@marcos.diaz

[heliophilous]

with everything that's gone on lately, i had a question.

if given the choice, how many people would stay here and how many people would leave? i get that it's a pretty personal question and don't feel like you've gotta answer. i'm just curious considering the way the place has changed lately and the people that have been lost.

could you live your life here? or would you leave and take your chances?

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[heliophilous]

that's the best possible ending to things, isn't it?

[ which just means marcos doesn't think it'll happen. it's too good for this place. ]

[strove]

I suggest having a friend who'll motivate you toward it.

That's how I got moving.

[lighthearted]

Yeah. So we should try for it.

[heliophilous]

that friend you're talking about someone here?

[heliophilous]

i agree.

if we can, we should. but if it's gonna cause harm to the people of this world, we'd have to find another way.

[kleptocratic]

Was yours the bleeding heart? Or were you the one who caused it to break?

[ Maybe too personal a question— maybe more personal than whether or not one of the displaced would stay here, if given the chance. But there was nothing forcing Marcos to answer, so he doesn't feel too badly for asking. ]

[heliophilous]

both.

[ personal question answered vaguely. ]

been on both sides of the fence.

[kleptocratic]

Me too.

[lighthearted]

Do you think it will? Does it have to be that way?

[myownwoman]

I hope that isn't part of your sales pitch to visit.

[motivation]

[ it's close enough to an apology to count, really. and pouring her a drink counts for something, too. although she takes it, downs all of it in one go and holds her glass out for a refill essentially immediately.

deceptively lightly: ]

Can't it be both?

[heliophilous]

i've just gotten used to nothing being easy.

[heliophilous]

look at that, something else we have in common.

[heliophilous]

i'm not gonna be talking up this place anytime soon.

[heliophilous]

Sure it can.

[ he pours some more liquor into the glass before taking a few more sips of his own. ]

But is it?

[strove]

No.

But I can recommend a couple people who might help with that who are here.

[heliophilous]

sure.

let's hear 'em.

[kleptocratic]

Not a very fun one. There must be something better. Are you good at dice?

[wiccant]

Makes sense.

I hope you get back to them soon.

[myownwoman]

Would you stay?

[lighthearted]

I know what you mean. But just because something is hard doesn't mean it's impossible.

[heliophilous]

no.

i can't.

[heliophilous]

i don't think i've ever played in my life.

you speak spanish?

[heliophilous]

thanks.

i hope you do too.

[heliophilous]

no, i agree.

and i'm not saying don't try because of that. i just don't want anyone else getting hurt.