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[help_wanted]

WHAT IN PERSON, YA FOOLS
WHERE anywhere
WHEN Day 8, evening

[ it's beginning to be summer -- or something like that, sort of. late spring? the weather has been warming up is the point and in the twilight of, well, now, the fireflies have also come out.

twinkling little stars that are actually bugs. Rather, slightly larger than the normal firefly -- in fact, perhaps they seem more like will o' the wisp sized.

But still, a lovely summer. If you follow one they may lead you (crashing into) the path of someone else.

Or the lake.

Definitely also the lake. ]

Comments

[punchiest]

Gotta be stronger than that.

[clocked_out]

[wow you are fucking tall]

Uh, I have definitely heard of Mars but as of the year 2013 I don't think people have even been on the planet yet.

[abardacttofollow]

Honestly, not to sound braggy, but everything about us has been. Someone just doesn't Lifebond twice, as far as I know—it's at least super rare. Though I guess the survival rate of a broken lifebond does factor into that.

[2beautiful2live]

[A long, dubious look. Like. Am I being fucked with?

Then a sigh as he let's it go. He did just fucking die, after all]

I don't know that much about Earth history. But you're saying you're from all the way back then?

[2beautiful2live]

Aa, you might be right. I've been able to rely on others for that for a long time.

[Watches his hand and squeezes it into a fist, then relaxes it.]

What do you think? You could train me up, and I could take care of the other stuff.

[punchiest]

Don't need any other stuff.

[2beautiful2live]

Sorry, how were you getting food again?

If you don't eat right, your punches get weak, you know.

[punchiest]

Don't think I'm simple. I've made it this far.

[2beautiful2live]

But you still haven't gotten there, yet, right? Even though you're the king?

[punchiest]

[ scowl intensifies ]

Some shit came up.

[2beautiful2live]

[God, another smile, another helpless little surrender gesture. He's so fighty.]

I don't think you can get there just by being the strongest. Probably what you need is more than any one person can do.

I could be wrong, maybe your place doesn't need anyone. But it sounds like you're already doing the best you can do alone.

[punchiest]

Said it was none of your business, yeah? You wanna keep talking and I'll shut you up.

[2beautiful2live]

[waves him down, not at all threatened.]

Like I said, I need to clean up and go find work. The offer stands, but obviously it's your call. I'll be around either way.

[punchiest]

Don't hold your breath.

[2beautiful2live]

Don't worry about that.

[Turns to go, waving over his shoulder.]

Good luck. I hope you find it.

[he sounds 100% sincere.]

[punchiest]

[ that he doesn't reply to just, rocks on his heels a little before snorting and

time to flop down for more sleep. ]

[clocked_out]

So I guess it might just be that some people are predisposed to them and some people aren't.

[clocked_out]

Dude, that is not even the weirdest shit you'll hear today. I'd shelve your disbelief for later and maybe focus on being dry.

[clocked_out]

hmm
im usually more of a japes and frolics kind of dude
not sure what to do with whoopies and shindigs

[abardacttofollow]

Oh, almost nobody develops a Lifebond. It's so, so rare to begin with. That's probably part of why it happening twice is in the realm of absurdity. I never thought I'd get one, I was, um, not a discerning young man.

[2beautiful2live]

Hah. I guess I suddenly don't have many pressing matters.

[Looks down at his suit and sort of picks at the jacket. Then sighs and takes the jacket off. It didn't show up against the maroon suit in the dark, but his undershirt makes it obvious he bled into it a lot.

He starts using the jacket to load up all the random shit that came out of the lake with him.]

Is there somewhere around here I can clean up?

[cannonbeauty]

[ In an act of totally failing to provide reassurance about her judge of character.

Or.

Just judgement in general. Help her ]

I talked to some people in the Internet. But I don't know their real names, but they did stuff like want to cook me dinner and exchange recipes, or help with figuring out how to use my phone, or look for people to start a gun club for practice...

As for those I've met in person, Eizen is an earth spirit and seafarer who calls himself cursed, but he's actually quite nice. He helped me navigate the shopping mall when we tried to get his smart phone fixed. There's also a very smart little girl who will be my teaching partner when we give cooking lessons. Her name is Ai.

[ It sounds like Jessica wants to adopt her already ]

I've only been here for a little more than a week, so I've talked to more people than that, but I don't know them as well. Some of them are a little unusual, but I don't want to jump to conclusions, either.

[ As if her conclusion will be anything other than that they're nice. ]

[punchiest]

. . . [ those do sound mostly normal but ] On the internet? [ what the fucko ]

Isn't that naive of you?

[hotsytotsybotsy]

how do you feel about humdingers and ripsnorters?

too intense for your primitive organic meat?

[clocked_out]

You sure as fuck do not.

[He takes a step closer so he can dig Orga's key out. Wow he did super die. That is a shit ton of blood. That is a significant amount of blood. Dave definitely stares at it for a moment because that is more blood than he's seen in a while. Shelves that feeling for later.]

You aren't still bleeding, right.