Report 013 [Voice/Action] | Another 365.25 days have elapsed...

[semper_cogitans]

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[justicereigns]

I would hate to forget the people here.

I'm not sure how much I've changed, but I guess I don't really want to leave yet either.

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[Robert nods slowly at this particular response. He wouldn't just hate to forget those he's met here - it would destroy part of him, an important part.]

... W-Would you say that it is... because of these people you have met...?

[justicereigns]

[Smoker is sadly resistant to change. Even dating Grell was a big one to him, brought on by over a year of stuck in a whole different world and a variety of chance circumstances. But maybe that's better since it's not like he'll know what he's missing when he's gone.]

Yes. And my prey is still here.

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[Robert was initially resistant; that being said, he's sort of been forced to adapt to the newness of Luceti. In all honesty, had that pressure not existed, he might be much the same...]

... Your prey...?

[Now that sounds foreboding.]

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[i_speak_softly]

[Don, as usual, spends the early part of the morning ensconced in the back room, and so he doesn't find this journal message until Robert has already left the house.]

[When the scientist gets back, he'll find his partner waiting for him, wearing the attitude of a parent whose teenager is breaking curfew.]

When were you planning to tell me?

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[semper_cogitans]

[... Oh.

Hello, Don. Robert looks more than a little chastised when he realizes he never actually told Don what today is.]

...

... I... suppose I... did not think it was significant enough to w-warrant... [He trails off, lamely, suddenly feeling very small. The blueberry pie's ingredients are now incriminating evidence.]

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[i_speak_softly]

[He sighs and takes the bag from Robert.]

You don't usually celebrate?

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[semper_cogitans]

... No, not usually... [Who would he have to celebrate it with?

Robert shakes his head a little.] Regardless, I... I-I apologize. I should have said something...

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[shadedsunlight]

I traveled a lot in my own world and I always felt if you spend enough time in a place that isn't your own, whether it's another city, state, or country, you will learn to see things differently. New perspectives, fresh ideas and beliefs. Changing is inevitable.

In regards to this place, I've changed and gained a lot. There are people here very important to me and I love and cherish them greatly. I wouldn't want to lose them.

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[semper_cogitans]

[It always feels more natural to write to Ginia.]

On Terra, differences in culture between megatropolises are very small, if not absent altogether. That was a very significant anomaly when I first arrived in Luceti. [In fact, it had been utterly unprecedented to Robert. The fact that people didn't automatically agree with each other on the majority of things was... strange.]

But it does make those differences much more noticeable, and I suppose that has had a significant impact on me.

[... He wonders who exactly Ginia means, though some are obvious.]

I hope there is eventually some way for us to retain this information permanently.

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[shadedsunlight]

A sort of unified, homogenous society then?

I hope so too. Or some way to go to other worlds.

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[semper_cogitans]

Yes - what with the lack of geopolitical boundaries, and the additional complications caused by distinct cultural barriers, much of it has been [...] phased out.

[... Yes, it is as bad as it sounds. And Robert isn't sure how much he likes it, anymore. Even if Terran viewpoints are safer, more understandable, and more instinctually right to him...]

One wonders if there might not be a way to replicate the same effect that brings us to Luceti, and use it to traverse worlds.

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[godbent]

You really always talk like that, don't you?

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[semper_cogitans]

[... Strangest question he's heard in awhile. And filtered too. It takes a minute for Robert to compose himself.]

... Y-yes. ... Did you... expect o-otherwise?

...

[More awkwardly:] And... is it an... issue?

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[godbent]

It sounds sort of silly from an adult, that's all.

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[semper_cogitans]

Wh-why does it sound... silly?

[He's not even sure what she's referring to, specifically. The stutter? The word choice?]

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[folkloristic]

[ Helios sees you there Robert and he is...doing some shopping on his own. Using only his good hand for most things because, well, his bad one kinda hurts. This weather is doing a number on it but he makes sure not to show it very much if at all. ] Making something Robert?

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[semper_cogitans]

[It still makes Robert wince to see Helios' injured hand. When he was little, that had at least been a non-issue, but now it's back in its full painful-looking glory.

At any rate, Robert does nod at Helios, smiling softly up from where he's gathering some of the dry ingredients he needs.]

Yes. I... I thought some baking might be prudent considering the date...

[It probably won't be immediately obvious what he means, but Robert isn't aware of Thanksgiving.]

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[folkloristic]

[ Helios is being nosy and eying those ingredients. He'll think on them for a minute...

That combined with what was said before. ] It's...it's not your birthday is it? [ He sounds disbelieving almost. How could he miss and not know about someone's birthday like Robert's?! ]

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[semper_cogitans]

[It's easy when Robert never thinks it's important enough to mention...]

Ah... er, it is. I... realize I neglected to inform anyone... [And he fidgets a little in place. Are birthdays usually big enough deals for people to be upset when they aren't told?]