Heart Game (Continued)

[thevoidsdarkhorse]

[There's nothing]

[Nothing]

[Nothingnothingnothingnothingnothing]

[Isn't that wonderful though?]

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Re: The Cove

[thevoidsdarkhorse]

...

[Sheepish shrug.]

Re: The Cove

[showyouthesight]

Why were you sleeping?

Re: The Cove

[thevoidsdarkhorse]

...

[She gestures around them. Then more gestures, and like the Carapacians, it seems to make words. Or word in this case.]

"Peaceful."

Re: The Cove

[showyouthesight]

I guess that makes sense, considering the rest.

Re: The Cove

[thevoidsdarkhorse]

[She nods.]

[She holds out a hand to him.]

Re: The Cove

[showyouthesight]

[ He offers it to her. ]

Re: The Cove

[thevoidsdarkhorse]

[When he reaches the void aspect, a thought pops up.]

[I want to exist and be happy.]

[She takes his hand, tugging for him to sit beside her.]

Re: The Cove

[showyouthesight]

[ Well, I guess he's sitting then. ]

You do exist, Roxy.

Re: The Cove

[thevoidsdarkhorse]

....

"It can be hard to remember that sometimes."

Re: The Cove

[showyouthesight]

Why's that?

Re: The Cove

[thevoidsdarkhorse]

"What did you figure out?"

"About how I grew up?"

Re: The Cove

[showyouthesight]

That you weren't used to being around people? Just those weird guys. The ones whose city was always burning. And that you've seen the place you've considered home destroyed more than once.

Re: The Cove

[thevoidsdarkhorse]

"To the Carapacians, I was a hero. No, a 'noble.' That's what the puzzles said. A noble, a mascot, a dreamer. They're NPCs of the Game, so that's what players are to them. I was never."

"Me."

"And when you grow up like that and your aspect is void, it becomes easier and easier to believe you're just another part of the void. Without pesterchum, I probably would have lost who I was completely."

"At least, it's the feeling I get."

Re: The Cove

[showyouthesight]

Is that why it was so important that we kept using it here?

Re: The Cove

[thevoidsdarkhorse]

[She nods.]

"The heart is a self centered place. The moment you entered, you started seeing things from my perspective. Your hearing, how you read people, how it feels to touch others, that's all me. The same with loneliness. Pesterchum was always the easiest way to alleviate it. Everything else either meant luck of who you are." [She gestures to his aspect.] "Or having to work harder for it."

Re: The Cove

[showyouthesight]

I've never had a problem with working hard. Especially to get what I want.

Re: The Cove

[thevoidsdarkhorse]

"That's a good thing."

[There's a pause and there's a sad, almost tired smile.]

"Just hard to keep it up after a while. Good to have a break."

Re: The Cove

[showyouthesight]

Yeah, I can get that. You need some time when you're not pushing too.

Re: The Cove

[thevoidsdarkhorse]

[She nods.]

"Thank you."

Re: The Cove

[showyouthesight]

[ He just shakes his head ]

It's fine. We're friends.

Re: The Cove

[thevoidsdarkhorse]

"I know. Still, feels right to say."

Re: The Cove

[showyouthesight]

All right. I guess I can let you get your words out.

Re: The Cove

[thevoidsdarkhorse]

[She giggles. Soundlessly, but it's there.]

Re: The Cove

[showyouthesight]

How do you feel right now?

Re: The Cove

[thevoidsdarkhorse]

....

[Tilts her head, considers.]

"There's been a lot of changes. I can't give a solid answer until I wake up again and all the changes register properly. But the positive changes outweigh the negative."