SECOND SONG ♫ TEXT

[hasitsthorns]

[ At some time that is far too late for probably anyone to be awake, a message comes across the network.

God, how she's missed being able to text. ]

Have you ever done something you regret? That you're ashamed of?
Maybe it's a lot of things. It is for me.

How do you deal with that now?
Did you find a way to make it better or did you just ignore it until it went away?
(The latter is my strategy. Hasn't worked out so well, let me tell you.)

I have trouble sometimes with it all still.
I try to do better, but...
Trying only gets you so far sometimes.

Comments

[unfollowing]

you're like five months late for sorrow's revival

[hasitsthorns]

I know, right?
I'm sad I missed it, actually.
He's a cool dude.

[unfollowing]

[What a fucking idiot.]

sure

[hasitsthorns]

[ She is, actually, pretty stupid when it comes to some things. ]

I take it you're not a fan of him either?
Or just of the gods in general?

[unfollowing]

i don't like people who make it their business to make me feel like shit

[hasitsthorns]

I mean
What would you do to have your family back?
I'd probably do anything so
I can't fault him or any of the gods for what they're doing

[unfollowing]

[You're an asshole. Emily would do just about anything to go back and stop the prank, but she can't. Hadriel has the best outcome for all of them.

But like hell is she going to tell Rosie that.]

see, we have this thing where i'm from. it's accepting that death is permanent. so i wouldn't even think about what i would do to bring my family back, especially not to this shithole

[hasitsthorns]

where I was, death became permanent
dying before sucked, sure, but we'd bounce back quick enough
it was all okay until someone fucked up and suddenly we couldn't be reckless anymore, we had to be careful

[ And she still chose to try and die anyway; but she's not telling Emily that. ]

it was death or being locked in cold storage
even if this place sucks, I'd rather have them here with me than anywhere else
but maybe I'm just selfish

[unfollowing]

okay, so what about where you're really from? like, your home. places like this don't count

[Not that Emily doesn't think cold storage sounds fucking terrifying, but she's trying to make a point, goddamnit.]

[hasitsthorns]

death is permanent in my home world too

[ Mostly. Resurrections never end well for either party and it's... It's not the person you knew. Rose has seen enough to know that much. ]

[unfollowing]

then you get why i don't like sorrow

[hasitsthorns]

okay that's fair
but I guess
I can blame him for what he is

y'know?
like, if someone is a vampire they need to drink blood
that's just how they are
Sorrow - and the other gods - are beings that feed off of our specific emotions
and that's just how they are

[unfollowing]

i didn't say i blame him. i just don't like him

[hasitsthorns]

Well
he is kind of a jerk
but I still think he's alright

[unfollowing]

good for you

[hasitsthorns]

you never did answer my questions, you know

[unfollowing]

cry me a fucking river

[hasitsthorns]

a saltwater river doesn't seem very practical