text - absence makes the heart grow until it explodes

[h2no]

YO.

I KNOW THERE'S ONE THING A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T REALLY WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE BECAUSE WE ALL GET IT: HOMESICKNESS.
I KNOW EVERYONE IS MISSING THEIR HOME AND THEIR FRIENDS. I'D BE SURPRISED IF THERE'S PEOPLE HERE WHO AREN'T.
NOT TO SAY IF YOU AREN'T THAT YOU'RE A WEIRDO, OF COURSE, I SUPPOSE YOU'RE JUST A BIT LUCKIER.
NOW, I'M NOT GONNA ASK YOU TO TELL ME ABOUT THE PEOPLE YOU MISS OR THE PLACES YOU MISS. THAT WON'T HELP, IT'LL PROBABLY JUST MAKE YOU FEEL EVEN WORSE.
I AIN'T EVEN GONNA GIVE A BIG SPEECH ABOUT HOW WE'RE ALL IN THIS TOGETHER AND WE GOTTA TAKE CARE OF EACH OTHER, BECAUSE WE ALL KNOW THAT CRAP AIN'T GONNA HOLD UP.
BACK HOME I HAD A LARGE TEAM OF PEOPLE WHO VARIED IN AGES. A LOT OF THEM GOT HOMESICK AND WHEN IT OVERWHELMED THEM THEY WENT ON A DOWNWARD SPIRAL.
THING IS, IT'S REAL EASY TO LET IT OVERWHELM YOU.
MAKE A LIST OF EVERYTHING YOU MISS. EVEN IF IT'S SOMETHING YOU THINK IS SILLY, LIKE THE TREE THAT WAS NEAR WHERE YOU LIVED, OR A CAFE THAT DID THE BEST VERSION OF A FLAT WHITE COFFEE YOU'VE EVER TASTED.
ANYTHING YOU CAN THINK OF. EVEN IF YOU'RE NOT FROM EARTH. I GUARANTEE YOU THERE WILL BE SOMETHING HERE THAT IS SIMILAR ENOUGH IT'LL BE LIKE BEING AT HOME. EVEN IF IT'S JUST A GIANT ROCK THAT'S THE SAME SHAPE.
NOT TO MENTION GETTING OUT AND GETTING FRESH AIR ALWAYS HELPS.
DO STUFF YOU DID AT HOME. DON'T GET WRAPPED UP IN THE FACT THAT IT'S NOT THE SAME. YOU HAVE TO ADAPT TO HELP YOURSELF, THAT'S LIFE.
BUT THAT THE SAME TIME... DON'T SINK INTO IT. DON'T THINK OF NOTHING BUT WHAT YOU MISS.
IGNORING IT WON'T WORK, BUT NEITHER WILL DIVING INTO IT.
FIND A BALANCE.
DON'T LET IT OVERWHELM YOU.

Comments

[devoutish]

And what's on your list, mate?

[Hi Archie, it's this asshole. Aren't you happy?]

[h2no]

[he's neutral towards alfie right now; you gotta do more than what he did to get on archie's shit list permanently.]

The sea, mornin' runs... honestly, just a seaside city does it for me.

text;

[tacticianing]

Not bad advice.

Re: text;

[h2no]

I'D HOPE NOT.
IT SEEMED TO HELP THEM, ANYWAY.
IT WOULD BE PRETTY EMBARRASSING TO TALK LIKE I KNOW SHIT THEN TURN OUT TO GIVE BAD ADVICE.

[text]

[pale_blue_arrow]

what if my list is a person

Re: [text]

[h2no]

MINE WOULD BE NOTHING BUT PEOPLE.
THAT'S THE SHITTER ABOUT HOMESICKNESS, AIN'T IT? YOU WANT SOMEONE OR SOMEONES WHOSE PRESENCE CAN'T BE REPLICATED.
THAT'S WHAT YOU GOTTA BE CAREFUL OF.

[there's a short pause before the next message. archie can't help but think of his dream he couldn't give up. maybe this is similar?]

KEEP THEM IN YOUR THOUGHTS, BUT DON'T OBSESS OVER IT.
I THINK IT'S CLEAR TO SAY OBSESSION ONLY LEADS TO SHIT HITTING THE FAN.

text;

[oceanthief]

I'm pretty sure I'm not supposed to do the things I did in my world again.

Re: text;

[h2no]

SO YOU DID NOTHING BUT MURDER PEOPLE AND DESTROY THINGS?
C'MON, THERE'S GOTTA BE SOMETHING.

[dachizone]

Wow! You're really motivated about this!

[h2no]

I'm trying this new thing called not being a shithead about everythin'. How am I doing?

[siriusly]

I'm glad that kind of mentality's still around here...

[h2no]

THE WAY I FIGURE IT, YOU CAN STEW IN YOUR OWN MISERY OR DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT.

( text )

[jeaniegrey]

What brought this on?

Re: ( text )

[h2no]

PINING. REGRET.
A BUNCH OF PISSY NEGATIVE SHIT.
THE USUAL.

text

[am_i_a_monster]

You can make a memory palace.

Re: text

[h2no]

A WHAT?

[ text ]

[ghoulking]

That's a very good advice, actually.

Is everything alright on your end?

Re: [ text ]

[h2no]

I'M FINE.
I'M GLAD PEOPLE FIND THIS STUFF USEFUL.

text;

[reek]

What point is there? A list won't bring anything back.

Re: text; NP MY DUDE

[h2no]

NO, IT WON'T.
THAT'S WHY YOU HAVE TO TRY AND MOVE ON AND ADAPT TO THE NEW SITUATION YOU FIND YOURSELF IN.

audio;

[moon_in_her_hair]

I am one of the few that doesn't miss anything from their world.

[Maybe her sister, but seeing her again...it would bring everything back.]

audio > private

[h2no]

That's good, I figure you got enough on your plate without all that stuff, too.

[a pause, then archie switches to private. he's not sure if what he's about to ask is something she'd want broadcasted.]

How's your head been?

text;

[marriedmedium]

It's very sweet of you to want to help, darling.

Re: text;

[h2no]

I WON'T LIE AND SAY YOU DIDN'T INSPIRE ME SOME.

text

[heliophilic]

[M would claim to be one of the 'lucky ones' who doesn't miss anything about where he's from, but he's also very talented at lying to himself when it comes to his own feelings. So instead of touching any of that with a 10 foot pole, he replies:]

You should give motivational speeches.

Re: text

[h2no]

I USED TO.
GRUNTS NEEDED UPLIFTING WHEN THEY WERE AWAY FROM HOME FOR A LONG TIME.