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[disgeyes]

As, I believe the kids say these days, a "newbie," and not knowing anyone here as of yet, I believe I can be an unbiased judge of the kind of postings that are common to this network.

For people who are supposedly destined for greatness, there is a great deal of goofing around and whining. We need a fresh breath blown into our campaign. The sun of new life to shine through the clouds of not-this-shit-again. A flowing forth of artistic fervor to battle the every day drudgery. I suggest poetry.

I'll start.

"It must have been an awful sight,
To witness in the dusky moonlight,
While the Storm Fiend did laugh, and angry did bray,
Along the Railway Bridge of Lock City that day.
Oh! ill-fated Bridge of the Locke City that day,
I must now conclude my lay
By telling the world fearlessly without least dismay,
That your central girders would not have given way,
At least many sensible men do say,
Had they been supported on each side with buttresses,
At least many sensible men confesses,
For the stronger we our houses do build,
The less chance we have of being killed."


Really makes you think.

[ Shamelessly stolen from the greatest creator of bad poetry. What Houjun lacks in originality and humor, he makes up for in--well, nothing. Still, he tries. ]

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[moreweaponsthanyou]

Not THAT much, just bits and pieces. And there seems to be at least one other person who was from that world too, so I'm bouncing some stuff off of him.

[disgeyes]

You're the second person to say they met someone from a past life here in Locke. Seems more common than I thought it might be. I'm afraid to get my hopes up, though. It seems convenient to suddenly have a companion without doing any of the extra work to create the friendship in this life.

If that made any sense. Haha.

[moreweaponsthanyou]

There's some sort of weird coincidence with that actually. I have absolutely no idea why we're all here and mostly related to each other by various degrees. And trust me, having past relations AND present relations all mashed up together is just complicated and messy.

All I can say is go at your own pace?

[disgeyes]

At least that's one thing I'm good at. Taking my time, I mean. I'm even a little anxious that if I do ever meet them, I'd hate them. How terrible would that be? The people I'm destined to know, and they're all a bunch of jerks.

Do you get along with the people from your past life?

[moreweaponsthanyou]

Well, real life isn't all love and roses either. You have friends, you have people you are neutral about, and then there is your arch-nemesis. I doubt anyone's past life is different. If you're lucky, you'll met your friends. If you're not, well, you'll just have to deal like you deal in real life.

Most of mine have turned out to be family, so I have to get along with them whether I like or not. Luckily, I do. If my past-life's arch-nemesis shows up, we'll talk again.

[disgeyes]

I don't think I'd be ready to deal with more family. Not that mine is huge, but they're enough for me to deal with as it is.

Even the thought of of having an arch-nemesis is exciting, though. That such a thing could exist, that you could feel that strongly about another person. I'm probably being naive, but I think I would want that.

[moreweaponsthanyou]

That's kind of my point. You have to deal with family whether you like it or not.

I think an arch-nemesis would just make everything more complicated then it already is, so I hope he or she holds off on being a part of my life for as long as possible.

[disgeyes]

I suppose. [ For the sake of this conversation, he's going to avoid arguing that point. He's very good at not dealing with his family. ]

Maybe they wouldn't hold the same kind of animosity toward you in this life that they had before? I mean, unless those feelings travel to your new life. Have they for you?

[moreweaponsthanyou]

[Not dealing now means it blows up (and usually in your face) later.]

Not me personally, but I know someone whose past lives feelings have carried forward in an echo. He doesn't like it much, but it's THERE.

[disgeyes]

That's an unsettling thought.

I'd rather I didn't change in personality/perspective/etc. just because my previous self was a certain way. Maybe I was the villain. Or some kind of murderer. I hope I find out soon so I can stop guessing.

You seem like a decent person. I hope you stay as yourself.

[moreweaponsthanyou]

Trust me, I'm perfectly fine with the way I am right now. You seem like a decent person too, so I hope you stay yourself as well.

[disgeyes]

Thank you.

My name is Houjun, by the way. In case we meet up again.

[moreweaponsthanyou]

You're welcome.

I'm Fil.