{3rd Flower; Video}

[seethelanterns]

[With recent events, Solana's usual cheer isn't quite there. As much as she tries to keep it in place, it's not as evident. More forced at least initially. She can't help dwelling on it since she saw it on the news. Mentioned on the network.]

I'm glad things seem to have worked out with the police at least? But I'm not so sure I'm comfortable with hearing about that murder. I gather she was one of us? That's...that doesn't bode well. I guess so far I'm lucky I haven't really echoed back anything majorly obvious like all that blonde hair.....? but even so I can't help but be kind of....well, terrified about that.

I'm guessing I'm not the only one? I mean. Okay, I have...a frying pan. But that isn't enough to really defend myself with? I don't have any special powers or anything. I don't suppose there's much we can do though. At least, unless this gets even more serious and more of us are attacked. I'm not sure on the details if that even is why she was attacked and killed or it was just a coincidence she was one of us. If it was....some sort of warning to all of us?

I don't know. There's probably still a lot that went down that me being so new, I've not realized, but....I just hope everyone is careful. Take care of each other, okay?

Comments

[espigeonage]

Not in Locke - so far, anyway. Sometimes people are still scared of me. Not that I can really blame them. I'm pretty big.

[seethelanterns]

Big? How big.....?

[espigeonage]

Try seven feet if I'm standing up straight. Mostly that's leg. And my wings are... bulky.

[seethelanterns]

Wow. Okay yeah that is. Pretty tall. Must make clothes a pain? Or--I guess not necessarily with modelling.

[espigeonage]

I can wear my old clothes, most of them, but just if they're retailored. Nothing with sleeves. Nothing normal sleeveless, the wings are in the way. I haven't got to the point with modeling where they give me clothes yet, either.

[seethelanterns]

Yeah? I guess that's something. Must still be a pain though. I can sew, so...if you need any alterations or anything, I can try help?

[espigeonage]

It is a pain. I just try not to complain too much.

Aww, thanks! Kind of you to offer, Solana.

[seethelanterns]

I think if it's impossible to find clothes that fit properly without altering them? That is worth a pain enough to complain.

Sure. I don't mind helping out if I can. Might as well put my hobbies to use.

[espigeonage]

Heh... Maybe so. I used to be able to be so picky about what I wore, too!

I ended up donating away a lot of my wardrobe. There are a few things I'm going to keep just in case I ever go off-network, but I've got clothes left to alter, especially now that it's warming up.

[seethelanterns]

Go off network? Well...let me know and I'd be happy to help if you need it, anyway.

[espigeonage]

Lose all my pulses, my number, and most of my memory about all this. It happens to a lot of people, unfortunately.

[seethelanterns]

Oh....right. But...they're still okay, right?

[espigeonage]

Generally, yeah. It's sad when it happens to a friend.

[seethelanterns]

I can only imagine. So they wouldn't remember their echoes or the whole network thing.....?

[espigeonage]

Nope. Often if they made friends with someone over the network, or were friends and got close, a lot of that closeness disappears. [he's pretty familiar with that, actually.]

I know a couple people who found out their other selves were deeply in love and hooked up. Then they both lost their numbers and they kept dating for a while, but it wasn't the same. I'm not sure if they're still together.

[seethelanterns]

Oh....that's...that's sad. To finally find someone, the one, or make friends and...I guess we can just hope that it doesn't happen to us or one of our friends. I don't know if it is better or not, for them to get out of all of this.

[espigeonage]

It's a question worth considering! Everyone does have the option to leave. I head out twice a week to watch movies and take a shower.

And it does help to try not to think of anyone you get close to as the one, or someone you couldn't live without. This is true even elsewhere. There will always be other people - if you lose someone it's horrible, but it won't destroy you.

[seethelanterns]

I just...it depends on the person? How close you were, I guess? But I know I'd be devastated if say a best friend or boyfriend or my parents were affected.

[espigeonage]

Yeah... yeah, I get that. I've made some very good friends who were networked and then lost them. They're still my friends, but they don't remember how close we got - and I'm this, now.

[Julien doesn't like being a big bird creature.]