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I'm curious.

[ Raina is seated in her living room, legs tucked up beneath her on the couch. It's a relaxed and casual position, best suited for a relaxed and casual conversation. ]

So many people come and go here. There are very few of us who have been static for years. Even fewer who have been here since the beginning. But the longer you're here, the more losses you tend to face. And the more time that passes, the more everyone else forgets about some of those people who were once here. So I'd like to hear stories of friends who have gone, lovers who have vanished, and people you'll never forget. The only way we can keep memories alive is to share them. I mean, who knows when you or I could become nothing more than a memory...and the least we can do is honor those memories by talking about them.

[ She sits up slowly, draping her arm over her knees. ]

But more than all of that, and perhaps a more relevant question to the newer arrivals -- if you had the opportunity to visit a lost friend's world just to see them again, would you? Even knowing that there's a chance they might not remember you? It is a painful thing to be forgotten, but perhaps there could be a comfort in seeing them alive and happy once again -- a sense of closure that we so seldom receive in this world. Or as always, perhaps it's best to leave well enough alone. I'm just interested to hear where everyone falls in their opinions on the matter.

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Well, I mean because if this is a parade for those who have been here since the beginning, I wasn't a part of that.

[ An idle shrug. ]

A shame, really. That allowed others to get to you first.

Others who have no resonance here any longer.

[Carefully spoken. He knew this to be treacherous ground.]

[ Raina shrugs. She's not as uppity about the ladies of the past as she is the indiscretions of the present. ]

Not entirely true. They paved the path for me, I suppose. Would you have been so willing to commit if you had not experienced things with them first? I can give them credit where credit is due.

You do an excellent job of illuminating how terrible my exes were for me, darling.

[What present indiscretions???????????????? None.]

[ Sam in their bed! Abduxel! Naked oil paintings! Lots. ]

Only to remind you how much better I am.

[Misunderstandings, the lot of them!]

That was never forgotten.

Sometimes making those mistakes are vital in being able to appreciate what you have now.

Ooh -- you want me to show my appreciation in a specific way, hmm?

I'm not going to say no if you want to worship me.

You know I want to, Raina.

People keep asking me about our wedding. Maybe we should sit down soon and actually come up with a date.

[ It's a more business approach to it than an actual desire to come up with a date. Something to mark down in the calendar. Because truth be told, once Raina got the ring, she's left the subject of marriage alone for the most part. Baby steps. Marriage is a big commitment! ]

Isn't it most fashionable come the next season?

[He had said the season prior.]

What date do you prefer?

Well, too many people do summer weddings. Ours should be something unique. And you know I have a particular fondness for spring.

[ Which gives them a whole year since darn. Spring just passed right on by. ]

Maybe our anniversary? Keep the date relevant. April 9th? When is that?

[ She scrolls to check a calendar. ]

Oh. A Monday? That would be a terrible day. These things normally take place over the weekend, don't they?

Fridays, I believe. Friday -- named for Frigga. Goddess of marriage.

Oh. I didn't know there was a lore attached to it and everything. So it should be a Friday, right? I mean, it might be bad luck to break too many traditions. And we're already doing a spring wedding instead of a summer one.

[ She is rambling a bit. Raina rarely gets nervous. But in those few instances she does, she will ramble. ]