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Who: natalie goodman
Broadcast: yes!
Action: on the pathstone, if you want to know why she's up at a ridiculous hour of the night
When: 5/25 during an aforementioned ridiculous hour

we're still stuck on this poison shithole and everyone hates it so let's talk about something that doesn't 100% suck for once okay?

what's the first thing you're going to do when you make it home and out of the void of space

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nope

the earlier you put them in the more likely you are to get in, by now i could technically apply places still but there are no spots left so i'd just get rejected

& it's basically impossible to get a full ride if you switch to another school after your first year

Pretty please?

I completely forgot about the full ride thing. That's stupid.

Do programs like that require internships at some point? Or something similar? You could always spend that year getting experience of some kind.

can i ask something

Of course. Should I brace for sarcasm?

not really

i mean

"why do you care" sounds kind of snotty but in the least snotty way possible, why do you care?

It doesn't sound snotty.

Is it a cheating answer to say I'm a teacher - or will be - so I'm a little biased?

It might sound corny or nerdy but whenever people talk about going on to college past high school I want to encourage it. I mean, it might also be because I went to school in the 50s so it's a different time, but getting an education is important. And music is an entirely different entity in that respect, because it seems like you're doing something you love, too. So why wouldn't I care?

i guess?

idk it's just kind of weird

i mean not that you're weird though you probably are BUT THE POINT IS i'm not used to talking about stuff like this with people i don't know very well i guess

I'm a nerd, I think I'm weird by default.

That makes sense, though. Sorry if it was weird, but I like hearing about these kind of things.

even if i'm a pessimistic smartass?

Even then. I have my pessimistic moments too.

must be nice to be able to turn it off

I wouldn't say I turn it off. But I'm not nearly as optimistic as some of the people here.

yeah? how so?

Well for one, you caught me on a good day.

But I tend to expect the worst rather than hoping for the best a lot. Not a very optimistic outlook.

then why were you telling me not to be pessimistic like ten minutes ago

Because "going home" is the only thing I'm not pessimistic about.

Do as I say, not as I do.

why that one thing

There's a lot going on back home and I need to get back to it. Good stuff, mostly. But I have to believe it'll happen, for more than just my own reasons.

do the things going on at home have any influence over finding a way back there?

[hmm, this is getting a little too personal for him to be talking about openly, so he switches over to private]

What those things mean do. I'm not the only one here invested in those things, either. I try to keep positive about it for someone else's sake as well as my own.

how do they affect your ability to get home?

If I didn't have that, I wouldn't want to go home or bother trying to find a way back. For a long time I didn't want to leave Kyriakos, either.

so it makes you more determined

a lot of people here are determined and nobody's found a way

I know. But it doesn't mean anyone's given up, either.

what's the last you heard about someone trying to escape

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