inbox - Mask or Menace

[justlittle]

username: BEAN / JULIAN DELPHIKI

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[h2no]

finn would be saying the same, wouldn't he?

[justlittle]

You're probably right.
It's better to be hopeful than not.

[h2no]

a fine line between hope and denial, for sure.
at any rate, i don't believe telling you otherwise would benefit anyone involved.
there's enough misery here.

[justlittle]

It can be hard to recognize the difference.
Have you been in this universe long?

[h2no]

even more so in yourself than other people
just over two years
you?

[justlittle]

Three months.
Do you have any sage wisdom to share for a relative newcomer?

[h2no]

depends on the topic
i'm not smart enough to have general advice.

[justlittle]

Advice for the import who wants to avoid the worst of what this universe has to offer.

[h2no]

are you likely to run after big monsters for people you don't know?
serious question. not sarcastic.

[justlittle]

Not unless I know I have a chance of taking the big monster down.
Which, most of the time, I do not.

[h2no]

you'd be surprised how people will do that anyway. i've done that!
anyway, it's relatively easy to avoid stuff when it goes down, as big as the scope of most stuff is it only ultimately affects one porter city at a time. it's easy enough to avoid if you try.
if you need protection, then there's plenty of import groups to reach out to.

[justlittle]

I'm getting that sense...

[ From a certain Mr. Poe Dameron and his... Well, everything. ]

I'm glad there are ways to avoid the worst of it.
I can take care of myself, but I don't like having to need to worry.

[h2no]

i don't blame you.
you learn to judge how to avoid trouble quickly-- next time something happens i can shoot you the safe zones when it's available? aegis tends to get it pretty quick.

[justlittle]

Oh. Are you affiliated with Aegis Force?

[h2no]

yeah, i'm one of the agents
mostly joined up to try and figure out what i'm doing with my life here
if that's a problem then... fair enough? i won't bring it up again

[justlittle]

No. Not a problem.
Your choices are your own.

[ Though having a potential connection to the group might be a good thing for Bean, in the future. He'll have to carefully cultivate this relationship. ]

Were you feeling particularly stagnant, before joining up with Aegis?

[h2no]

extremely
that's one thing about being here so long, actually
you don't know when you'll go so long term things feel pointless but then you skate along for a couple years and suddenly you're older and have nothing going for you
double so if your skillset doesn't entirely translate to this world

[justlittle]

[ oh wow. Those words hit Bean deep. Both his fears of getting older here, instead of back home with the family he apparently has waiting for him, and the fact that his skillset is very much suited for a different world than this. ]

How do you avoid it? Just skating along.

[h2no]

[meanwhile, archie is just thinking of his big stupid animals.]

do the big stuff regardless. just be more mindful of contingencies than you usually would be.

[justlittle]

I'm already keeping that in mind.

[ Namely, his little project with Finn. Which might be a solo project now, if they can't restore Finn's memories...

But no. Hope. ]

Can I ask you a strange question?

[h2no]

good!
sure. shoot.

[justlittle]

Can you recommend any good hobbies for someone who's never really had any before?

[h2no]

are you better at mental or physical activity?

[justlittle]

Definitely mental.

[h2no]

learning an instrument comes to mind
something artistic, learn to draw, paint, knit, create anything
maybe try writing fiction or non-fiction if you prefer hard facts
catch up with the technology here
photography, cooking, gardening
there's a lot that's very easily accessible here