awashrpg | #03B2F7 (posted on 5.27 icly)

To my fellow Blues,

The bird and the post from the mysterious #FFFFFF pose a difficult task to us. Food of various sort has been appearing in my home, and I am sure in your homes as well. However the bird warns us not to indulge. Going without food can be a struggle if you have never fasted before, and so I offer this helpful advice.

1. Remove all food from your premises, or hide it in a place you cannot see. Removing yourself from temptation will make it easier for you to cope with it. Alternatively, dispose of it entirely. Burning it would be a start, but avoid inhaling any smells that may come with it.

2. Stay hydrated. The bird does not seem to react to drinking water, so it does not qualify under the quest. You don't need to eat as much as you need to drink.

3. Prayer and meditation will help cleanse your mind of pervasive thoughts. Isolate yourself in normalized temperatures. If you need assistance on mindful techniques, I will be available.

4. Commit yourself. A strong will can resist temptation.

If not eating can cause you physical ill, then do not make your body worse and avoid taking part in the quest. Children, elderly and the ill should not engage in fasting. No one is frowned upon for not partaking when they know their limitations and aware that their body will not accept the rigor with the same resilience as healthy individuals. The rest of us should make our best attempt to succeed however.

And if you find this quest difficult, please let me know. I will be more than willing to keep you in the right state of mind. Disicipline is the key to our victory. I extend the same courtesy to Reds and Yellows who need help as well, as I assume you have your own tasks.

Sincerely,
Zelda

[ ooc: though this post is addressed to blues, anyone is free to respond! ]

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your happiness should be the most important thing!!! all this isnt fair- you should know what the reason is so you can decide whether you think its worth it, not afterwards and it might be too late

I agree. But that isn't the reality of this #FFFFFF's ways it seems.

[ she pauses, and then adds on: ]

I honestly appreciate your concern for me however. I'm not ungrateful for it, I promise you.

hey, do you trust this mr white person?

I don't know yet. But they seem to be connected to whatever is happening in this town from what I've been told.

Do you?

no
i dont like people who are scared to show their face

[ that comment gets a small smile out of her. ]

But do you dispute that they are someone integral to our purpose for being here?

if you mean hes the criminal mastermind, then yeah! more of a reason i dont want to listen to him! doing everything he says no matter how stupid makes it feel like i lost!

You shouldn't see it that way. While we can be cautious of their motives, they have a clear connection to what's happening. Playing along, however frustrating, could give us something to work off of.

wed be playing right into their hands without knowing anything
i dont like that at all
what if were all working towards something bad or dangerous? how can you follow orders if you dont trust whoever youre working for?

[ a good question. but... ]

I have faith. Belief. That's all.

[ they are here for a purpose. a good one. she must believe. ]

in what? the only thing worth believing in is yourself

No. That just isn't true.

[ because she rarely ever believes in herself. believing in others is what carries her more. ]

who do you believe in, then?

In others. My friends. My countrymen. People like you, who are good of heart. And in the path that has been laid out before me, no matter what that road has in store.

that sounds a lot more serious than what i had in mind
more complicated too
like, when you believe in so many people and they all believe in different things
in the end, youre the one who has to make decisions, so its all you, right?
thats why i choose to believe in me

Your reasoning is quite sound. I know that there is a higher purpose than just myself however, and so I can believe in those things because of it.

i feel like you should take care of yourself before worrying about higher purposes and all that
im worried, okay!! its been forever and nobody knows anything and its been really frustrating

Forever? I think you're exaggerating a little. The first people only arrived her a couple of months ago. That's hardly any time in the grand scheme of things.

[ spoken like someone who stood in stasis for a century sealing away an ultimate evil... ]

[ When you're sixteen years old, never having experienced bs time stasis, an hour feels like forever... ]

a couple months is a long time! lots of stuff can happen in that time! whole lives can change in a couple months! but nobody wants to tell me anything about whats going on!

[ ... ]

I'm sorry.

[ she isn't sure what else to say to that. if she had the answers she wouldn't hesitate to give them. but she's beginning to see that her view is not similar to others, and maybe it can't be. not anymore. ]