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[Roxas doesn't address the entire network a lot, but he's reasonably social (well, kinda-sorta), so some people might recognize his face. Those who do won't see much difference, but his voice is a touch more gravel-y, as though he's been through a lot and gargled sand recently, or maybe he's just completed the journey of Boy Becomes Man and reached the bottom of his register. Who knows.]

Hi.

[He raises a hand in greeting and lets it drop to his lap, smile fading at the same time. He doesn't look upset so much as he looks really tired.]

It's been a while. Even before—I didn't want to talk to anyone for a while, because my best friend left and I didn't know how to deal with it.

But then I went back, too, so it's been even longer for me. I'm not sure how long, exactly—I didn't have a good sense of time. Months, for sure. Maybe a year. I don't know. Anyway, I'm back now, if anyone missed me. Or...either way.

[He moves as if to end the transmission, but then stops himself.]

A lot of you guys have done this before, right? Ported out and come back? Is it weird to feel like not much has changed, but everything has changed, at the same time?

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[tadeadshi]

It's happened to me a few times. Once, I was gone for fifteen minutes back home but it was almost a month here. Then I was gone for three years here and came back.

It's not uncommon.

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[pullsheavendown]

Yeah, I've seen it happen a lot before. It's just doing it yourself feels a lot different than what I imagined. I can't imagine a difference of three years though.

[tadeadshi]

It's strange, I'll say that. Luckily there were a couple people I still knew here. But.. Yeah. It feels weird sometimes.

[pullsheavendown]

Did you feel sort of unstuck in time? That's the only way I can think to describe it.

[tadeadshi]

I think that's a good way to put it. For me, I

[HAHA WOW he's not gonna. Discuss being dead.]

I felt like no time had passed when I left, but coming back... Yeah, unstuck in time works.

[pullsheavendown]

I don't like the feeling much but I'm glad I'm not the only on feeling. I didn't even have much sense of how much time was passing while I was back cuz...long story. And it's still pretty jarring now.

[tadeadshi]

It's the same. And I don't like the feeling either.

The only thing we can do is make the best of it and try to get used to being here again, right?

[pullsheavendown]

We can sit around feeling sorry for ourselves. I did that a bunch the first time I got here.
It's not really worth the time put into it, though.