The Aspiring Archivist any Posted December 17, 2023 Report Share Posted December 17, 2023 1 minute ago, Ookla the foolish said: Daniel looked at Julie. “Where do we go to get the authorities?” he whispered. She didn't move or respond. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weaver of Lies he/him Posted December 17, 2023 Report Share Posted December 17, 2023 Just now, Ookla the Abstract said: She didn't move or respond. Daniel sat there next to her, trying to be as comforting as possible. Everything else could wait, everything else was under control, she needed him, so he’d be there for her. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Aspiring Archivist any Posted December 17, 2023 Report Share Posted December 17, 2023 (edited) 3 minutes ago, Ookla the foolish said: Daniel sat there next to her, trying to be as comforting as possible. Everything else could wait, everything else was under control, she needed him, so he’d be there for her. As she leaned on him, Daniel felt a brief shock. Quote Okie, I'm going to say that she semi-unintentionally connected to his thoughts. So go ahead and describe them, I guess? Specifically the ones about her. To be clear, nothing that he would be unwilling to let her see is made visible to her. Edited December 17, 2023 by Ookla the Abstract 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weaver of Lies he/him Posted December 17, 2023 Report Share Posted December 17, 2023 Just now, Ookla the Abstract said: As she leaned on him, Daniel felt a brief shock. Daniel felt pain, pain because Julie was in pain. He felt a little bit of pleasure at her closeness to him, joy because she seemed to like to be be near him, and sadness because she couldn’t understand how remarkable she was. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Aspiring Archivist any Posted December 17, 2023 Report Share Posted December 17, 2023 1 minute ago, Ookla the foolish said: Daniel felt pain, pain because Julie was in pain. He felt a little bit of pleasure at her closeness to him, joy because she seemed to like to be be near him, and sadness because she couldn’t understand how remarkable she was. Daniel felt the connection, and somehow understood what it was. He had a certain level of control over what was presented to it. Julie pulled herself closer to him, beginning to shake slightly again. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weaver of Lies he/him Posted December 17, 2023 Report Share Posted December 17, 2023 Just now, Ookla the Abstract said: Daniel felt the connection, and somehow understood what it was. He had a certain level of control over what was presented to it. Julie pulled herself closer to him, beginning to shake slightly again. He leaned against her, body pressing against hers, feeling a warmth spread through his body. Quote Does he learn any of her feelings or is it one sided? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Aspiring Archivist any Posted December 17, 2023 Report Share Posted December 17, 2023 Just now, Ookla the foolish said: He leaned against her, body pressing against hers, feeling a warmth spread through his body. He felt a trickle of thought and emotion from her, much less than what he had shared. Fear, uncertainty, exhaustion, pain. Hatred, for herself more than anything else. Comfort in his presense. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weaver of Lies he/him Posted December 17, 2023 Report Share Posted December 17, 2023 Just now, Ookla the Abstract said: He felt a trickle of thought and emotion from her, much less than what he had shared. Fear, uncertainty, exhaustion, pain. Hatred, for herself more than anything else. Comfort in his presense. Daniel understood that hatred, he felt it too, every day. He allowed under understanding to be shared, to help her know she wasn’t alone. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Aspiring Archivist any Posted December 17, 2023 Report Share Posted December 17, 2023 1 minute ago, Ookla the foolish said: Daniel understood that hatred, he felt it too, every day. He allowed under understanding to be shared, to help her know she wasn’t alone. "There's nothing wrong with you," she said softly aloud. "Meanwhile, I'm a failed student who works herself to death anyway, and who absorbs the well-meaning lies she gets from people day to day because they all see she's worthless too." 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just-A-Stick she/her Posted December 17, 2023 Report Share Posted December 17, 2023 Quote *don't feel like reading all 5 or 6 pages of stuff* Did I miss anything important? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Aspiring Archivist any Posted December 17, 2023 Report Share Posted December 17, 2023 2 hours ago, Ookla-The-Stick said: Quote Most important for you is that the bleeding guy is healed and Cinder confessed to being the one to hurt him, though it isn't true. I guess Rex can maybe show back from from looking for help or something? