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[To slouch; a lazy, drooping posture or movement. Godric seems to have mastered the art of this form on a couch that appears to be in a quiet coffee shop somewhere. An untouched cup of coffee sits steaming on the table where he's propped his communicator. He lifts his coffee as he speaks, cradling it in his hands, but doesn't take a sip.]

Do you find that your life here is an improvement or a burden? Do you find yourself valuing things you have here that you did not have back home? Or alternatively, are there things you miss that you cannot hope to find here?

And if given the choice, would you stay or go?

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[Alright, she'll answer the question, but first:]

Uh, coffee?

[Have a shrug]

I like the warmth on my hands and they want you to purchase something before they'll give out the WiFi password.

I guess that kinda makes sense.

[Alright, curiosity sated.]

Uh, anyway, I think there's a lot of things that are easier for me here, but I'd still choose to go back home if I could.

I don't think I would consider it an improvement or a burden. There are strong elements of both.

However, given the choice, I would go home.

If it isn't too personal a question, would you stay if certain things were changed to be more reflective of the things you miss from your home?

They already have been, in a way. The level of status that being an imPort provides makes certain goals easier to achieve, and makes other things more difficult.

It is the people I miss, more than anything.

Well, considering my situation here, as opposed to my conditions when I was grabbed...I'd definitely choose to stay. No question.

I mean, don't get me wrong, there have been points in my life that were way better than this place, but let's face it, those things were gone whether I ended up here or not. And hey, maybe if I put some effort into it, I can get some of those things I had while I'm here.

Theoretically, if the situation back home changed radically for the better, would your answer change?

Yes.

I think it's natural to notice those differences between the life one has lived in one place to another. In my case, it's difficult to determine if it is an improvement or not. I'm living a happy life here as I had back home. I have no room to complain, but if there is one thing I miss about home: the people.

[There is one individual especially she feels the loss of.]

...I don't know. I'd like to stay, but I know I have to return sooner or later too. There's a lot I need to do, but...this world needs me too. It all depends on the situation when given the choice, I believe.

If the people you miss were here, would your sense of duty still draw you back home?

I rather prefer this world, all things considered.

[The lighting is sure better.]

In a general sense only, or are there particular things you find preferable?

In general -- the comparison is like night and day. This world being the latter. [A little literally.] But also, I have found superior companionship here.

I guess it's kind of got its ups and downs? I mean, the powers are pretty cool, but I miss all of the nature and wildlife that you could find back where I come from.

[ nothing can compare to hoenn's landscape - the wide, blue sea, lush rainforests, and even volcanoes and deserts... cities are nice, but they're a little dull compared to that. a significant lack of pokemon is also a major downside. ]

I'd go home if I could. There's a lot of stuff I haven't finished doing there...

It isn't necessary for you to always remain in the city. Have you considered traveling? There are many natural wonders to see in America -- and beyond if you can afford it.

I've thought about it! But I'm not sure if it'll satisfy the itch...

[ it isn't quite home, and it makes her feel like how she felt when she moved from johto - only this time, it was against her will.

still, it isn't in her nature to be pessimistic. ]

I guess I won't know until I try, right?

Well, we got superpowers here. Nobody has those where I'm from, so... [Basically the coolest? Yeah, basically the coolest. Also, conveniently, a very on-the-nose solution to how absolutely, completely pointless and useless he felt there.] But I miss the people from home, so maybe. I don't know.

Why, would you go home?

Like you, I find I miss certain people.

[It's odd to miss Eric, when it had been Godric's decision that they should live separate lives. But there had always been the option of going to see him, if Godric had so desired. Here, Eric is so far out of his reach as to be dead and gone, something that disturbs Godric deeply.]

Aside from that, I find many things here preferable. And I do not believe it would be possible for me to return, no matter my opinions on the matter.

What? Why not? Isn't it just sorta random?

It's simply different. My world is far too different from this one.

[ but- ] Here I am allowed to do a lot of things I can't do while there, however. And I guess that's nice. [ there is a bit of an amused smile ]

But there is still much to do back there, so I will have to go eventually.

A fair answer. Quite a few people are driven by a sense of duty to return home. Would your answer be different if everything that needed to be done was done?

It wouldn't. There are people in my world I don't think I can live without. And I've fought so much for them, too.

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I find my life here to be a strange mix of both. There are situations back home that leave me feeling worried, but the freedom of choice I have here is welcomed...

I have...very little to miss back home. [Mostly because everything of value is scorched, ruined, or dead but...you know.]

I am not sure what I would do with such a choice yet.

You are still quite new here, I take it?

I've been here for about two months now, so yes...still relatively new.

[He's trying very hard not to fall into the "there may only be two sides by choosing one" trap/pageantry. And/or lose/squander/regress himself fighting the shadow of Constellation. But at the very least, it drives him to respond to this question where otherwise he might not choose to engage anecdotally.

…Even if his response's potential value is only in adding to a tally. In of itself, unhelpful mcbreviterse.]

improvement
stay

Is there anything you would change here? Anything or anyone from home you would bring here if you could?

[he respects the follow-up so tries to give it a more complete (if not much more useful) answer]

there are always things one would wish different -
for myself still convinced that the way to improve things is not one person dictating to everyone else
no matter if that one is myself
can't even do it in imagination without the fantasy turning grim

i am dead there and alive here
there are others i wish could have the opportunity if they could choose it
i am grateful but wasn't initially
i would be glad to have their company but wouldnt wish to impose it on them

Stay. This place has given me freedom and opportunity that was previously almost unreachable. I want to stay for as long as I can.

And you?

There are people I miss from home, but I do not believe I would be able to return. Aside from that, I find my situation here preferable for a variety of reasons.

[Like sunlight. And no one asking him to involve himself in vampire politics.]

Same.

[The room behind Adam is some sort of eclectic hipster farmhouse. There's distant laughter from another room. It draws Adam's attention briefly before he returns his gaze to the screen.]

I'm Adam Parrish.

[There's a Virginia drawl in Adam's voice, though he tries his best to hide it. His accent is unquestionably American.]

I think for me it's a mixture of both. There's things and people that have made it an improvement, but so much is different.

I value the relationships I have here, but if I were given the choice, I think I would go home.

I can't say I'm terribly happy to find myself held captive in such a strange country as this. Given the choice, I would go without second thought.

That being said, I would try to take some of the more pleasant parts of this place with me, if at all possible. Swift transport, water that comes heated from pipes, privies with plastic seats... plastic itself. Pizza. As cells go, this is one of great comforts.

Welp like ninety percent of my world was blown up in a war with crazy mutant cyborgs so this place is pretty nice! It's mostly safe and there's no rationing AND there's pizza.

[ He missed pizza SO much before coming here. ]

Still though... I kinda do wanna go back, I still think things could be rebuilt.

Being here is an improvement for me. I value the freedom here. I would definitely stay.

I hate it here. Too many people with powers.

[He didn't know them all, and kind of hated that. Dio was used to being able to crush absolutely everyone underfoot.]

And I've got this government all up in my shit, confining me to these cities unless I can beg for permission to go elsewhere. It's a prison, just a very big one.

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