[These happy memories will always be tainted with sorrow and grief; that much will never change. But reflecting on them with someone else is still nice, and he can appreciate it in a way that Vergil was never truly able to for a long, long while.]
I never found myself a tree hollow. There was a large tree that had a cracked trunk, though. It had fallen over landed in a way that its branches created a "cave" to hide in. No one could find me there.
[ And Juniper feels the same way about the Feywild, even now. It will always be a place of such wonder and joy and whimsy, but especially during her most recent adventures... She is again and again reminded that there is much sorrow and grief to be found there, too. ]
Oooh... That does sound like the perfect spot.
Maybe you're too "big" physically, but I think we can find grown-up sized hiding places easy! Especially in the, um... "Online" world...?
[It's a bittersweet thing to share in common, but there's a small sense of solidarity in knowing he's not alone. Even if their circumstances are wildly different, they can both understand what it's like to carry a piece of the past in one's heart that simultaneously feels like comfort and shards of broken glass.]
A grown-up sized hiding place in the online world... Hm. Maybe. Like a secret spot, known only between a select few.
We should look the next time we're there. What do you say to that?
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I never found myself a tree hollow. There was a large tree that had a cracked trunk, though. It had fallen over landed in a way that its branches created a "cave" to hide in. No one could find me there.
I guess I'm too big for something like that now.
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Oooh... That does sound like the perfect spot.
Maybe you're too "big" physically, but I think we can find grown-up sized hiding places easy! Especially in the, um... "Online" world...?
[ She's still getting the hang of all this. ]
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A grown-up sized hiding place in the online world... Hm. Maybe. Like a secret spot, known only between a select few.
We should look the next time we're there. What do you say to that?
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[ With nachos. Wouldn't that be fun!? ]
I can definitely help you scope out some places, V!
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[Or a speakeasy. That sounds like fun, too.]
Then let's plan for it. It can be a little refuge. A home away from home... away from home. Only friends are invited to join.