applechemist | Not Again | Catch All for Ash

... I don't think that's a good comparison.

Don't really know how else to explain it. 'Sides, it's a pretty personalised issue, so I'll work out how to deal with it myself.

Edited 2020-07-08 08:21 (UTC)

That sounds pretty lonely, though. Do you at least have people - friends back home - who can help you deal with it...?

Nope.

Hamel's classified. And even if people do find out, it's none of their business how I deal with it, or what I do about it.

I... I see.

You really like to keep things to yourself, don't you?

Everyone has secrets.

[ that's a yes. ]

It's not like anyone else can change anything, so why air all my dirty laundry?

[ For emotional support???? is this a trick question??? ]

Because people care about you...?

[ sounds??? false??? there is no therapy in zemuria ]

On some level, sure.

[ In what is probably not the most tactful response, Escha laughs lightly? ]

That's a weird response.

How so?

It's just a funny qualifier to put on something so simple.

It's not like anyone knew, or I could share what happened. Why would expect people to know enough to sympathise in the first place?

It's more like... When you do tell people, they're going to sympathize.

...

Sure. But that's... more for them than for me.

Is it?

Do you feel better after, y'know. Sympathising?

Not really. You don't seem to feel any better, so... No.

Some people might. Y'know, pat a guy on the head, say "there there" and feel better than they helped.

[ he shrugs, again. for lack of anything more to say on that. ]

It's not complicated. I was three. I'm mad about it, I wanted to know the truth about it but... it's kinda like a story that happened to some other kid at the same time.

I wonder.

[ she doesn't really believe that assessment of his, but oh well. ]

... I see. Well, then I suppose I'll stop bugging you about it.

We're kinda going in circles now, anyway. It's not like anyone could help me here anyway, even if it was shredding me to pieces or something.

[ ... ]

Of all the stupid things to drag along with us, it had to be memory sharing, huh?

It could be worse...?

How?

There were worse effects on the ship.

[ h u h ]

...

What like... emotion and sex related?

T-that's more direct than I wanted to be, b-but...!

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