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One of the things people don't do often is talk about the good things they've done or have right now. Sometimes being away from home is hard, so sharing helps!

So what's one good thing in your life right now? Yesterday, I got a cat out of a tree! It wasn't very happy but the owner thanked me a lot.

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[God this is precious.]

I found out Lup's gonna be okay back home, that's pretty amazing news :D

[He remembers explaining some of it to Jon, at Memoria, so he figures Jon might like the update.]

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That's great, Taako! I'm glad it worked out.

That's so cool though. Does Dad know?

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[alchemyfreak]

My brother's here.

[Straight forward and to the point. This is basically all Ed cares about.]

[spellslots]

[It's still in the process of being worked out; she's a lich and the world is ending, but she's not gone, and that's enough for now.]

He does! He was like, the third person I told.

[After Lup and Lucretia, who are the most personally invested.]

I also figured out how to bake this new cake that was giving me trouble. Everything's coming up Taako.

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[ Jon switches to be polite. ]

That's good, right? You don't sound all that happy?

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Awesome.

Wait, what kind of cake is it?

Can I have some?

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You absolutely can, if you wanna eat parsley cake?

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[ Okay, no ew ]

You made rabbit food cake??

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Do rabbits eat parsley?

[That's not the point and he knows it.]

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[franciscoramon]

rescuing a cat out of a tree is such a classic!

cool answer: found out about an element they've got here i'm not familiar with from my own world, which might be super useful for longer-lasting compact power cells, which is completely dope

more truthful, cheesy answer: my friends

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[alchemyfreak]

You did ask for a good thing, didn't you?

[He laughs at that.]

We haven't seen each other in a few years... It's very good.

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Rabbits eat pretty much anything with green.

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What kind of element?

[ That's kind of cool. Jon really likes finding out about the other worlds. Different aliens and people. It makes him feel less strange. ]

That's super cheesy but I'll allow it.

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Okay, cool.

I've never had any siblings so I don't know what it's like.

[alchemyfreak]

He's my best friend.

[It's more than that, but Ed's not about to get to into the whole "we're all each other have" conversation with someone that sounds like an actual child so. He's still grinning as he talks though.]

It's not like that for everyone, but- we're close.

[Willing to die for each other close.]

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I bet you do everything together. Play games, hang out, share stuff . . .

[ He trails off. Jon can't help it but he's a little envious. ]

[alchemyfreak]

[Nearly dying trying to bring back their dead mother, yeah all that fun stuff.

Ed actually pauses, because again he's trying to keep this positive. The smile wavers momentarily, but he's quick to get it back in place, remembering how things were back home.]

Ah... When we were kids, sure. Now it's more like- take out bad guys and help protect people together, I guess.

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Bad guys?

So you're . . . a superhero?

[ Aren't you a little short. ]

[alchemyfreak]

[WOW RUDE.]

Not really.

[He's still not sure he buys into that superhero thing, tbh.]

I worked for the military back home, we're on the Perimeter Guard here.

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[ His brow furrows. ]

No offense, but you seem kind of young for the military.

@dodger/text/private

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[...This is such a pure, good thing that Dodger can't help a smile on his face as he texts a reply. Although... after some hesitation he switches it to private so no one will see he has feelings.]

...every so often this guy i like lets me hold his hand. that's pretty great.

and i got a friend that cooks for me once a week. that's fucking fantastic.

[He'd pretty much picked out the two things he could think of that were okay to tell a little kid. But. Yeah, typing them out actually cheers him up a lot.]

[alchemyfreak]

Then you'll be even more surprised to learn I haven't been in the military for five years, now.

[HONESTLY, SO JUDGMENTAL. How young does this kid think he is, anyway? It was almost a relief in comparison to the others trying to get him to drink as soon as they find out he's actually 21... And normally kids assume he's an adult, especially ones so much younger than him.]

I passed the exam when I was 12, that's probably close to your age by the sound of things.

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I'm glad you found some people who like you for you, Mr. Dodger.

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yeah. it's uh. it's nice.

not sure how people keep up with it, though... making sure people still like you. not doing shit that would lose their trust.

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Sorry.

[ It still sounds weird to Jon. ]

I've just never heard of anything like that. Even if you're super smart, they usually have tough physical and age requirements? Unless it's some kind of special branch.