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So I'm not trying to sound selfish here, or anything, but maybe you should just continue focusing on me instead of, you know, trying to do things with that other muse. Not because I think I'm better or I want the attention or anything. Really. It's not that at all. It's just... we both know that no one else really knows who he is, and then the ones that do, the people you're threading with, they disappear on you, and... I've just... noticed that it's getting you down. And I don't want you to be down, okay? You were happier before you started focusing so much on him. Let's just work on my threads and things for right now, alright?

[Ugh Anna you are possibly the nicest muse this mun has ever had. Bless your unfrozen heart.]

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I admit I am not overly familiar with such matters, but I fear sometimes a voice does not fade, even if the mun desperately wants it to. It does get rather frustrating when people simply disappear, but life can be so very complicated someone. I do not think you nor your mun should take such things personally.

And you never know. Perhaps giving it one more try will yield better results? If you want something desperately in your heart, then it is worth trying for.

Oh, I don't! Take it personally, I mean. And she knows other people have other things they have to do, I don't think she's mad at them or anything. Just worried. She's like that, she worries a lot. Definitely more than I do.

That's true. I just don't want to see her upset.

I am starting to believe such doubts are common to muns. My own tends to place the blame on dropped threads on himself, second guessing what was said. For myself, I just do not like losing opportunities to meet new people.

I do hope she gets to feeling better about it. But do not lose faith. My mun seems quite certain things will work out for the other character in the long run.

They must be, since my mun does the same thing. It's a little silly, because there are obviously other reasons that people might drop threads. I mean, it's not like she can say she's never dropped one for one reason or another, and as far as I know, it's never had anything to do with the other person.

Thank you! You've very kind.

It can be any number of reasons. My mun says something about being unable to turn off an internal editor. [She chuckles, a sheepish grin creeping over her face.] Though sometimes I fear threads get dropped because I run out of things to say. Or get too technical.

You are most welcome! And I do try. People have been kind to me, it seems only right to return that to others.

My mun's usually sort of a perfectionist about her own responses as well. If she makes a mistake she worries about it for sort of a ridiculous amount of time, really. And, yeah, that can happen. [She shrugs lightly.] Sometimes you try and try to find a way to reply, but nothing ever really comes.

It's a good philosophy to have. And being nice just feels, well, nicer! [She lets out a small laugh.]

[She can't help it, that makes her snicker a little.] That sounds quite familiar... does yours also stare at the screen for inordinate amounts of time and keep picking at tags? And I agree, it does get difficult... and sometimes it is hard for me to remember while I may find scientific matters fascinating, they often put others to sleep.

Yes! There is nothing quite like seeing a person smile because of something you have done. I cannot fathom how some people delight in causing misery for others... at some point, they must feel terrible, I would think!

[She laughs again.] She does! I think her record is like two hours. There was one time she changed the entire thing twice, three entire paragraphs, before she sent it! Of course, she also gets distracted by other things when she's working on tags.

Sometimes I have a tendency to ramble on too, so I know what that's like. Not really about science though, just about... I don't really know what about, about anything I guess!

You would think! I don't really understand it, either.

[She's trying, REALLY HARD, not to break out into a complete giggling fit.] I do not know if it has even been that long, but it is possible! Though my mun has written out entire replies, then closed the window to get back to it later. And I am all too familiar with, as the mun calls it, "Something Shiny in Another Tab Syndrome."

But it can be easy when there are so many interesting things in the world! Of course, I grew up in a laboratory, so almost anything in the outside world potentially qualifies as interesting. I... may be known to carry on about incredibly mundane things. Like water fountains.

It is rather confusing... to be quite honest, I find quantum mechanics quite easy compared to figuring out how some people justify their actions. But I do believe there is good in everyone, even if they bury it deep.

I grew up in a castle, but for a long time I didn't really get to go outside the gates, so a lot of new things are really interesting to me, too. Uhm. But maybe not water fountains so much.

