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Who: Celeste Blackwell and the fleet
Broadcast: Fleetwide
Action: Can be found sulking around the SS Golden kitchen
When: Feb 6, evening

[The last time this girl appeared on the network, she was in quite a hot rage, so it might be odd to see her looking quiet and pensive now. Sad, despite a slight smile, to those who really look closely.]

I've been away for awhile - don't ask, I don't quite understand it myself - but apparently I've come back just in time for Valentine's Day to be around the corner. And normally I'd be the last person to bring up something like this, but...

[But what? She doesn't say, just asks her question.]

... have you ever been in love? What were they like? What really made you think "My god, this is the one" when there are so many other people out there who might've been just as good? And I mean, if you're in love right now and you still want to answer, it needn't be past tense. I suppose - I just don't quite understand this either, I never have, but that doesn't stop it from happening.

[She appears to be at a loss for a moment, before shaking her head and chuckling to herself.]

My mates would laugh themselves sick if they could hear me now.

[And that's all.]

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[ A smile flickers on his lips. ]

Don't worry about it. As long as you've got the basic idea, it doesn't bother me if it's a little off.

[ He pauses, then adds. ]

And you're right... we've all got our problems.

I appreciate that. [And the smile, even if it's a small one. He's not exactly dour, but she gets the sense that smiles from him are something to be appreciated regardless.]

That's something these sorts of places have been very good for, in my experience - even if this is only my second go at one. I've learned very quickly that my problems can't begin to measure up to the sort people can have in some universes, and a bit of perspective can be a very good thing.

It's the old adage that someone always has it worse, huh?

[ Shinjiro shrugs slightly. ]

It's not wrong, but it's a bit daunting to think about that scope.

It's worthless as a platitude, I'll give you that, no comfort at all. You really do need to see it firsthand before it has any value.

[And memories of exactly that flash through her memory for a moment, all the very visible signs of torturous lives that she saw in Eudio, until she has to close her eyes and shake her head to make it pass.]

You're not wrong either, though. If you stretch your mind too far in that direction, how very different things can be with an endless number of universes to take into account, the very concept of reality itself can get rather blurry. You learn where to draw the lines for the sake of your sanity, regardless of how open-minded you'd like to be.

Keep some perspective, but don't think too hard about it, huh?

[ He nods his head slightly. ]

It's not a bad way to look at things.

Yes, exactly. There's simply no call for judgment, at least not right from the off - truly terrible people are terrible people regardless of universe, but it does pay to let them prove it first.

[ He goes a little contemplative at that. ]

That sounds about right to me.

Well, then. You must have quite a good head on your shoulders yourself.

[She gives him a small, but very genuine, smile.]

[ Shinjiro smiles, a brief flicker on his face. ]

Thanks. I try to, at least.

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