ataraxion | 006✖; (voice)

[There's no visual, but if one listens closely they might be able to hear the sound of running water in the background. Sounds a lot like the streams in the jungle area of the oxygen garden, where someone has been camped out these past few weeks.

[Rey is remiss to this already. The sound of her silence and the audio click makes that more than obvious. Eventually, though, she comes back:]

"Am not very good with these things. With talking. Been here for awhile. Would think it'd be easier by now, since so much time has past. Bottom line is, have changed quite a bit since fourteen jumps ago. Woke up not even knowing my own name. Didn't understand much of anything. But some things are still difficult.

"Can understand that we have an abundance of deeper concerns, can't get some things out of my head lately."

[She pauses, because damn. Where was she going with this again?]

"...Kissing. Been remembering this. Don't know why. Am missing someone, perhaps."

[This whole thing is stupid, isn't it?]

"Apologies, this is a rather pointless topic, in retrospect."

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[LB really didn't really have any sort of insightful advice for Rey at all, but fuck it, she seemed to be on a roll with this relationship advice thing. ~~Except not really.~~]

If that's what sticks out in your mind, it must have been really good -- eeheehee -- the kissing, I mean.

[LB pauses, considering something.] So what do you miss more? The kissing or the "someone"?

I suppose. There are worse things that I remember.

[Things that she'd rather keep out of her current thoughts, for the sake of staying focused.]

Don't know how to answer that. I didn't know them for long, but I think it was nice.

Most of us do have worse things than that to remember. Or at least that's my experience. With that in mind, I guess you would treasure something like that a little more than the average person.

[Not that she herself was an average person, as much as she wished she could be sometimes.]

Well, if it's just the kissing you miss, maybe you should find someone else to kiss. Hahaha -- I'm pretty sure someone would be up for it around here.

Wouldn't know about the average person, only my own personal experience. Those ones in particular are few.

...

[LB, did you seriously just suggest-]

I don't know what it is that I actually miss. I suppose that's the problem.

[YOLO, Rey, except apparently not? Whatever, LB sees no issue in this advice.]

I'm not sure either, but whatever made you feel good is what you want to feel again, right? Eheh? So why not replicate that experience?

[Oh man, YOLO is like the worst thing you can say to Rey ever.]

Didn't think it would be possible to replicate that experience.

[Because of 'reasons'.]

Why not? Eheheh? Was it a weird kind of kiss? Or were you more attached than you thought?

I. Don't. Know.

[She's not sure if she's sounding more frustrated with LB or herself. All bets should probably be placed on the latter.]

[Recognizing that tone of voice, LB quickly backpedals, clearly speaking with a tone of nervousness.]

Sorry! Eheheh! I'm sorry, it's none of my business anyway.

I, uh, didn't realize it bothered you that much.

[She winds down a bit, at least. Small favors.]

If it didn't bother me, I wouldn't have brought it up in the first place.

Ah... well, I'm not very experienced in matters of intimacy, but still...

[Or rather, she was only experienced in matters of intimacy that killed people, but whatever.]

...couldn't hurt to try it with someone else, right? Eheh? If it's not as memorable with someone else, you just don't have to do it another time!

...

[Rey isn't even sure what she should say. She isn't "inexperienced", just that what experiences she does have happens to be unpleasant in the worst sense.]

Perhaps.

Just a thought! Eheh! Do-- do whatever you want, of course.

Good luck on whatever you do though.

Yes. I can do that now. [Whatever she wants, that is. It's strange to think about.] I'll do that.

Thank you.

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