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weaver of Lies he/him Posted December 17, 2023 Report Share Posted December 17, 2023 8 hours ago, Ookla the Abstract said: "There's nothing wrong with you," she said softly aloud. "Meanwhile, I'm a failed student who works herself to death anyway, and who absorbs the well-meaning lies she gets from people day to day because they all see she's worthless too." “You are not worthless,” Daniel said with conviction. “And I’ve got a lot of stuff wrong with me too, you just haven’t known me long enough for you to see. I was sent here because of my problems, my family hated me because of them.” 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Aspiring Archivist any Posted December 17, 2023 Report Share Posted December 17, 2023 1 hour ago, Ookla the foolish said: “You are not worthless,” Daniel said with conviction. “And I’ve got a lot of stuff wrong with me too, you just haven’t known me long enough for you to see. I was sent here because of my problems, my family hated me because of them.” "I'm sorry." 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weaver of Lies he/him Posted December 17, 2023 Report Share Posted December 17, 2023 8 minutes ago, Ookla the Abstract said: "I'm sorry." “It’s fine, I deal with it. But you’re not worthless.” 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Aspiring Archivist any Posted December 17, 2023 Report Share Posted December 17, 2023 Just now, Ookla the foolish said: “It’s fine, I deal with it. But you’re not worthless.” The connection between them was still open, and she reached out, wanting to know and understand more of what he saw. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edema Rue she/her Posted December 17, 2023 Report Share Posted December 17, 2023 12 hours ago, Ookla the Raveness said: Lilyana squeezed her hand, "right, sorry. So where are you taking us next, sis?" @Ookla the Believer Eddie grinned. "Hmm, cafeteria maybe? I'm starved." @Canada Lover @Ookla the Resolute 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Wandering Wizard he/him Posted December 17, 2023 Report Share Posted December 17, 2023 2 minutes ago, Ookla the Believer said: Eddie grinned. "Hmm, cafeteria maybe? I'm starved." @Canada Lover @Ookla the Resolute Lilyana nodded and then yawned, "then sleep right?" "Unfortunately no, I still have a class to teach," replied Anna. "It's also early in the morning here, you probably traveled through a massive timezone change." 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weaver of Lies he/him Posted December 17, 2023 Report Share Posted December 17, 2023 7 minutes ago, Ookla the Abstract said: The connection between them was still open, and she reached out, wanting to know and understand more of what he saw. She saw his confusion at why she hated herself, he saw his appreciation that she was willing to talk to him about it, she saw his respect for how she pressed forward through her trials, she saw his pain once again because of how she was feeling pain, and she saw two places in his mind that he hid from her, not allowing her to see what was there. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRavenHasLanded he/him Posted December 17, 2023 Report Share Posted December 17, 2023 14 hours ago, Ookla the Believer said: Eddie looked around. "So...ready to keep going with the tour?" @Ookla the Raveness @Canada Lover @Ookla the Resolute @Ookla of Ravens Quote ACK SORRY "yeah" 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Aspiring Archivist any Posted December 17, 2023 Report Share Posted December 17, 2023 3 minutes ago, Ookla the foolish said: She saw his confusion at why she hated herself, he saw his appreciation that she was willing to talk to him about it, she saw his respect for how she pressed forward through her trials, she saw his pain once again because of how she was feeling pain, and she saw two places in his mind that he hid from her, not allowing her to see what was there. She stared at him for a long while, gaze soft and terribly sad. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weaver of Lies he/him Posted December 17, 2023 Report Share Posted December 17, 2023 2 minutes ago, Ookla the Abstract said: She stared at him for a long while, gaze soft and terribly sad. Daniel tried to see why she was sad, looking through the link. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Aspiring Archivist any Posted December 17, 2023 Report Share Posted December 17, 2023 (edited) 3 minutes ago, Ookla the foolish said: Daniel tried to see why she was sad, looking through the link. She resisted reflexively. Edited December 17, 2023 by Ookla the Abstract 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weaver of Lies he/him Posted December 17, 2023 Report Share Posted December 17, 2023 2 minutes ago, Ookla the Abstract said: She resisted reflexively. Daniel pulled back, not wanting to hurt her more. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Aspiring Archivist any Posted December 17, 2023 Report Share Posted December 17, 2023 1 minute ago, Ookla the foolish said: Daniel pulled back, not wanting to hurt her more. "Why?" she asked softly. "Why do you believe these things about me?" 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weaver of Lies he/him Posted December 17, 2023 Report Share Posted December 17, 2023 2 minutes ago, Ookla the Abstract said: "Why?" she asked softly. "Why do you believe these things about me?" “Because they’re true, I guess most people just can’t see it.” 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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