[She thinks a little bit about that. Previously, she might have thought there was good in everyone too. And she still does, but the belief has just been altered somewhat.] Yeah, I think there's definitely the potential to be good inside of everyone, so long as they're willing to actually, you know, act on it. But it seems like sometimes people just let greed and emotions like that take over their hearts instead. Still, even then, I'd hope they at least have something in their life that they care about other than themselves. Because I can't imagine how that wouldn't be lonely.

In my defense, it was a truly spectacular water fountain. [And it takes a moment for that first part to truly sink in. Then, her eyes grow wide.] A castle? That must have been amazing! Almost every great adventure begins in a castle!

I believe so as well... my best friend used to make his living by stealing from others, and until he changed his ways, he was quite lonely as well. Perhaps all they need is the right influence in their lives... which is even more of a reason to be kind to someone, in that case! You never know what sort of changes you might bring about.

Okay, maybe if it was a really large and elaborate water fountain, I'd probably be awed by it. A little. [She admits this with something of a grin, though it drops at the mention of her castle being 'amazing.'] I guess? It's pretty large, but... While I was growing up it was mostly empty.

[She nods.] That's true. I definitely think that's one of the reasons it's good to be kind to everyone you meet. Though... I think if that someone hurts you or anyone you love for their own gain, and shows all signs of continuing to do so if you let them, then... Then you no longer have to be kind. In that case, that's definitely someone you can just walk away from. Because if all you ever did was be nice to them, then... Then obviously that didn't help, right? It just seems like there are some people out there who have no intention of changing.

[She's mostly speaking from experience here, having been manipulated and betrayed herself not that long ago. While she believes that showing someone kindness is important, she also thinks it's important to make the distinction that it's not one's responsibility to be nice to people who intentionally and continually hurt them and those they care about. No one deserves to be treated that way.]

Empty? That is quite unusual... [She rubs her chin a moment as she thinks about it. To be sure, an empty castle is disappointing, but still far better than a sterile laboratory. Still, it seems rather rude to ask why she lived in an empty castle.] But even still! The tale of the Fisher King took place in a mostly empty castle. Was there a library? I can only imagine it was spectacular.

[She reaches up and starts to tug at one of her bangs, twirling the hair around her finger nervously.] I imagine that is true. But... I would like to believe there is still some hope for them, that perhaps something can get through... no matter how poorly they treated you. [She suddenly just offers a sheepish grin.] Of course, my friends often tell me I can be quite naive at times, perhaps that is just another example of it.

I guess it was kind of... unusual. And yes, we had a library! There were a lot of books in there. I still haven't read them all. Well, actually, I've only ever read bits and pieces of some stories. I always had a hard time finishing them. [And she'd often read several at once, too. But then she'd get bored because while the stories were fascinating, it wasn't active enough for her. She needed to be running around doing things.]

Maybe. I'd certainly hope that was the case! I guess I just don't think we should make it the responsibility of those getting hurt to try and make the people hurting them into better people. But I don't think there are a lot of people like that who exist - people unwilling to change, I mean. I'd like to think most people want to be better people. And honestly I'd really rather trust people and be nice to them rather than have to be suspicious of them all the time. Which, I guess that's why sometimes people call me naive, too.

I fear I would lose track of time in a large library! We had very few books in the laboratory. Well, that is not exactly true. And while I find volumes like The Principles of Kinetic Molecular Theory fascinating in their own right, they are not what I would call thrilling, either. [Sadly, for her own part, Pandora had spent a good chunk of her life assisting in data analysis and tests. There was an obstacle course, but she so rarely got to go there. It probably explained why she often wandered away from any group now, anxious to find new things.]

I... [She trails off a moment, clearly lost in thought.] I suppose it would not hurt to at least give them a second chance, though it would be wise to approach them more cautiously. I would rather just help people when given the chance, I think. It might sound silly, but sometimes I like to believe being kind cancels out some of the meanness in the world.

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