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Tweak says, "Where is Waldo??"

lydia martin (futureimperfect) wrote in haeremaiic,
@ 2021-05-08 00:52:00

Entry tags:

!net, -player: amber, -player: kt, -player: mercy, alexander aaron, caleb danvers, five hargreeves, lissa dragomir, lydia martin

Sorry to anyone I might have woken up. Not a great first impression ~~even though I've been here since Th~~.

Hi, I'm Lydia.

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CALEB | LYDIA

ipswitch
2021-05-09 03:13 pm UTC (link)

It would but not by too much since the idea is just the same. In the meantime we could probably start getting some construction estimates and float it at the WAD group.

Look, I'll be honest here. The reason why I only want to do it temporarily is because using the power is addictive. And it draws on my life force. So I am willing to help you out and I wouldn't have offered if I weren't willing. Which is why I am keeping that just a little more on the down-low than the usual "hey I'm a witch" - and I prefer honesty.

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	CALEB \| LYDIA futureimperfect 2021-05-09 08:10 pm UTC (link)
	[ ... ] I can't ask you to do something that harmful, even if you're volunteering. ~~If it was bad enough that you'd offer to~~ I can find other ways. A hotel. Coffee. Therapy. Ambien. We don't need to potentially kill you or get you addicted. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

CALEB | LYDIA

ipswitch
2021-05-10 03:23 am UTC (link)

I wouldn't have offered if I didn't think it was worth it. You should be able to feel safe and comfortable in your own bed, even if you're in some weird other world.

Let's get you situated and feeling safer and in the meantime work on figuring out how we can make a more permanent solution if that's what you need. In the meantime, how about I promise to tell you if it becomes too much for me?

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	CALEB \| LYDIA futureimperfect 2021-05-10 03:34 am UTC (link)
	I don't think soundproofing will make me feel safer, though. Less of a nuisance to everyone else, but ~~I'm not—~~ I haven't felt really safe in a long time. I'm worried. If it's addictive, it might be hard to want to stop. ~~I'm~~It's really not worth risking your life. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	CALEB \| LYDIA ipswitch 2021-05-10 03:37 am UTC (link)
	Can you think of anything that might make you feel safe? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	CALEB \| LYDIA futureimperfect 2021-05-10 03:43 am UTC (link)
	I've got a baseball bat and myself, I think that's the best I can ask for short of time-traveling back to sophomore year and even that requires me to be back home. At least I'm used to it? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	CALEB \| LYDIA ipswitch 2021-05-10 03:58 am UTC (link)
	I'm sorry, Lydia. I would like to tell you that you're perfectly safe here but I don't think any of us can actually guarantee it. What I can tell you is that you already have some people who would stand between you and whatever it is. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	CALEB \| LYDIA futureimperfect 2021-05-10 04:04 am UTC (link)
	I'm pretty sure I'm not safe anywhere if that helps you feel better. Why would any of you risk your lives for me? I'm basically a stranger. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	CALEB \| LYDIA ipswitch 2021-05-11 03:57 am UTC (link)
	It doesn't make me feel better, no. But it's not about me. Because that's what people like us do. I see someone who could use some help, it's my job to offer that help. And if that means standing between something and that person who needs help, well, I have some power at my disposal. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	CALEB \| LYDIA futureimperfect 2021-05-11 04:04 am UTC (link)
	[ ... ] That's fair. I'm not trying to talk you out of it but I'm not completely helpless, either. I know I didn't make a great first impression, but not being safe comes with learning some skills and being born with others. Neither of which actively work to harm me. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	CALEB \| LYDIA ipswitch 2021-05-11 04:10 am UTC (link)
	Somehow, I didn't think you were completely helpless. Forget about first impressions, though. If someone bitches, tell them to take a walk through some Matagouri bushes in shorts. That's the closest thing I've found to cacti here. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	CALEB \| LYDIA futureimperfect 2021-05-11 04:16 am UTC (link)
	What if that someone is me and I didn't come here in shorts? And why were you looking for cacti? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	CALEB \| LYDIA ipswitch 2021-05-11 04:19 am UTC (link)
	Then maybe don't listen to yourself complain and pretend you never heard it. I was trying to think of something painful to tell someone to walk through. Like cholla in the desert regions. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	CALEB \| LYDIA futureimperfect 2021-05-11 04:24 am UTC (link)
	Cholla definitely hurts. But have you really been here long enough to need to know about matagouri so you could tell people to go walk in it? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	CALEB \| LYDIA ipswitch 2021-05-11 04:24 am UTC (link)
	I like to be prepared. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	CALEB \| LYDIA futureimperfect 2021-05-11 04:28 am UTC (link)
	So Boy Scouts exist in multiple universes, good to know. (Reply to this) (Parent)

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