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vi uses the shift key for some of this SHOCK AND AWE

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You might say it just like that. Besides deciding that you want to tell anyone at all, I guess maybe the most important part is just saying it in a way that feels true to you.

I don't think anyone could judge you for just being there or living through something like that, and if they did they would be a grade a asshole of the highest order and not worth thinking about. And if its more complicated, I guess you ask yourself "did I take the lives"? And even if that's a yes then: "did I mean to"? Those things are worth something even if they don't fix anything.

And then you just decide if you want to rip off that scab.

i mean.

You just said it to me and all I can think is "shit I'm sorry you had to go through that but I'm not sorry to hear you lived". I bet a lot of people are probably glad you did. That's the thing. You can't trade this one out for that one and maybe that's my lesson to learn. If I died instead of someone else it might not have changed anything.

my sworn sister has a raven as an omen and sometimes we get a lot of birds. all kinds of birds. her ravens kind of a know it all but i like him. so there are birds inside sometimes but it's mostly sealed off by some magic. i wasnt here for that but im very glad they did it. what a dick move for those birds. but thats the thing about animals theyre a lot easier to deal with than people bc at least they dont hide who they are. "i am an asshole bird i am stealing your nest deal with it" is a lot better than what some people do

you can put ice in tea???? its like cold tea not hot? is it sweet or made from a flower or???

a smart friend of mine called him a whiny toddler that didnt earn his power and hes a guy with firsthand experience of this turd of a person so i am gonna defer to his wise judgement there

also hahaha the ocean really

but! you could pet that tiger if it was your omen. that would be a cool omen to have.

thanks! its going to be a tattoo for someone and i want to make sure its just right. i didnt do a lot of animal drawings before here but i did a lot of drawing when i was locked up. mostly on my own skin (ha ha) but ive been drawing just about every animal or machine i see since i got here. theyre gonna trade me cookies and pies for it. so that's a pretty sweet deal.

sometimes people but im not too good at that. which is fine because not a lot of demand for tattoos of people so i think im in the clear.

i appreciate the honest opinion cause i know you dont bother with bullshit and if something looked weird youd just tell me but in a nice way

SHOCK AND AWE ACHIEVED!

[nothinglikea]

I suppose. I'm honestly more surprised that more people haven't figured out my incident than have. But 1912...I'd imagine that's barely in history books available to those here.

I didn't take the lives. At least, I didn't mean to. I tried to have my companion fit on the door along with me, but all we'd do was flip it over onto the other side. He didn't want me risking it on his behalf, so he stayed floating in the ocean next to me. But how could I miss the breath leaving his body? From his sleep turning from sleep into the final sleep? Those parts, I don't know. I don't remember much of what happened between him trying to get onto the Door and making me promise that I'd survive to the lifeboat returning for survivors. I know I sang. To try and comfort myself, but that's all.

I'm sure that if you hadn't have survived, you'd have left quite the hole in your absence. You'd already leave quite the hole in my life and we've just met, really. And I know others would feel the same.

Your sworn sister sounds interesting, especially if she's able to control the actions of other birds. And cowbirds are the assholes of the bird community. They look so much like ordinary blackbirds that sometimes it's hard to tell, but they don't sound much like blackbirds. I'd hope your sworn sister's wards thought to think of cowbirds, they may be an exclusively Earth phenomenon. But no. They don't really hide, not if you know what to look for.

Either! Sweet or from a flower or both! Personally, I'm very fond of sweet Jasmine tea.

And that certainly sounds like that type of person. My ex-fiancée was much the same. Something didn't go his way, he threw a tantrum over it, as though he was still a toddler and had been told he couldn't have his toy.

I suppose so, but mine is a golden canary calling herself Melody. Likely because I'd been a pretty bird in a golden cage for so long, much like canaries.

It's perfect! Were I the one being tattooed, I'd be thrilled! And, if one is locked up--no matter where or how--they have to find ways to take control of their own fates. For me, it meant studying everything about math and psychology as I could. For you, it was tattooing yourself. Both are admirable, especially yours given your talent. And cookies and pies are always a good trade. 😉

Tattoos of people sounds terribly difficult. It's hard enough to produce a portrait of someone in charcoal or oils on a canvas. Using a skin as a canvas sounds terribly complicated.

I don't bother with bullshit. Not anymore, not for the entire rest of my life if I have something to say about it. And here, I do! You're wonderful.