesn't work
but you can at least acknowledge you're overthinking things


sleeping on it often helps, too

[experiencepoints]

I've been sleeping a lot, and it hasn't helped yet...

[mikangirl]

that's because you're wallowing
if you really insist on wallowing at least do it in style
go to a bar and tell all your troubles to the bartender
that's what they're for

[experiencepoints]

Well, I have been at the bar a lot lately.

[mikangirl]

The classy one or the rough one?

[experiencepoints]

Both.
Rough one's better at getting me smashed, though.

[mikangirl]

[She's got bad news for you Nightingale.

She's the bartender at the rough one. You've just heavily narrowed down who it could be she's speaking to.]

You shouldn't drink too much
I mean I love drinking but don't drink to the point you'll feel sick the next day
You'll just get into a vicious cycle

That being said the rough one has really good food too
And the bartender's cute

[SHE CAN'T RESIST OKAY]

[experiencepoints]

Yeah, I know.
I had escaped that cycle for a while.
Which bartender? I don't really pay attention while I'm there.

[mikangirl]

[She nearly replies with WHAT BUT I'M SO CUTE HOW COULD YOU jsyk]

Either or. Depends on your preference really.

[Out of fairness to Fenris.]

[experiencepoints]

My preference is enabling me to get drunk.

[mikangirl]

In that case definitely try the redhead. She likes drinking with people.

[experiencepoints]

Is it okay for a bartender to be drinking on the job?

[mikangirl]

An excellent point!
You should ask her that sometime.

[experiencepoints]

With how much you're talking her up, it's sounding like you think there's other things I should be asking her.

[mikangirl]

[Possibly she has oversold this.]

Like what?

[experiencepoints]

Sounds like you think someone should be asking her out.

[mikangirl]

[spittAKE

Please hold, technical problems. Like choking on her drink. She'll get back to you in a moment.]

Well I suppose you could try
but I don't know if you'll get very far

[experiencepoints]

[If only she knew it got that reaction. She has no intention of actually doing it, but she mostly just wants to fuck with Nami.]

Really?
Why not?

[mikangirl]

[Yeah she has a feeling you're onto her.]

she only dates people with money

[So there.]

[experiencepoints]

You sure seem to know a lot about her tastes.

[mikangirl]

That's hardly surprising given the circumstances.

[She's not gonna hide it now. It does mean she's probably forfeited her chance to work out who this really is, but hey. At least she's distracted you for a bit.]