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[historiology]

Type: Text
Sender ID: historiology (Sorey)
To: Pubic, Everyone
Subject: Homesickness
Warnings: None off the top of my head that I can think of.

Been here a while. It's great exploring and meeting so many people I wouldn't have back home. Don't get me wrong.

I just can't help being homesick. Or, I guess, at least, missing my best friend. I know not everyone else here has ended up together with their friends or family. How has everyone else been dealing with it? Mikleo and I were together all the time back home, before I ended up here.

[Except that One Time they fought about Mikleo becoming a Sub Lord and joining Sorey in the pact with Lailah. But. Details.]

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[historiology]

Mikleo and I are around the same age but not actually siblings. I can only imagine how hard that must be. To be separated from a twin. I'm glad you have your brother here at least. That you aren't completely alone. I hope you see your sister again soon. Either at home or if she comes here too.

[spectacleofphantasmagoria]

Thank you. I admit it wasn't as at first, but it has gotten a little easier to bear.
There is a chance you may be brought back home through a rift and come back here, but there's no guarantee. Also no way to predict such things, as far as I'm aware.

[historiology]

Yeah. It isn't like we can control it yet. To be sure on who might show up or go back home or when. The ideal would be that we do figure it. So people can go home if they want. Or stay here if they prefer, or maybe even go to other friend's homes they met here?

[spectacleofphantasmagoria]

Indeed, that would be ideal. Being able to come and go as we please would be a boon to many.

Though, would you prefer to go back to your home, or bring your loved ones here?

[historiology]

I guess go back home. People there are relying on me, needing me to help. I have a promise to keep. So. I can't abandon things there. As amazing as all this is, as many friends as I've made here that I wouldn't have met otherwise.

[spectacleofphantasmagoria]

That's understandable. It's hard to simply abandon the life you once had back home for something new like this. Most would be of the same opinion as you, myself included.

That being said, if there were some way to visit other people's homes from our own, that would probably be the best of both worlds, wouldn't it?

[historiology]

Yeah. I have a kind of important job back home. Otherwise, maybe, if Mikleo and my friends and family were here, I might not mind staying. If not for that.

But that would be the best. To still be able to visit at least, keep in touch. With the friends we have made here that we wouldn't have met back home otherwise.

[spectacleofphantasmagoria]

I agree. As much as I would like to return home, it makes me sad to think of not seeing the friends we’ve met here. If there was a way to keep in touch, I think we would all appreciate it.

Though it sounds like your friends and family are quite dear to you. I hope you’re able to see them soon, whether they come here or not.

[historiology]

Even just if there was a way to stay in touch. Write or use these or something. I don't know if something like this would work back home though?

They are. Mikleo's been by my side through everything, ever since I can remember and probably before then. I just miss him. My friends. Gramps. I only left our village not that long ago back home so being away from home is still new to me I guess.

[spectacleofphantasmagoria]

If there was some way to test the theory... alas, I'm not sure if that's possible right now. Not without more information on how the rifts work.

I can understand that. Aside from my sister, there's also the rest of the children at the orphanage that we all grew up at, and we all regard each other as family. It's been hard, being away from them for so long. So in a way, I can understand that feeling you're feeling.

[historiology]

Yeah. We need to look into it more. See how it works. Then if there is a way to control it somehow.

Right. I know I'm not related to them by blood but. We're family. They raised me. Raised Mikleo. That's as good as family. What family does. Be there, look after each other.

[spectacleofphantasmagoria]

If you ask me, family isn't always defined by blood. If you grew up together, were raised together, and take care of each other, isn't that what family is?

[historiology]

Exactly! You get it. I'm not sure if everyone does exactly. I guess Mikleo and I, our situation is kind of unique though. The seraphim found us when we were babies and raised us ever since.

So yeah. I consider the villagers of Elysia to be family.

[spectacleofphantasmagoria]

It can be hard for others, especially if they have only ever considered one group of people their family. Not every family has such a community to support them, and it's only natural to consider such people an extension of one's family. But I am of the belief that family is important, no matter how they're defined.

[historiology]

I guess ours, Elysia is more like a community. But if I had to say like, I guess, immediate family it would be Mikleo and Gramps. But you're right. Family is important.

[spectacleofphantasmagoria]

That's right.

I know it's not much, but I hope you get to see your family soon. Perhaps they'll show up sometime.

[historiology]

Yeah. I know I'm probably not the only one. I hope everyone gets to reunite with their friends, their family if they aren't together here already.