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Who: Anyone
When: Day 55, late morning
Where: Anywhere
What: Life in Thusia (mingle)

[So, it's still early enough to get a full day's work done, and there's much to do around the HQ.

As people know by now, Level 4 has mostly been cleared of active nature, though farther from the apartments near the stairs there are still the remains of vines and moss and dirt on the buildings and floors. Fallen trees and tangled roots still clog up the area around the buildings which must have once been shops.

Aside from the library claimed by Henrietta and perhaps few other establishments, they are doorless, and inside those abandoned buildings there is still evidence of old equipment and rotted furniture waiting to be re-purposed, broken down for offerings, or thrown out if it's beyond use.

There's not much fresh plantlife left here to collect for offerings, but plenty of cleaning to be done, perhaps in Eizon's name, in exchange for the electricity flowing through whatever fixtures people have acquired by now, or as an offering of kindness in exchange for water...

Up on the fifth level, nature stubbornly continues to prowl.]

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[FFFFFFF p-pulling awaaaay]

That's not my problem.

[Nope, hands on your shoulders.]

Just because there's one bad experience, or several, doesn't mean it's always bad to have people close to you.

[Well what if I pull away from that too? >(]

Just leave me alone.

[I'll step forward and grab your shoulders again.]

Why should I?

[AND HE WILL TENSE AND VISIBLY FREAK OUT. Sure is having visions of murdering his friend when he wouldn't comply with a "leave me alone".]

I said leave me alone!

[Trying to back away again...]

[Grabbing his wrist.] Andrew!

It's okay. [The grip is firm, but it's not painful.]

[Unfortunately he is not showing signs of calming down.]

No, it's not! Go...away!

Why?

I just want to be alone, okay?!

[Your concern is fake go away. >(]

Andrew, if you react this way, it's just more worrying.

I'm pretty sure people who just want to be alone react this way without there BEING worrying stuff.

Just stop acting like you care!

...acting? Why would I be acting?

Because that's what everybody does!

....

Jeeze...

Just because some people are like that in your life doesn't mean everyone is! Why do people keep thinking that?!

Because they're right. Everyone likes to pretend they're different, but they're not. They're not.

...

Do I need to point out how that doesn't work logically?

Everyone's selfish and only cares about themselves in the end. The sooner everyone stops trying to deny that the better.

[TRYING TO LEAVE NOW, but ends up slumping against the wall. God how that makes him angry right now.]

[Grabbing his arm to make sure he stays on his feet.]

Didn't you just make the point? If EVERYONE was selfish and only cares about themselves in the end, why would they expect other people to care about them?

What about parents? Why would we have the concept of friends? What about love? Why would these concepts even EXIST if that was true?

Your argument makes no sense.

[All the horrible friends and parents feelings right now! If he wasn't thinking logically before, he certainly isn't now. Blinded by anger, even. And trying to pull away again.]

Shut up! Just, shut up and go away!

[...oh, you are hurt, aren't you?]

[Suddenly, HUGS.]

I'm sorry.

[If he tenses anymore he's going to hurt himself. What is going on here? Will just...stand there, confused. And tense. And angry.]

I'm sorry. For whatever happened. And for upsetting you.

[He doesn't know what the hell to do with this. So...excuse him for remaining in stunned silence. Yeah, that's what he'll do.]

[...well, then I'll just keep hugging you like a winner.]

[Might start...pulling away after that shock wears off. Awkwardly.]

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