TEXT; UN: J.SHEPPARD

[impavid]

Alright, new pop quiz. When you think of home, what do you think of?

[ Open question, which he's not going to expand on unless prompted -- though really he's curious about something specific. Do people consider Olympia or Wyver their home now? Maybe the Natha station? Or do they think of home worlds they've been told no longer exist? ]

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[planetary_bonds]

something like that.

i don't regret meeting the people here. but the fact that i had to lose everything to meet them stings a little, even now. i can't completely say which i would rather have.

[impavid]

I'm guessing this is one of those things that needs time. Right now everything we've lost we had longer.

[ So much as he cares about people he met here, they're still... newer. Their impact on his life isn't as well established. John is pretty sure that makes a difference. ]

[planetary_bonds]

I guess it does.

[But he's already been here for over a year, Yusei thinks plantively. How much time does it need?]

Some things, though, time can't completely erase. At that point, I suppose it's just down to how we deal with it...

[impavid]

[ Dramatic music begins playing in John's head.

He cringes and tries to ignore, but there's just sOME THINGS THAT TIME CANNOT ERASEEEEE -- ]

Hobbies? Drinking?

[ Both? ]

[planetary_bonds]

[John...John, what are you even thinking about.]

Drinking is how my roommate prefers to deal with it. Although I don't mind sharing a bottle with him from time to time, admittedly.

[It's an acquired taste. Never mind that he tends to only drink when Sanzo offers it to him, anyway.]

Usually I just work on my bike. It's a calming way to pass the time, I think...

[impavid]

[ He's thinking about early noughties pop culture. ]

Bikes are cool! Whatever works for you, keep doing that.