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[khajidont]

Jaime's cell phone is more or less plugged riiiight into his brain, so he tends to pick up like 99% of the time! If not, however...

"Hey, Jaime here! Leave a message, and I'll get back to you ASAP."

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[fridgeflower]

The books that Armin gave me are romances.

I started, like, UGLY GRYING while reading a trashy love scene.

[fridgeflower]

I'm telling you because it's kind of funny in retrospect.

[fridgeflower]

Then again, it's also really not, right?

last one!

[fridgeflower]

I think we're really a lot alike, even if our circumstances are totally different. Me and Armin, I mean. It's interesting how it works out that way.

Anyway, I forgot specifically why I decided to decided to let you know. I just did.

[khajidont]

It's okay I got all gross over the mix CDs he left me and I don't even like metal

If he comes back please don't tell him I don't like it

[...Armin had been so enthusiastic that he'd pretended to like them for months. He can't escape now.]

[khajidont]

I didn't know you and him wound up getting so close. How alike do you mean?

[fridgeflower]

I don't think we were close, really. I feel kinda cruddy about that right now.

I just think we're similar people. We want similar things. That video he left really moved me. He just wants to grow up and to be able to care about people and to find people who care about him.

Their world is so awful. I really hope he can do all of that.

[khajidont]

He will. He's not alone where he's from either and he's smart. If anyone's gonna figure out how to fix that mess in his world it'll be him.

I just wish he got to stay a little longer. He can do it but it's not going to be easy.

[fridgeflower]

Yeah. I know it has its own value to the people who live there, but I wouldn't wish their world on anybody else. I don't even like hearing anything about it.

Sasha might have to go back, too, eventually. For good. I know she's strong as well but JEEZ.

This is definitely on my list of Topics that You Can't Say Anything Helpful About.

[khajidont]

Yeah I get it. All you can really do is support them when it gets to be a little much. I mean Sasha said she WANTS to go home so that means she will eventually either way but... at least she won't be alone.

Is she okay? Isn't Armin the only person who was left from her world? I should have checked up with her to see how she was doing

[fridgeflower]

Yeah. He was.

I haven't prodded her too much about it. I mean, I'm sure she has feelings about it, and they probably aren't great, but I always feel like I'm pressuring people if I try to get them to talk about deep-seated stuff.

I'll just try to be here when she's ready, if she wants to talk about it.

[khajidont]

Sometimes people need at least a little bit of prodding you know. In my experience.

[He prods too hard, sometimes.]

I'm not saying force her to talk about it. It's just something to ask about is all. You know her better than I do

[fridgeflower]

Yeah. I'll be better. I'll talk to her.

[khajidont]

Good luck. I'm sure it will help her at least a little bit

[fridgeflower]

I hope so.

How about you?

[khajidont]

What about me?

[fridgeflower]

How are you about the whole Armin thing? Apart from crying over heavy metal.

Because he sure did say some stuff. Not that it necessarily makes anything different.

[khajidont]

You make me sound so pathetic

[DEFLECTION... and another response takes a little longer, because he was sort of hoping nobody would bring it up.]

[khajidont]

I dunno. It was a pretty emotional video right? I guess it wouldn't have changed much but I wish I'd known before he left

I had no idea

[fridgeflower]

Somebody has to look as sorry as me every now and again. Really, you should be glad that we're kindred spirits like that.

[ Anyway... ]

He probably just assumed it would be a burden if he said anything. And even if you would've been super-nice about it, rejection is rejection. I guess the video was his way of getting it off of his chest without a whole lot of risk involved.

I guess it doesn't matter right now. I just wanted to make sure you feel alright about everything.

[khajidont]

I guess.

[He's still unhappy. It seems profoundly unfair to him. Everything about this is unfair.

At least Laurie's giving him an out, and he'll take that out almost every time.]

Thanks for checking in. I'll miss him but I'll be fine.

[fridgeflower]

Good.

And you know I'm around if you need anything.