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[familyproblem]

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<silverfeather>

[familyproblem]

[UHHhhhhh that's actually. A good question, isn't it. Gives him pause.]

If you ever hear people talking about a "Felfri", I was one of the people who showed up when that was happening. There was a lot going on, but the shortest explanation is that it was some kind of other world attached to this one. I spent a month there before actually making it to Ryslig.

Felfri was a nightmare for its own reasons. I met two other new arrivals from my own world there. By the time we got here, we weren't about to split up over nothing. So we got an apartment at the 38-8 together, and then moved out later to where we are now.

[That's....a summary? There was so goddamn much happening that it's hard to pick out more detail than on a first pass. Also, as important as it is to decisively badmouth the gods, that's another Maybe Wait At Least One Day sort of topic.]

<rindragon>

[worldisyours]

[…Well that sounds like a whole Thing. Rindo is a little envious of Gladion having arrived with people from his world. In most ways, it would be more difficult than the hand he's been dealt, but… Even though it's clear to him by now that new arrivals are all out of their depth, his acute awareness of the gap in knowledge and experience between him and the rest of the house is making it feel way worse.

After that, he just sits there for a moment. His mind is lagging a little bit from… everything? There's been a lot of talking and a lot of emotions crammed in one day and now he's drained. Or numb. It is, honestly, an improvement from his earlier state. But he kinda… forgot to reply to Gladion. Oops.]

<silverfeather>

[familyproblem]

[At first Gladion just waits, and spends the wait mulling things over further. I'll think about it is a barely-concealed shrug. He is, he thinks, concerned for Rindo. But also: the guy doesn't need to be fussed at about making friends, of all fucking things, mere hours after...all of this.

Who is he even turning into.

Some time passes. Gladion starts to wonder, a little.

...There are other things that don't really need to be fussed over, either.]

I'll let you get some rest. See you around, probably.

<rindragon>

[worldisyours]

[…Crap. How many minutes was that?]

sorry im still here
just zoned out for a bit

[Embarrassing… Should he even say something about Felfri? He doesn't know anything about it. It'd just be empty platitudes… there's no point. Right.]

but honestly ur right...
im really tired
its been one thing after another for 2 days straight

i think im gonna try to get some sleep

[A pause. This is the kind of rapidfire messaging that happens when you're exhausted beyond belief and most of your inhibitions are shot.]

thanks

for taking the time to hear me out

[…He feels a little better, now, he supposes.]

<silverfeather>

[familyproblem]

[Yeah he's gonna choose to interpret "zoned out" as "dozed off".]

Don't worry about it.

I don't normally check my messages as often as I have today, but if anything comes up, my inbox is open.

[That

feels less pushy than "if you have any more questions".]

<rindragon>

[worldisyours]

got it

[…Rindo really owes him.

He remembers the way Gladion was flicking melting bits of moss off his body. Wonders if it gets cold at night, up on that roof. There's not much he can do, but…]

take care

[…This is at least something.]