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Portgas D. Ace ([personal profile] donfire) wrote in [community profile] dreamcrystals2024-05-08 01:40 am
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Subject: Thinking about home

On May 5th of this year, it was my brother's 19th birthday. Or at least that's what I think it should be, if he were here.

I was lucky to encounter someone from his crew here, where I got to hear about his adventures in our world. But this person left and I couldn't hear all I wanted to know.

Lately I've been thinking about home again. I hadn't done so in a while because I actually really like this place! but I wonder how everyone back home is doing, you know?

What I'm saying is that I don't know what to do? Should I tell everyone how amazing my brother is? Should I talk more about my friends and crew back home? Or should I just keep trying to live in the moment?

I'm conflicted beyond belief.
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Sender: Ferran

[personal profile] noblegarnet 2024-05-12 07:37 am (UTC)(link)
[If this were in person, it would have taken more self control than it should for Ferran not to make a remark that at least someone from your home ever came here.

But he knows better than that. And he's grieving hard enough over friends he's made from other worlds leaving, anyway. He tries to focus on a productive topic, instead.]

I think it's important not to dwell too much on missing them, but trying to never talk about them just seems like [Hm. His writing pauses.] a missed opportunity, I guess. Like shutting a part of yourself away.
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[personal profile] donfire 2024-05-17 04:40 am (UTC)(link)
That actually makes sense! Luffy is a huge part of my life and not talking about him, or about my crew, would be bad!

What about you? Is there anyone you wanna talk about?
noblegarnet: (f: and...?)

[personal profile] noblegarnet 2024-05-17 08:38 am (UTC)(link)
Right. [Ferran himself has tried the "don't talk about people you miss" thing, and that hasn't exactly ended up feeling great.]

Me? [He writes it without thinking, surprised by the question. It draws him more into his own thoughts, which wasn't quite the goal of answering this message, but...]

I guess I've been thinking a lot about the friends I've met in places like this who've gone home.
donfire: (watching waiting)

[personal profile] donfire 2024-05-22 02:35 am (UTC)(link)
Oh, that make sense. A lot of good people have come and gone here, but even if it was just for a few months, I'm glad I got to meet them.
noblegarnet: (f: smad)

[personal profile] noblegarnet 2024-05-22 07:41 am (UTC)(link)
Me too.

[But.]

It's hard knowing I'll probably never see them again. Though between that and them showing up again and not remembering, I don't know which one is harder.
donfire: (curious)

[personal profile] donfire 2024-06-11 02:50 am (UTC)(link)
Do you think you'll be here forever then?
noblegarnet: (f: staring maybe the thousand yard type)

[personal profile] noblegarnet 2024-06-12 07:22 pm (UTC)(link)
No, but I'm not going to their world when I leave, and they're not coming to mine, so [...] all that's left is the rare chance they come back here.

I try not to get my hopes up. I'll just make myself miss them more.
donfire: (heh)

[personal profile] donfire 2024-06-16 09:42 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh, yeah that makes sense. I've lost a lot of friends who I et here in Reverein.

Just think of them and remember the fun times! It's alright!
noblegarnet: (f: x to doubt)

[personal profile] noblegarnet 2024-06-17 06:14 am (UTC)(link)
That simple, huh?

[If only. Might be nice not to overthink everything.]

Maybe someday I'll get to that kind of mindset, but I don't think I'll manage it today.
donfire: (giant smile)

[personal profile] donfire 2024-06-18 07:08 am (UTC)(link)
You never know! We always have time to grow.
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