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[Cleared font formatting, check. Autocorrect, check. Masked I.D., triple check. Dave's been wrestling with this question for over a week, and he's no closer to an answer than he was eight days ago. No closer than he was three years ago.
Where's Dear Abby when you need advice?]
Have you ever been in a situation
Where you knew something somebody else didn't
And you weren't sure if you should tell them or not
Like you knew that if they found out they'd be really upset but there's also nothing they could do about it
And you don't want them to blame themselves
Or
Get mad at you
But pretending it didn't happen feels
I don't know
A lot like lying I guess
What would you do in those circumstances?
I'm asking for a friend.
Where's Dear Abby when you need advice?]
Have you ever been in a situation
Where you knew something somebody else didn't
And you weren't sure if you should tell them or not
Like you knew that if they found out they'd be really upset but there's also nothing they could do about it
And you don't want them to blame themselves
Or
Get mad at you
But pretending it didn't happen feels
I don't know
A lot like lying I guess
What would you do in those circumstances?
I'm asking for a friend.
[anonymous text]
So from what you're describing, it sounds as though they don't want to know about bad things that may happen to them personally, but they are more invested in bad things that happen to other people that they feel they should be aware of. Is that accurate?
[anonymous text]
Looking back
They were always working behind the scenes to make sure the rest of us were where we needed to be and not telling us when shit was bad for them
Historically they were usually the one in this position not me
[anonymous text]
Does the issue at hand concern them personally, or a third party?
[anonymous text]
And some other people too I guess but I was out of that action for most of it
[anonymous text]
That sort of secret...never ends well, to keep. Even when keeping it seems like the best idea on the surface.
[anonymous text]
Even when it won't change anything?
[anonymous text]
It's not really about the content of the secret if it's one that sits between the two of you. It's about the fact that there's a secret at all, standing in the way of your open connection.
As someone who's kept a lot of secrets from people, I usually did more damage by the act of holding back than I would have with the content of the information I was withholding.
[anonymous text]
She's so hype about the Pokemon adventure and meeting people and shit and probably doesn't want to think about where we just were at all
I mean I sure as fuck don't
What if telling her shits everything up
I mean
Fuck
*Them
Dammit
[anonymous text]
I suppose that depends on the sort of circumstances you were in previously. I'm assuming they were much worse than here?
[anonymous text]
[anonymous text]
[anonymous text]
You know with nothing actively trying to kill us besides the shitty weather and a relative sense of stability
[anonymous text]
Many people invest in houses, after awhile. Speaking of stability.
[anonymous text]
It's funny but there's not a lot of room to stretch your legs in space so I bet she's excited to explore a little
At least at first anyway
We're pretty used to the adventuring gig but it's been a while since we could employ our skills
[anonymous text]
[anonymous text]
It kind of helps
[anonymous text]
You're under no obligation to break your anonymity. Would it be acceptable if I made this conversation private?
[anonymous text]
Uh
Sure?
I don't have a problem with that
[private anonymous text]
[private anonymous text]
Who is this
[private anonymous text]
I first heard that term from John Egbert, who later became a good friend of mine.
[private anonymous text]
[...Aah, fuck it.]
yeah
johns my best friend
im dave
[private text]
Even anonymous, I think John would've betrayed more of his usual bubbly personality, and Rose would be somewhat less rambling unless she were actively trying to hide her identity, which was possible.
Honestly I had wondered if you might be Dirk, and I would've been mildly offended that you hadn't said hello personally before now.
My name is Kyouko Kirigiri.I've been acquainted with some people who've participated in Sburb, as you can see. If you need further proof, I can send you a certain Pokemon of mine. The original trainer is listed as John Egbert.
[private text]
its cool i believe you
ive already been told a bunch of us were here before including me
so its ok if you already knew me from before too and youre just dancing the how do i broach awkward time shenanigans hopskip
if you knew those kids youll know im already pretty well inured to that shit
[private text]
I stayed with John and Rose once at their house in Ecruteak. I think it was someone's birthday? I recall it was shortly after one of the strange end-of-November occurrences, so somewhere around the first week in December.
You played music I liked.
[private text]