TM 003 - pretend this is a picture of recollé

[lingeringwill]

Terra Masonshared a photo. 02/25 near Enprise

I like this place. Recollé, I mean. I grew up here, I spent my whole life here. I like how busy it is, I like how the weather changes on a dime, I like the people. Recollé is my home. What I didn’t realize, this whole time, was that it’s more of a prison than a home. A cage. I grew to love it, because I was complacent. Willfully jailed. I didn’t bother looking outside––so I didn’t realize that there was nothing there. This world is too small. I can’t help but feel jealous of everyone that got to get out of here for a little bit. I’m still...stuck. I didn’t realize how much I took the idea of “seeing the world” for granted. Even so, I’m glad that I grew up here. It wasn’t a bad life to live. All in all, I think that I still prefer it to his. Even if it’s not the world that I wanted to live in, it’s a world where magic is real. I just wish...we could all be on the same page. What’s your favorite memory in Recollé? It doesn’t even have to do with the app, just...a nice memory in the city. I’m interested to know. ps. i’m on a top of a building right now, if you wanna hang out i can fly you up here. It’s a nice view.

Comments

[lingeringwill]

yeah. everyone makes fun of you for being a rich princess or whatever, but it must have made it pretty hard growing up. everyone judges you right away..

it must have been nice to be "normal" for a change

[heiroglyphs]

"I" barely existed a lot of the time, growing up. I was pretty much just an extension of my father. I learned talents that reflected well upon his lineage, and was only ever spoken to by people who wanted to take advantage of his money or influence.

I kind of had to learn to be "me", and I'd be lying if I said it wasn't intimidating.
I'm still not sure I'm anything close to what qualifies as "normal", though.

[lingeringwill]

you're definitely pretty weird, but i don't think anyone in rec, and definitely those on the app, are "normal" so you're in good company

sounds like you must have been lonely, though

[heiroglyphs]

I'll... take that as a compliment.

But lonely doesn't begin to describe it.
I'm a tool to my father and a doll to my mother.
Plus I was homeschooled so the only kids I ever interacted with were the sons and daughters of my father's business partners.
I grew a bit fond to some of them, but I never really felt we were "friends", you know?

[lingeringwill]

that bites

I'm here talking about being trapped, but you were really trapped

I felt that way about the people in the gang i was in, i liked some of them, but it was only because they were the only people near me––i knew i was just a heavy to them

[heiroglyphs]

Well, I'm the farthest thing from a "heavy" in any sense of the word.
But it sounded like we were both surrounded by people more interested in what we are rather than who we are.
It's a shitty feeling.

[lingeringwill]

yeah....really screws you up

How are you lately, though?

[heiroglyphs]

My life is a downward spiral of insanity, I'm not sure I know who I am anymore, and I'm dealing with a cocktail of depression, anxiety, and loneliness.
So. Peachy.
And if you tell anybody I said that I'll kill you.

[lingeringwill]

jeez, I didn't know it was that bad

wanna come sit on top of a building w/ me and talk about?

or just talk about it

[heiroglyphs]

Can't right now.
Stuck in the woods dealing with werewolves until further notice.
Rain check?

[lingeringwill]

rain check, yeah...

didn't realize you were one of the ones out there

werewolves, huh

man, you can't catch a break, huh Vera?

[heiroglyphs]

I'm used to it by now.

[lingeringwill]

that sucks

Did any friends get pulled in with you?