Ebb and Flow.

[tano_pirata]

I think I took a wrong turn somewhere. Every captain gets it wrong at least once, but this is ridiculous. I am starting to realize that maybe I lost something more important than I once thought when I left; something crucial, a part of me that I can't get back no matter how I try because of how I lost it, or perhaps because of where I lost it.

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[b_pendennis]

Not that I've exactly been Mr. Chatty myself of late, for a lot of reasons, but...I'm still here, mon capitan, if you need someone to go on the search with. And I know I'm not better, at least, for no word being said.

I don't know that you lost something, exactly, except the time when you weren't here. You gained a different perspective. A bit of distance that necessarily comes with what you went through. Maybe it isn't so much that you need to go digging for something you lost, but look for ways to reconnect here. Tie yourself to the mast of the ship we're sailing on, or something that doesn't abuse a metaphor too much.

[tano_pirata]

No, I think that metaphor works well. I think, maybe, the ropes that bound me weren't tied as taut as they should have, and instead of listening to the Siren's Song, I dived straight into the water.

Thanks, Bill. Rehearsal tomorrow?

[outofzenna]

Ah. So I find your journal and now I understand a little better.

I will keep my head up a little extra for you.

& you write beautifully. I applaud you.

[tano_pirata]

Some things are best not discussed upon first meeting, eh bella? But thank you for understanding, and for the gesture, as well as the compliment.

[outofzenna]

I understand; you are welcome on all counts.