Give advice to the OC above you!

"A weakness?" Santiago's eyes widened at Mantis' words. As someone who's job it was to work with souls stuck in the past and helped them move on, he felt obliged to give them a solid answer.

The necromancer fidgeted with his hands. "It's not a weakness, much less a bad thing at all. The past is made up of people's experiences and memories, but they aren't stuck in a vacuum. They shape people's personalities and relationships. So how I see it is that when you're being nostalgic, you're really feeling proud of who you've become and what you've overcome. I guess someone might call that self-care, maybe?"

He let out a soft sigh. "You can love the past as much as you want without it being a problem, but despite that - and hopefully to answer your last two questions - don't try to recreate it. That's where it becomes the problem. The more you do, the more you stunt your growth. I'm speaking from personal experience, too. And I don't know how to wait for the future, but all I can say is to not think about it too much.  It'll become your past at one point. Trust me. Time goes by faster than you think." 

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Santiago closes his eyes, letting his face rest in his hands. "What do you do when you miss someone, and you're not able to see them for a while?"

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Jasmine sits there for a time, struggling to respond. Eventually, she manages to speak, voice soft; it's hard to talk to strangers. "It's it's own kind of death, to be apart. Time erodes those ... dynamics, it'll be different when you reunite. I worry about that, mostly. Worry... worry..." She holds up her phone, with PVZ booted up. "So I escape. All the time. I prepare for other things... that might not even happen." She falls silent for another long moment, before her voice comes back as a whisper. "I'm not good at this either. Maybe nobody is."

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Jasmine plays with one of her fidget toys in her pocket for a while before managing to ask. "How can I tell someone I know to be quieter?... without... upsetting them."

         "I feel as though cleaning is the first thing." An astounding observation, really -- but, Maribelle was being serious, continuing on slowly, "It's not like you need to throw out everything you have, right? ..You'd just need to relocate it to somewhere... better, putting groups of like items together, things like that."

         "..But, a bigger part is to remember to put things back into their correct spots and keep decluttering consistently..." At this, she went quiet. Guiltily quiet. Maybe it was a little hypocritical of her to have any say on how a person organized and conducted her space -- her own dormitory was a trash heap. She supposed it was a more pressing matter for Rufaidah, however, as having to man a submarine and having to make decisions quickly and efficiently likely dictated needing a tidy space as well.

         "Of course, all of that is easier said than done." Maribelle added, half to herself, "At some point, it just becomes a matter of self-discipline, does it not?"

         "There is something wrong with my body, but I can't figure out what it is..." She trailed off for a moment, seeming uneasy. "I want to know how I can fix this. It feels like there's something under my skin and it's driving me up the wall."

"Hello there, fellow James! Confessing your feelings, huh?" James leaned back in his chair, a playful smirk on his face. "Don't stress too much; it's just about being real. First things first, pick a time when you can chat privately. No need for a grand gesture, just a heart-to-heart conversation. It's okay to feel nervous; it means you genuinely care. Be sincere and straightforward about how you feel. The key is to express yourself in your own words..." He looked into your eyes, his expression serious but warm.

"Now, here's the thing: they might feel the same way, and that's awesome! Or they might not," he shrugged, a hint of sympathy in his eyes. "And that's okay too. The important part is that you took the chance to be honest with yourself and them. It's a win-win situation. So, just go for it, my friend. Life's too short to hide your feelings! :D"

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"How do I become a better cook?"

MOD(?!?!) POST:

HEY PALS. it's no secret that this game runs slow...... super slow. 19 pages after 6 years slow. the problem is I'm very liberal with the block button so, naturally, a lot of people can't get in this game. I also just have never modded it from the get go lmao. Anyway, I wanted to open up the offer for somebody else to recreate the thread so more people are able to join and also hopefully move the thread faster! Only feels fair, especially since I so rarely take part in any games myself these days.

I'd just ask that whomever makes the new thread links back to this old one, and starts off by replying to the last actual poster of the thread (whether it's @enlq or anybody who continues the game past this post). 

Also, tag me or let me know via DM and I'll close this old one after linking the new one. :>

Thanks!

I was told to put the link to the new thread here   Thank you for hosting, dogstarlite! If you need any edits, just reach out to me!

Officially closing this one. Thank you, Vapor, and the updated rules look fantastic too! :>