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[vocarrah]

My dear Citizens of Hadriel,

I'm glad to see that our circumstances haven't prohibited you from forming bonds with each other. On the other hand, aren't those same bonds difficult to navigate at times? I'm not only speaking of romantic bonds, either. Sexual, familial, bonds of camaraderie...

And I've no doubt our predicament is a unique stressor that can strain those bonds as well. And so many of you are suffering in silence. And it isn't just the present bonds, either, is it? Many of you are shadowed by your pasts, as well.

I want to offer myself as a supportive shoulder. If you've been seeking a second opinion, or advice, or anything of the sort, please, consider this an open invitation.

I care not to find out about your secrets; if you'd prefer to speak privately or anonymously, I will not begrudge you, nor doubt the sincerity of your claim.

I only seek to provide succor to those who have been needing it. Love can be...rather difficult to talk about it, can't it?

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[vocarrah]

If it's as interesting as everyone is making it out to seem, perhaps it was long overdue, then.

[stealyoursoul]

Apparently, everyone here is allergic to emotion.

[Now there's the pot calling the kettle black right there.]

[vocarrah]

I've noticed. But it would be unkind to hold it against them, don't you think?

What about you? Are you allergic to emotion?

[stealyoursoul]

No. I just have less of them than most people, mainly just disdain, cynicism, and self-righteousness. Or so my brother was fond of telling me.

[August wasn't precisely wrong there either.]

[vocarrah]

[Ah! He didn't know Leo had a brother.]
Those traits aren't necessarily negative. It's simply a matter of keeping the right ratios.

[stealyoursoul]

[He must mention them more often. He's very fond of his siblings, one of his only soft spots.]

And that's where the trouble lies.