Silver Linings

[ear_totheground]

I’ve always thought the upside of February was that it was short. Even on leap years, you’re spared at least twenty-four hours that normal months impress on you. Sure, that means money’s a bit tighter, usually the difference between what check the rent will come out of, but there’s also that gulp of fresh air, you know? The sense of eluding the

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[straydog_eyes]

I've never liked March much. I always spend the whole month with wet feet, explaining to people why there's still no cure for the common cold.

And lately every week is the finacial equivalent of the first of the month, so I guess it makes a certain amount of sense to be excited about it. I mean, why not, right? And sunshine is nice. So I guess your mother was right?

Although I'm pretty sure it's necessity, not adversity. That's the mother of invention, that is. Maybe it gave invention advice on optimism...?

I'm sorry, I'm not thinking very clearly right now. Feel free to ignore my nonsense.

[ear_totheground]

I've always found having my concept of 'dry' being challenged to be interesting. Reminds me that my brain works beyond monkey-esque tasks.

That's the spirit, nothing quite like fresh perspective. That was another of my mom's expression. But maybe that was 'produce'? It's been a long time, I've forgotten most of her wisdom it seems. Adversity does tend to go hand in hand with necessity though, so I think it still works.

Maybe she did! I'd love to hear how that conversation went.

Don't worry about it, I like your nonsense. It's refreshing. Are you ok though? It's not really like you to ramble

[straydog_eyes]

I like "dry" to be a very concrete concept. Like "warm" or "safe" or "clean." They've gotten a little blurred lately. Makes me want to alphabetize things.

Your mother sounds like a smart woman, either way. That must've been nice. To grow up with, I mean.

"Eat you vegetable and make the best of life as an abstract concept"? I don't know. I lack the proper field training to be able to imagine parent/child conversations.

Uh.

Thank you. At least one of us does.

You're as bad as Naruto and Anko. I'm FINE.

[ear_totheground]

All the more reason to anticipate the rains and the sunshine. They should at least help with the 'clean' and 'warm'. I could probably throw together an alarm system for you if 'safe' is in jeopardy, though I'm likely to be the only person who will show up to help and I admit, I think twice when someone's waving a tire iron or something in my face.

Yeah, I guess it was nice, but it's more in retrospect that I'm coming to appreciate that. Haha, you're bang on, that was dinner conversation every Tuesday, the day she always made some weird salad.

Hey, you were the one who implied that there was reason for concern, I was following up on it. If you think you're fine, I believe you. That's all you needed to say.

[reciprocatory]

That's awesome that you're taking care of security, wouldn't want any bad guys hanging around where they're not wanted, eh?

[Private, UNHACKABLE]

Layin' it on a little thick, aren't ya?

[ear_totheground]

Bit of a shitty job I guess, but it pays and someone's got to do it. Especially these days.

[Private to Asuma, UNHACKABLE]

That's called 'selling the persona'. It's all in the details, the more detailed you are, the more believable you are, the less likely you are to get shot.

[reciprocatory]

Absolutely, man. It's so sad when you can't feel safe in your own tenement.

[Private to Tnezou, UNHACKABLE]

Actually, I believe the technical term is "bullshitting through your teeth." I've always found that the more you lie to woman, the more likely they are to try an' kick you in the balls when they find out. So, have fun with that, buddy. Hey, could you give me a heads-up when this chick's on to you? I'd like to be there for the big reveal.

[ear_totheground]

It's a travesty. It frustrates me a bit, you'd think it was a basic human right and so the Men In Charge would be a bit more inclined to resolve some of these problems in the first place. They're not even making current security systems available around here, which is why I had to try and repair the old one. A real bitch. Mind you, I guess food and health care are also basic human rights, and we've all noticed how much those get respected.

[Private to Asuma, UNHACKABLE]

It's called 'a job'. This is called 'work'. And that right there, your attitude? That would be one of the five million reasons why you were chained to a desk.