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Loki (hamrammr) wrote in compass_network,
@ 2013-02-03 13:10:00

Entry tags:

!open, maryanne walker (oe), ~isabel lane, ~john mitchell (oe), ~micha delmare, ~tony stark

Hello Island!

There are plenty of horrible things that have happened over the past few weeks. We all lost people, half of us are grieving or at least know someone who is. Every few days someone new arrives here and they will feel lost, they will feel horrible. But we can show them a bit of kindness, everyone here. Show them you are human, listen to them. We need to start helping each other.

I’d say that’s all something we should do a little bit more: listening to each other. We all have our pasts and some of us have been through a lot of shit. But before we go and attack people, let’s listen to them, show them a bit of respect. Let’s get to know each other before we start to judge the other person, swap stories and see where we are alike rather when where we are different.

My name is John Mitchell. I’ve been on this island from pretty much the beginning. I own the local pub, so you can come and see me there. I made the mistake of attacking the spire a while ago and since then it loves electrocute me which usually ends with weird stuff happening to me. I’m a vampire and I hate it. I don’t need to drink blood but I’m still addicted to it. Please, don’t offer me blood or bleed in front of me. I’m trying my best to stay clean. I can be an arse at times, bear with me.

I grew up in Dublin, Ireland, in the late 19th century, early 20th century. I used to steal apples from Uncle Michael with a few others from the same street and then watch as Mick accused the “British arse bandit”. I didn’t have much when I grew up, in retro sight we were nearly as poor as beggars but I had enough. I was a soldier in the Great War and died there. I thought I would be home by Christmas as did most of my comrades but I never got home again. I travelled the world. I’ve done a lot of horrible things in the past, a few kind things as well. I love fast food and Maryanne’s burgers are a blessing in my eyes. I don’t see sense in white chocolate or putting milk into your coffee. I always wanted to learn how to play the guitar but never got farther than A major.

So, hello, everyone, that’s me. It’s nice to meet you. Who are you? And would you like to help me turn this into a place we all want to live in?

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aedwardstark
2013-02-03 01:26 pm UTC (link)

My name is Tony Stark and I'm an alcoholic. And I am taking this whole thing seriously. I've only been sober for about two years now, which is really quite a long time for me. And it's extremely hard given what I do.

I was born and raised in NYC though I do have a house in Malibu and a few scattered around the globe. I spent most of my adult life making weapons for a living and not caring about the consequences that came with them. That all changed when I was kidnapped by men that were hired by my dad's best friend to kill me so that he could run the company however he saw fit.

I've gotten people killed and I've saved the world. I have shrapnel still in my body from the attack trying every day to kill me and if it weren't for the arc reactor that is currently installed in my chest powering an electromagnet, I would have been dead a long time ago. I'm friends with some very strange but amazing people and I quite often take advantage of that.

I'm also suffering from some massive daddy issues amongst a variety of other psychological malfunctions which is why I used to drink all the time. My parents died when my father got behind the wheel drunk and ended up running right off the road. I was 21 at the time.

I'm not really sure what else to say at the moment. I'm a firm believer that the past is the past and if someone is truly trying to change who they used to be, everyone deserves that chance. Especially if who they used to be isn't entirely their fault. The past is the past and being a total bitch about it isn't going to change it. There's a man that just showed up recently that tried to kill me at one point, but he's saying he's changed and I'm willing to give him a shot. I'm a little wary, but I'm not exactly an angel so I can't tell him that he's not allowed to try to change his life for the better.

I do know that when people aren't willing to accept that someone has truly changed, it makes it all the more difficult to stay changed. When people constantly believe you're the same person you've always been, you see no point in becoming better. You just go on and live up to their expectations of you. Everyone deserves a chance to be a better person, no matter what.

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	hamrammr 2013-02-03 10:10 pm UTC (link)
	Hello, Tony. Nice to have you here. 2 years, that's good. Keep on going, you can make it. And yes, I agree. Everyone should be given the chance to change. Everyone has made mistakes and if you want to be forgiven, you should start by forgiving others. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	aedwardstark 2013-02-04 02:40 am UTC (link)
	Nice to sort of meet you. :-) (Reply to this) (Parent)

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