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[livingimpaired]

To the new app users, how are you?

I offer condolences for the chaos of this month. But as troubling as trouble is, I am certain that there are those that came to your aid.

Those that exist on this app are those that care deeply about people. You can call us bleeding hearts, and that would be accurate. [ For some. ]

But as this month draws to a close, I feel some congratulations are in order. So, congratulations, young men and women. Hopefully, through the trials that you have faced, you've come to feel closer to the people that were once strangers to you and have made some friends.

And I'm certain that someone has explained regains to you all by now, but please keep in mind that you are still you. Your choices are still your choices. Your life is still your life. You can decide what path you wish to walk on, and which path you do not, at any time.

Those are my feelings, at least, as heavy-handed and pretentious as they may sound. Please consider them my way of showing support. :)

Comments

[maidofmistakes]

It's sure been like that so far. Whoever these guys attacking Retrospec are, they're pretty persistent.

[livingimpaired]

They certainty have made Retrospec their enemies. Which makes them our enemies, don't you think so?

Or rather... what are your feelings on that?

[maidofmistakes]

I dunno. Retrospec seem nice enough, but they never really tell us anything, and they kind of assume that it's just natural that we're going to want to become our other selves. But there are whole worlds out there that they're trying to save. Isn't that important?

[livingimpaired]

It is important, but just because what they are doing is important and may be "good", doesn't mean you have to agree with them if you disagree with their ethics and ideologies. After all, if you disagree with these things, how can you be certain you will like the way they are savings other worlds?

So, that said, it's all right that you don't know. You should think on it before deciding someone is your ally or is your enemy. :)

[maidofmistakes]

So you're saying even if someone's doing the right thing, you don't have to think they're doing the right thing about it. That makes sense, but it also kinda sounds like that way lies a lot of drama and fifteen different splinter groups.

[livingimpaired]

That's right. Very good.

And not necessarily. :) This is just about you specifically and your thoughts. As I said, it's good to really think on who is your ally and who is your enemy. I consider that much different than who is your friend and who you don't want to know.

[maidofmistakes]

You think so, huh? So people you side with, but not really.

[livingimpaired]

My allies, you mean?

[maidofmistakes]

Yeah. I mean, since we were talking about Retrospec versus whoever versus us.

[livingimpaired]

My apologies, I was wondering if you meant my friends.

Anyway, yes, I consider my allies are people that I side with, but I don't trust. We merely are working toward the same goal.

[maidofmistakes]

Huh. I guess that makes a lot of sense, even if it does sound kinda depressing.

[livingimpaired]

I feel I already know the answer, but why do you think it's depressing?

[maidofmistakes]

I just kinda think that we're the only people we have. I mean, even before all this layer stuff this month made that literal.

[livingimpaired]

That's the reason?

I'm surprised. I can honestly say that I did not think that was what you were going to say, Kara Lee.

[maidofmistakes]

Serious? I just... think it's lonely to try and push people out when we only have so many who are gonna understand us anyway.

[livingimpaired]

Very serious. I thought that you would say it is sad to not trust in someone that I am willing to ally myself with, not that these people are who we have left and that it is a lonely thought that I do not let people in.

I thought you would feel sorry for the people rather than for me.

[maidofmistakes]

Aren't you one of the people, too? Like I said, it's a two-way thing.

[livingimpaired]

I suppose I am.

Still, I would feel much sorrier for the people than for a person such as myself. :)

[maidofmistakes]

Is that something to do with your post about our other selves? If you were a supervillain, I'm really sorry if past me beat you up.

[livingimpaired]

Excuse me?

[maidofmistakes]

My other self was training to be a superhero, so...

[livingimpaired]

I see.

This doesn't have to do anything about my other self. I'm talking purely about myself, Kara Lee. I'm not a very responsible adult, and tend to advocate a person live as selfishly as they please. I can't say I'm a very good influence to anyone, regardless of what others may say.

But I wasn't a supervillain, so I do not believe you ever beat me up. Still, do I come off as a supervillain type?

[maidofmistakes]

That's a relief. I didn't think supervillains used that many emoji, but I guess there's probably one out there who would.

[livingimpaired]

Probably. :)

I don't see why they wouldn't. It is just a smiley face.

[maidofmistakes]

Guess if they were really happy about it...