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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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yeah the thing that you're never going to be able to do because you're dead sounds nice

that isn't exactly a good thing

Maybe I could do it here.

:)

yeah stuck on a spaceship in the cold void of the unknown seems like the best place for it

I don't mind the cold or the void. The unknown can be conquered. And there are worse places to look at the stars than space.

Don't let this upset you. This isn't a bad thing.

:)

exactly what part of this isn't bad

I know what isn't bad for me. I am with what I consider to be beloved. I was able to meet you, and other people. There are things I would never have done if I hadn't been here. Life is progress, and new experiences encourage that progress. So I am living.

The next step is for you to also find the things that aren't so bad.

there's one obstacle to that

can you guess

[...]

"Nothing is good"?

got it in one

Does the idea that maybe that isn't true intimidate you?

why would it

A change for the better is still a change. When you're used to something bad, something good is the unknown. That can be frightening.

Besides that, being wrong can mean having your perception challenged. That's also uncomfortable. When you believe that things are a certain way, and you come to find that they are not, what does it say about you? About what you know and have learned?

Don't you think?

i'm not afraid of change or being wrong, that's not the problem here

Would you like to tell me?

when's the last time you got your hopes up for something and it didn't blow up in your face

[That hits closer to home than he'd thought it would. He's glad she can't see him wince.]

That shouldn't stifle hope completely.

why not

is there a point when it's just going to hurt more eventually

If you don't have hope, you don't have anything. Hope precedes faith.

"I hope I wake up tomorrow." "I hope I can do it." "I hope that person loves me."

"I will wake up tomorrow." "I can do it." "That person loves me."

I have hope for you. Because of that, I have faith in you. So, I'm able to believe that there's a good thing waiting for you.

And, Opal, it hurts more to have no hope at all.

man it's like three am i'm going crazy now's not a good time to talk about this

It is late. I'm sure you need to rest.

We can talk about it whenever you want to, though.

you too if you require sleep

i'm good but thanks

Actually, I don't! But it's nice to do.

Any time, Opal. :)

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