un: eden — ota

[retributes]

Asking for a friend: say you were killed for the wrong reasons, what would you do? What would be your way of coping?

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UN: التاير

[eaglesonofnone]

[The answer comes in audio as typing in English makes Altaïr testy.]

Death is death. It is irrevocable. The means of death is never of our choosing unless we take our own lives, but you do not speak of suicide.

With the chance to think on the manners of our own deaths, we are an oddly gifted number, those of us who have seen our lives pass. In such a situation as of which you speak, I do not doubt that there would be an ache. To be killed for the wrong reason is as weighted as to live for it. But were my life taken for a reason I did not believe in, I believe the best I could do would be to think on the reason it was taken, try to find the reasoning of the one who killed me, and see if their logic can be found.

If it could, I believe I would simply accept their reasoning as being accurate for them. If not, I would continue to think on it, consider their possible irrationality, and, being as I am, write much on the subject to attempt to tease out a solution from what aspects I can see. But I have often been told I am too thoughtful a man.

The solution that would work for me may not be the solution that would work for your friend. Every mind is its own landscape with darkened valleys that even its owner does not know. All we can ask is to eventually find a place where most of those valleys are illuminated, and understand and accept our darkness.

[retributes]

No. Not suicide. I don't think they would be okay if I brought the topic up over the network.

I'm not sure if they have paper or not. I guess writing out their thoughts could help... Kind of like keeping a journal. And maybe when they're ready to fully move on, they can burn it.

[eaglesonofnone]

[Again, the reply is done as audio.]

While I do not have a great amount of paper, I would be glad to donate a portion of what I have as well as some charcoal to write with. I have been doing much the same myself in order to help process my thoughts, though I haven't the will to burn my own writings. However, if that is what assists in moving on, I would not condemn any method someone used to aid them in their finding resolution so long as it harmed none. If you so wish, you can extend your friend an invitation to my home where they are welcome not only to the paper but a portion of soup. Warm food rarely goes amiss in this weather.

[retributes]

That’s very generous of you. I’ll let them know the next time I see them. I don’t know anyone who would turn down soup.

[eaglesonofnone]

[And at last, he actually types something:]

And, of course, you are welcome to come as well. I always keep a pot of soup on the stove.

[retributes]

I appreciate the offer. With my roommate gone, I'm alone most of the time. What kind of soup do you usually make?

[eaglesonofnone]

[Given his issues with typing, perhaps it isn't a surprise that the next image he sends is a picture.]

[retributes]

That looks delicious. :)

[eaglesonofnone]

[This, at least, he can write to.]

House 31, at any time.

[retributes]

Is it close to the village center? I’m free most days.

[eaglesonofnone]

It is. Very near the Forge.

[retributes]

That's great! The forge isn't far from me. Since I moved houses, everything is a lot closer. I don't have to cross the bridge now to get to the village.

[eaglesonofnone]

Much the same reason I moved.

[retributes]

It was kind of a pain to be honest. I wasn't in any shape to cross it, another reason for moving in closer.