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[hondoyota]

[The screen shows a very respectably dressed eighteen year old boy sitting at a desk in what looks like a surreal treehouse castle.]

I don't post here often.

[Ever.]

But I wish to discuss something.

How have your hopes and dreams changed since coming here?

And, if you achieved your current dreams, do you think that you'd be satisfied, or would you want more?

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[perfectible]

How have yours? Changed, I mean.

[hondoyota]

[He sees what Betty is doing and... appreciates it.

Adam pulls a wry little grimace, ducking his head briefly.] I have everything I wanted. I earned it all myself, but it's been so much ... easier. Every step of the way. All the hurdles I had back home simply disappeared.

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[snarkbot]

I am not entirely certain I had hopes and dreams, at least by human standards, before coming here. The fact that I am beginning to develop them is a change in itself.

[hondoyota]

[Adam grins. It's always a pleasure to see his favorite robot, and he's glad to hear about Skeets' hopes and dreams.] I'm glad for that. Are you pleased?

[voice]

[mindsnakes]

[Scoff] No.

[Overkill prides himself on consistency, at least.]

And if I could, I'd go out in a blaze of violence and glory. [Of course. Wouldn't everyone?]

[hondoyota]

What's stopping you?

[Flamethrower, katana, downtown Heropa, amirite?]

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[nightmarist]

Bored?

[Ronan isn't judging. Actually, he's very interested in what he's overhearing. Ronan himself is currently elsewhere in their castle, sprawled out on the floor by the fireplace.]

[hondoyota]

Can't seem to focus on my work. Now I see that the problem was that I was focusing on boring things instead of the gorgeous guy lounging downstairs.

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[monsterdoc]

Mine have been wrecked, rebuilt, and now are rising again. I think that this place is a good one to dream in, and to try to fight against despair in.

[ Bruce sits behind a desk, eying the video as he types away. ]

[hondoyota]

I would agree. Back home I had to fight tirelessly to hold on to any fragment of my dreams. Here, everything has been easy. We imPorts have such huge advantages, and not just in terms of powers.

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[bookkeeper]

Nice jacket. I remember a couch at one of the orphanages with that same pattern.

[ But the treehouse castle set up is pretty sweet, Nate'll give him that. ]

They have, in a way. And in other ways, nope, still the same.

[hondoyota]

[Adam flinches at the comparison about his jacket, and it takes him a moment to process that it probably wasn't meant as an insult and that it says more about the speaker--an orphan?--than about Adam.] Do you start all your conversations by telling people you've been to multiple orphanages?

[dreamkid]

[ Here's Matthew, looking very much the same as he always does when he and Adam interact, except for one weird detail: a thoughtful expression. Not like Gansey-level thoughtful or anything, but for Matthew it's a lot. ]

I think being here kinda changes everything, doesn't it?

[hondoyota]

It does. We have greatly enhanced powers and more freedom and opportunities.

What are your dreams, Matthew? [He's never expected Matthew to have any. Other than maybe moving to California and becoming a surfer.]

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[eloquentness]

[ These are all good questions, but Iris can't help wondering if they say more about the guy asking them than anything... ]

I'd think that even if we achieved everything we wanted, we'd still be longing for something more. Human nature and all that. [ beat ] But to answer your question, I think I'm finding new hopes and dreams that I didn't have before.

[hondoyota]

I think that's a good thing. [His questions do say quite a bit about him, of course, since Adam wouldn't bother taking to the network for a mere theoretical.]

What if one isn't sure of what 'more' one longs for?

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[disentombs]

[How interesting. He'd expected Adam to do this...in not quite so public a forum.]

Feeling restless?

[hondoyota]

[Don't tell him how to do things Gansey!!

Guardedly,] Yes.

[Adam has moved since he first made the post. Ronan is now visible in the background of the shot, serving as Adam's backrest.]

[darkpants_warmfeeling]

The goal hasn't changed... but the path has. It's complicated.

[Jacob could go into more detail about that. Or he could blink at that castle Adam is in.]

That's... an interesting place you've got there.

[hondoyota]

Thanks. [He's proud of it. And not forthcoming with any details.]

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[girlybruiser]

[ She is absolutely loving that scenery. Someone has refined taste. ]

I am quite new here, but so far I think I wish to achieve the same dreams I had back home here.

[ A beat, then curiously: ]

What about you? Is there anything you are proud to have accomplished here?

[hondoyota]

Have you heard about the brand new moon colony and research base?

[That's his brainchild. So... yes.]

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[functusofficio]

This place has fulfilled many of my hopes and dreams, and I find that they remain unchanged. As difficult as things can be here, to have what I desired is still worth it.

Why do you ask?

[hondoyota]

I've achieved nearly all of my hopes and dreams from back home, and I find myself uncertain of where to go from here.

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[am_i_a_monster]

[Abigail watches the video for a moment. She still thinks of a normal life as being her dream. She remembers not to phrase it that way.]

I've achieved some of my old dreams. I have a job. Friends. I can go outside, do the things I never thought I would be able to do. Dreaming for more seems greedy. Or dangerous, because it can all be taken away.

Do you have dreams?

[hondoyota]

I achieved them.

Why shouldn't you be greedy?

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[pillz]

funny thing, don't think they did.
no hopes, lots of dreams.
you always want to go to the moon?

[hondoyota]

Not specifically.

No hopes? Not even regarding your boyfriend?

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[nextsymbol]

I just got here, but I don't think I can really be finished with my current dream. I want to work as a Hero, and keep doing it until I can't anymore.

[But given that he's 15, the idea of retirement is a long, long way away.]

I don't know if that's the kind of answer you're looking for, though.

[hondoyota]

It is. It's fortunate that you have something you're passionate about doing, long-term and open-ended.