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[quevalry]

Sooo... [ There's a bit of an awkward silence before Lena lets out a small cough. ]

It's been a year and we aren't dead yet! Most of us aren't ... some of us haven't gone through death here ... the world below us is sort of crashing and burning a bit ... but, we're all still here and alive! I like to think that's an improvement.

[ Is it an improvement from her previous life? No, not really. But, Lena does want to try cheer people up and brighten up the mood, even if she started off a little shaky because it's not like she does this often. ]

If you've been here the entire time, or just for a few months, I'd love to hear about what you've come to enjoy about this place. [ Because everyone has had to have lived differently here and gone through different experiences, and by getting people to talk about what they've enjoyed and learned to move is a great way to lighten everyone's spirits.

Right?

She hopes so. Besides, this gives her the chance to meet new people too. ]

Comments

[quevalry]

Yeah... we're not allowed to tell any of the natives anything.

[ Which makes it really hard sometimes. ]

Lying to them really does suck, especially because we could easily help people with the Natha, but because we can't say anything about them, we can't help as much as we would like.

[gekkajuu]

I do think that staying out of things is the Natha's way of helping. And we shouldn't bother them with every little problem, anyway.

But sometimes a little help would sure be convenient.

[quevalry]

But, there is so much more than they could be doing! I just wish that they would help out a little more, otherwise, why pick this planet to lurk around?

[gekkajuu]

There is a lot they could be doing, but if they did that, wouldn't they take over people's right to make their own decisions?

I know that the conflict between Olympia and Wyver, for example, came at a heavy cost, but at the same time, the people worked it out. Olympia and Wyver worked it out themselves. I think that's a more valuable peace than one forced on them from above.

[quevalry]

[ She pauses for a moment. ]

That is a good point. I don't expect them to help out a lot, but, they could have done something about the bombings earlier or the whole bringing back a giant, dangerous dragon.

[gekkajuu]

The dragon was something they hadn't foreseen, though... Still, I don't disagree.

It's hard to know where to draw the line, isn't it? From their point of view, it must be almost like raising children.

[quevalry]

They could have done something when it first appeared, hard to have missed that... [ She mumbles to herself, still feeling sore and a little salty about what has happened. ]

I guess so. I understand that they can’t hold their hand, but, more help would be nice.