[a heart.]

[antreegonist]

There's a moment of nothing but light and sensation. Someone's looking you over and the scrutiny prickles and burns – it's nearly a physical pain, like fine little hooks digging past your skin, into the very meat of you. I know who you are, it says, and I know what you are, and that you don't have any business here --

“But you do,” says Mithos behind you. He's a tired, steady voice in your ear, a light hand on your shoulder. “I don't know what Dream's thinking, but everyone is welcome here in my heart; just keep in mind it's a real mess right now.”

Your vision clears.

((assume your characters wandered in here through a dream. also join #ihateyouihateyouiwanttocuddle on irc if you can!))

Comments

Re: [past - mind]

[gravitysrainbow]

Oh.

Um...

Can I close the box though?

Re: [past - mind]

[antreegonist]

"No."

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[gravitysrainbow]

... Please?

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[antreegonist]

"No, human."

Re: [past - mind]

[gravitysrainbow]

But it's filled with bad.

Re: [past - mind]

[antreegonist]

"It doesn't matter. It'll open up again anyway."

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[gravitysrainbow]

If it'll open up again anyway, then why can't I close it?

[reaching for it with the other hand :|a]

Re: [past - mind]

[antreegonist]

He grabs your other hand.

"If it's just going to open, why close it?"

Re: [past - mind]

[gravitysrainbow]

... You really need a hug... Come out here.

[PULLS ON THOSE ARMS, can I pull you out of the flower for hugs]

Re: [past - mind]

[antreegonist]

. . . you can tug him out of the flower, yes. He flops onto you, blinking. Like the Mithos out front, he's younger.

"What . . . ?"

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[gravitysrainbow]

[HUGS SAD MITHOS]

Re: [past - mind]

[antreegonist]

H. . .he's hugged!?

Re: [past - mind]

[gravitysrainbow]

[pet pet '^']

Jeez... the point to closing it is so that you get a little bit of time when it's not open. And even if it opens again you can close it again... but if you just hide in a flower you won't get anything done, right?

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[antreegonist]

"Why are you telling me this? I'm . . . I'm a half-elf . . ."

He's actually flinching under the petting, it's terrible.

Re: [past - mind]

[gravitysrainbow]

[o-oh no '^' pets... lightly...]

You're a person, right? I'm pretty sure what I just said applies to anyone who has a box of sad in their heart, whether they're a human or a half-elf or a rabbit or anything else. I know you're not allergic to happy.

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[antreegonist]

He's still flinching oh nooo.

"But . . . humans don't even believe half-elves are people. They don't listen to them. They turn them away . . . where can we be happy? What can we do?"

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[gravitysrainbow]

[thinks...]

I'm not sure I have an answer... back where I'm from my family was like that. Something happened a long time ago, and since then nowhere's been safe for us. So... it's really hard. But... I think...

[hmm]

... I think... if you keep trying, and if you stay safe as long as you can... it might take a long time, but... you'll find people who don't care if you're a half-elf, because they like you as a person. And... I think, once you find those people, then you'll be able to be happy...

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[gravitysrainbow]

...

But if you don't want to wait for that— and it could take a really long time— you could maybe build your own house in the woods with all your favourite people and put a big fence around it so nobody bugs you.

Re: [past - mind]

[antreegonist]

Oh my god he can't even deal. Give him a second to let that sink in.

(Is he going a little transparent?)

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[gravitysrainbow]

But I know that there are people out there who will like you fine for who you are. So maybe even if you make your own place you'll run into them someday.

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[antreegonist]

"Can that really happen? Even for the likes of me?"

Below you, the party's almost to the top of the cliff.

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[gravitysrainbow]

I think so. Even if— even if most of the people in the world seem like they're horrible. If you get people who abuse power, or - or just bullies - if you can get past them, if you can survive what they throw at you, then you'll definitely meet someone who's better.

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[antreegonist]

"Oh . . . oh."

He fades away completely.

Re: [past - mind]

[gravitysrainbow]

[!!]

Um—?

[l-looks in the flower, did he teleport back in there]

Re: [past - mind]

[antreegonist]

No, he's just . . . gone.

You can probably shut the box now.