25 * Phone a friend

[starchilde_lost]

[Filtered Anonymous/Unhackable]

What do you do when you lose that person? Not your parents, or a significant other, although they might be that person, too. I mean the person that was always there, in whatever capacity you needed. You just looked over your shoulder, made a call, lit a signal, whatever and they were there for you. They never let you down - even when you sometimes let them down.

What do you do when that's gone? Or worse... it's going to be.

Do you just tell yourself to suck it up, let it go and enjoy what you still have? Or do you try and figure out a way to prevent it - stop it.

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Is everyone back to normal? Or as normal as we get?

Kitty? Movie?

[OOC: Assume anonymous filter directs back to a dummy network account and please make it clear which part you're replying to. This is Rachel using her best friend's codes against her. Also, I'm sloooowly coming back from hiatus, so forgive me if these tags run a little slow.]

Comments

To Anon.

[wankersometimes.livejournal.com]

Stupid question. That kind of person doesn't exist.

[starchilde_lost]

Maybe not for you. Some of us aren't so cynical.

[wankersometimes.livejournal.com]

You're talking about them leaving. If they're leaving, they can't very well always be there for you.

S'called logic. Look it up.

[starchilde_lost]

It's not logic, you're just bitching about semantics. Besides, I used the words "was always" as in past tense and in, the crux of my problem... or will be.

[wankersometimes.livejournal.com]

Great, more people dicking around about Time.

If you can fight the future, then do it. It's better than sitting around waiting for it to happen. And if you can't, well at least you tried.

[starchilde_lost]

See. Simple answer. All I wondered about, all I wanted.

[wankersometimes.livejournal.com]

Don't kid yourself. There's nothing simple about it.

[phasedcat.livejournal.com]

Sure, anything in mind?

[starchilde_lost]

Nah, just something light and distracting - it was a strange weekend.

[phasedcat.livejournal.com]

I saw a lot of the Network posts, but I was more in the stay out of it all mood.

[starchilde_lost]

I spent most of Sunday trying to keep a distant eye on mini!Rogue and mini!Gambit. They were adorable, but all over the place.

[phasedcat.livejournal.com]

I saw that they got the age curse. I mostly just talked with a few people and messed with some computer stuff. At least you didn't have to save them from any huge trouble.

[starchilde_lost]

I noticed you were holed up. Working on anything interesting?

to anon

[leon-dormant.livejournal.com]

Nobody's there forever. Life just... doesn't work like that. No matter how much they want to be, or how hard you try to hold on, everything ends. People leave even if they don't want to. Things happen. People die.

There's nothing you can do about it. You just - deal with it. Or you don't, and it hurts forever.

[starchilde_lost]

What if it hasn't happened yet? How do you deal with the loss when the person in question is still right there in front of you?

[leon-dormant.livejournal.com]

...I don't know. You can try cutting yourself off, but... people get in anyway.

Hold on while you can and hope it's enough?

I haven't figured it out yet either. Sorry.

[starchilde_lost]

People. Pesky-pesky people.

That's okay. Maybe... maybe there is no answer. Maybe I'm just deluding myself to think that might be one. Can't hurt to ask.

[leon-dormant.livejournal.com]

I guess everyone has to figure out for themselves what's worth it to them, and what isn't.

[starchilde_lost]

I don't know the answer to that anymore.

To Anon

[original-medic.livejournal.com]

I wish I knew the answer but I don't.
I guess you have to deal with it the same way you deal with everything else. Do the best you can, whatever seems right, every day.

[starchilde_lost]

Day by day?

[original-medic.livejournal.com]

Yes.

[Private]
That's what I try to do, anyhow.

[starchilde_lost]

You have experience with my situation?

Private

[original-medic.livejournal.com]

My friend who is here is dead back home.

Private

[starchilde_lost]

That would be pretty close to what I have. My friend was pulled here right before they would have died. The next time they leave the City...

How are you dealing with that?