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[awillowywitch]

[And here is a Willow, who has gone for a walk through Xanadu, and is now sitting somewhere near the pine path with her communicator in her lap. The recording begins a little tentatively, with Willow unsure of exactly what to say. So eventually she just launches right into-]

--so, guys, it's been a whole year since I first came here. Three hundred

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[justcautious]

M'sorry, Willow.

[awillowywitch]

It's okay! I mean. I'm okay. [Sort of. Not really.] Besides, she's left and come back before, so- here's hoping?

[justcautious]

Oh...yeah. Maybe she will. [And because he never really got the resolution on that...] Weren't she...pregnant or somethin'?

[awillowywitch]

Um. That was a curse. I think. I hope.

[trappedinresin]

Depends on what you make of it, I think.

[awillowywitch]

I think my mood changes about it pretty much daily.

[trappedinresin]

Can't imagine why.

I try not to turn down any opportunity where the potential for cake can be involved, though.

[awillowywitch]

Mmmm. Cake! That was one plus I forgot about. Because any type of anniversary can involve cake, right?

[had_not_lived]

Well, has it been a good year?

And-- if that was a friend of yours who left, I'm sorry.

[awillowywitch]

For the most part! Definite ups and downs, but that... happens everywhere, right?

Um, well- [Debating whether or not tell him. Then figures "ah, what the hell".] -my girlfriend, actually.

[had_not_lived]

Well if it's been a good year here, I think celebrating is the way to go.

Your-- oh. Oh.

Then I'm really sorry to hear that. Are you all right?

[awillowywitch]

Maybe I should, then. Celebrating is a good way to feel better, isn't it? I think it is. Because- there can be cake and chocolate and possibly alcohol. And friends! They're all good coping mechanisms.

[Pauuuuse.] Yeah, I'm all right. Not completely a hundred percent, I guess, but not drowning in complete misery. So, I count that as all right.

[obliviomancy]

I think it depends. If you're happy here, that means it should be happy, right?

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[awillowywitch]

I guess you're right. Plus, actually celebrating it would be fun, wouldn't it?

[awillowywitch]

[Deciding to be a bit of a troll despite depression.] Out of curiosity, would you actually come if I invited you to a party?

[obliviomancy]

What do people even do at parties?

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[worksmart]

I don't think it's meant to be anything. Do you feel like celebrating?

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[awillowywitch]

I don't know. Sort of? It'd lighten things up, at least.

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[worksmart]

You mean it would give you something else to think about?

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[awillowywitch]

Right! Exactly. A something else that is considerably cheerier than all the other somethings.