02 | @hearse

[wheft]

[ well, that's quite the mental update. while ishmael isn't reeling from the download's sappy effects, she is in the mood to yap and gossip -- which is typically unlike her at all. and so, while they're all still waiting for the download to finish, she's got this to ask on their shared network. ]

Looks like this is going to take a while. And I know that most of us here were haunted by certain dreams a while back, me included. It's something I've already gone through back home so I'm not too bothered with it now, but I'm going to go ahead and ask anyway.

What are some of your happier memories?

That's probably easier said than done, though. You don't even have to think too far back and just share whatever made you happy since coming here. It's corny, sure, but we could definitely need some cheering up after all that on top of this horribly hot weather.

Of course, if you're too shy to share them to everyone in the class, I get it. I know I am. You can just tell me privately if you trust me that much, or you don't have to say anything at all and just read or react to everyone's contributions instead. Also if anyone's gonna come here to say shit like "Oh I'm not gonna share anything :/" then do us all a favor and not waste our time. Thanks. 👍

[ ish is too embarrassed to share hers right now, if anyone's wondering 🧍‍♂️ of course, feel free to threadjack if needed. happy yapping!! ]

Comments

@duelwield

[coordination]

[ As a mama's boy, he's Drawn In. ]

Why would she hesitate?

[yormama]

Well.
Children normally are wary of their stepparents, I think.

But Anya was so happy and she called me mama from the first day.

[coordination]

Oh, you're her stepmother. I see.

I can see why something like that would mean so much to you.

What's her name? And how old is she?

[yormama]

[ More like a mom who stepped up, am I right? ]

Anya! She's six years old.

[coordination]

[ He stans. He likes moms. (not in a weird way) ]

You must miss her. I assume you don't like having been dragged here away from her.

[yormama]

You're correct. It worried me quite a lot at first.
But there's still a "me" there with her to take care of her. So while I do still miss her, I know she and her father are safe.

[coordination]

That doesn't mean you, here as you are, can't feel a certain sort of way about it.

And, you're still going back home to something after this. Whether it's where you left off or to join up with what's passed, you've still got people that you want to see again.

[yormama]

Yes. I've made some sense of peace with it now, but I know she's being taken care of. And if I can make this world safer for other children and their parents, it's a lot easier to bear.

I'm going to be a fighting mama Anya can be proud of!

[coordination]

Well, I hope this goes swiftly, then. So you can return, and hear her call you that again.