@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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[gradual]

well, it's not as if i'll simply pack my bags and leave. there's the matter of family to consider.

[heliophilous]

that's an answer i can relate to a little better.

how much family?

[gradual]

sometimes it feels like too much family. ever get that feeling?

[heliophilous]

no.

i don't.

[ because he had no real family left. they were either dead or they were gone. ]

maybe someday.

[gradual]

what's your answer then? would you stay or would you go?

[heliophilous]

go.

i can't stay here. i've got things i have to take care of back home.

[gradual]

do these things at home still matter now that you're here?

[heliophilous]

why wouldn't they?

[gradual]

why should they?

[heliophilous]

because those people are still important and those things don't stop existing.

[gradual]

is it about a girl? ( that would have been his reason to go home except the love of his life is dead and gone. )

[heliophilous]

no, it's not about a girl.

it's about things i left unfinished.

why does it have to be about a girl?

[gradual]

why can't it be about a girl? but tell me about this unfinished business of yours then.

[heliophilous]

my business is not your business.

why are you so interested?

[gradual]

oh, don't be like that. you started this whole curiosity thing. and obviously i've got nothing better to do at the moment.

[heliophilous]

it's great that you're curious but i'm still not going to tell you.

it doesn't matter anyway. it has no bearing on what's happening here.

[gradual]

more reason for you to simply spew things out actually. i mean, what are we going to have a conversation about otherwise?

[heliophilous]

we can talk about anything you want.

but i'm not telling you about my home.

i don't know you.

[gradual]

fine. do you have any idea what happens to the people who disappear around here?

[heliophilous]

that depends.

sometimes they don't come back so i assume they've been sent back to where they came from.

when they do come back, sometimes they don't remember where they were and sometimes they've gone home only to be returned.

no rhyme or reason for which way it goes.

[gasping]

kol, shut up
why are you so weird?

[ why is caroline so defensive??? hmmm??? ]

[gradual]

( omg. why is he not allowed to have a perfectly normal, boring conversation with mark. or mike. or whatever his name is. )

are you my keeper?

[gasping]

[ it's marcos, which he knows, because the stupid user id is plastered at the top of every message!!! jeez!!! ]

again, why are you so weird???
can't you just have a normal conversation without trying to badger somebody about their private life

[gradual]

now, now. don't get your knickers in a bunch, darling. if you were stalking marky mark here, you're not doing a very stealth job of it. but hold on, weren't you flirting with my brother before he up and disappeared?

[gasping]

[ oh my god, KOL ]

i'm not stalking anyone! it's a public post, which means everyone can see you being a complete weirdo asking about people's private lives...

[ she's not! going to dignify that! with an answer!!! ]