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[fratropathic]

I know you're here. I've felt your presence ever since I arrived. Don't you think it's rude, making me wait this long to hear from you?

[This was absolutely meant to be public, and absolutely meant to be too vague for anyone to guess the intended recipient. Riverview, meet Regene Regetta and his flair for the dramatic.]

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[fratropathic]

As I understand it, friendship is about mutual trust, affection, support, understanding - the things most people attribute to close bonds like family, but with an element of choice in the recipient.

But I've never had a friend, or a family, so I'm not well qualified to answer.

[500gallontank]

[Long. Long. LONG pause. Because that's a lot of words and concepts for him to process. ]


ok

we don't have that where i'm from

[fratropathic]

Any of it?

[500gallontank]

no

not that i know

people just trying to survive don't have time for any of that stuff

[fratropathic]

In that case, we should probably stick to the original basis for our friendship: no reason to try and kill each other.

[500gallontank]

ok

let me know if that changes

[Friends: giving a heads up when they start killing each other? Sounds reasonable. ]

[fratropathic]

I will, if you'll do the same.

[And he can't think of any possible reason why it would, but if it did, he might actually keep his word. What a strange thought.]