@lonk; audio; January 31

[sublimebeast]

Uh. Hi.

I'm sorry to anyone who's had to be around me over the last... I dunno. However long it's been.

I wasn't myself and I know I messed up real bad.

I'm better now.

...I mean, I'm still dead but I'm alone in my own head again or whatever so that's nice.

How is everyone else?

Are you all okay?

[A long pause.]

Right. Yeah.

That's all.

How I do make this thing stop ag--

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[sublimebeast]

[An amused laugh.]

Sure. Yeah. That's what I'm talking about.

....You're handling all of this better than I am, you know.

[arsarcanum]

[ His smile is very clear through the way he speaks. ]

Ya think? Haha. Well, uh, thanks, but most of the time I just don't get things well enough to understand if I'm in trouble or not. I'm one-hundo percent sure that doesn't count.

[ Ignorance is bliss, right? ]

[sublimebeast]

Heh...I'm like that too.

But I mean you've made lots of friends in a short time.

I'm glad.

[arsarcanum]

[ There's a bit of a pause before this next reply. ]

To be honest, I think I got lucky. I mean, I met you on my first day here, right? What are the odds? Meeting a friend I'd like so much this far from home. Must be one in a million.

[sublimebeast]

You're selling yourself short.

It's not just luck, you've got a way with people that makes them feel comfortable around you.

That's a good quality to have.

[Link sounds somewhat wistful. While he always tries his best to be kind, he also tends to keep people at arm's length. In his own experience, when people get to know him, the real him, they freak out a little.]

I mean, I'm hoping everyone stuck here can be friends eventually. If those World Eaters are actually on their way we're gonna have to be a unified front.

...I guess where I'm going with this is uh...

Try not to lose that, okay? The ability to make friends, I mean.

[arsarcanum]

[ Another longish pause, but when Sora returns, his voice is very, verygrateful. ]

Thanks. I mean it. [ A silence here. ] You've got a lot of faith in me. I'll try to live up to that.

In return, maybe keep meeting with me? Or with other people. I think you might beat yourself up a little too much for stuff that isn't your fault? Or maybe it is. I dunno, it feels like a dumb guess. [ He laughs. ] Either way, I wanna keep hanging out with you. Let's keep meeting up!

[sublimebeast]

Of course we can keep meeting up.

I'd like that very much...

[He is unable to keep a slight twinge of sadness from his voice. Does he beat himself up? Maybe he does... But the things he feels guilt for are, he thinks, most certainly his fault.]

[arsarcanum]

Me too. I'll see you soon!

[ No sad vibes here, bud. Sora will wait for as long as it's needed, but he'll definitely make more active attempts to track Link down to make sure he doesn't feel alone with whatever he's carrying with him. He'll wait him out! He's good at that. ]