#510808

[scourged]

(colour)

Despite having the temporary ability to do so, writing a way out of this place proved nigh on impossible. Not at all a surprise if I am honest with myself, it would have been almost too easy.

So it makes me wonder (that and a talk with someone else). If presented with the choice to go home would you go back or would you stay here? No judgement, simply a curiosity to pass the time.

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#A2F9FF

[satanslash]

i dont actually know anymore

im comfortable here?

but theres things i need to deal with back home
things im not sure i know how to handle even after being here for over a year

[scourged]

It does seem the more time someone spends here the less inclined they are to go home, that much makes sense.

And likewise; I too have things I need to attend back in my own world. Does anyone know for certain if time passes in the same way?

[satanslash]

fifteen months is pretty damn long yeah

ive heard it doesnt pass but i have no real way to be sure of that myself

[scourged]

Fifteen months too long some would say.

I do keep hearing that rumour but until someone here confirms it from experience I suppose we shall never be too sure. Makes things all the more impossible.

[satanslash]

some

[Not him.]

there was a guy named keith here before who went home once, came back, said that nothing had changed

but then he left again and came back... not remembering anything here? it was really confusing

[scourged]

Most.

So only one person so far? Either someone isn't being liberal with the truth or there's an even worse scenario at play. Imagine having been here so many times and not remembering each one?

I'm afraid I will have to ask for forgiveness when it comes to such thoughts; sometimes I believe this place just brings it on.

[satanslash]

[Right.

He's the odd one out.]

one ive talked to

there might be others. like you said, maybe someone just isnt talking

id rather not think about that though i have enough issues wondering how im going to face things when i finally do get home

#EEB6CB

[witchual]

[ color! ]

honestly, I don't really care either way, buuuut... I have a both a bet and a staring contest rematch to win. I won't be quite satisfied until I get the money I'm owed.

whatever happens, happens.

[scourged]

That sounds like a decent outlook to be having on it all.

Do you believe that in staying here you are dancing to someone else's tune?

[witchual]

that's just what life is, isn't it? mere puppets strung along on a stage of misery to carry out the grim whims of the gods. it's no different here than it would be in any other place.

[scourged]

I suppose that does have a certain ring to it. But then I never really was one to just let someone pull me along on a string, even if it's the Gods that do so. I see no reason to allow it to happen here so easily.

[witchual]

I'm not rolling over and letting it happen, mind you, but sometimes fighting is impossible. it's easiest to know when to just lay down your arms. I mean, not to say that I have yet, but whether or not we get back home seems determined purely by the town or the gods themselves, what with how frequently and randomly people disappear here.

if you're going to start a riot, though, I'd love to see what happens.

[scourged]

Is saying "things happen" not a form of simply excusing them to do as such? Sometimes such things get lost in text.

I doubt a riot would happen in such a place like this; it's a precarious thing as is. There is no way out as of yet so it would be improper to break everything here before realising we have to stay here. Perhaps on the way out we will start out.

[witchual]

true enough. it's hard to say whether it's even possible to fight here in the first place, though. I'm just saying... it's a lot less painful to keep your expectations low than to have all your hopes and dreams of escape dashed at the last moment. so having a "whatever happens" outlook is just easiest, and opens less wounds.

#AA0303

[parakalein]

I'd rather go back. You?

[scourged]

I have things that need attending to back home. This place does itself no favours in how all choice is taken away in that regard.

[parakalein]

Yeah, it doesn't do anyone any favors.

I hear time moves differently here, compared to back in whatever worlds we're from.

[scourged]

That seems to be a common thought around here. I can't tell if it's from proof or simply wishful thinking.

#ffff99

[troubadamsel]

I must return home. I have people to save, and others to serve. We're in the midst of war.

[scourged]

There is war in my own world too and sometimes I wonder just what is happening with it. We may have to prepare for the reality that our own worlds (and wars) have moved on without us in our absence.

[troubadamsel]

Oh? No one's told you about the time displacement?

[scourged]

No they haven't but I'm hoping that is about to change.
What about it?

[troubadamsel]

Sometimes people arrive from the same worlds, but from the future or the past of said world. Since neither party has ever remembered the other one missing for a period of time, or a discussion about what happened, two conclusions can be drawn.

First, we will return to our worlds, most likely at the same time we left.

Second, we will not remember this place.

#F37389

[rosehorn]

I feel like there is something fascinating about this place, don't you think? I'm eager to explore more of it. I've always been a wanderer at heart, anyhow.

[scourged]

It does have a certain allure to it. Do you think it's a natural kind of fascination or one made so many simply don't get bored here?

[rosehorn]

Hmm, that's a good question. I am fascinated by the emptiness... the blankness of this place, so I think it's a combination of both. Sometimes I'm not sure if we are molding the town into what we want it to be or if the town is trying to change us. Perhaps it's both.

[sirnyxalot]

I’ve long since decided that my place is here now.

[scourged]

Forgive my asking, but what is it that drives someone to make that decision?

[sirnyxalot]

When there’s no reason to look back the only direction one can go is forward.

I’ve gotten quite attached to life here as well. For better or worse it’s home.

#D20000

[lacrimose]

i have to go home. there's too much to just leave behind, and people i want to protect.