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[reservedempath]

Oh.
I feel a little selfish.

But maybe it was something I did.

I wish he'd said something. Maybe I could have done something different.
But again, I'm just being selfish.

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[monotreme_101]

Yeah - sorry about that. I was setting up my new place and busy with various other things. I'm doing great except that I can tell you're not feeling so good at the moment.

So, what's up?

[reservedempath]

I'm okay.

[A pause.]

I could be worse. I guess I felt like being a little self-pitying.

[monotreme_101]

Self pity can be useful sometimes. It can clue you into things you need to change for yourself. Just don't let it stick around too long, OK?

And remember that you have friends you can talk to about stuff. If there's anything on your mind, you know you can talk to me, right?

[reservedempath]

I know. You've always been there for me. But maybe I'm too codependent. Perhaps I should be learning how to do things on my own.

[monotreme_101]

That's a positive step in my view but hey, don't take it too far! It's hard to learn how to rely on people once you get to a certain point, and being able to trust folks is important.

Is someone giving you trouble?

[reservedempath]

No. It's nothing like that. I assume most things happen for a reason. I just haven't figured out what the reason was yet this time. But no one did anything to me.

[monotreme_101]

Ahh. If it was that simple, I coulda fixed it for you.

Well, whatever it is, I hope it gets better. If you need to talk to someone I'm here and if you need help with anything, again, I got you.

[reservedempath]

I often find myself wondering, Knuckles, if you believe simply beating someone up solves all problems. Or perhaps you could be teasing to lighten the burdens on my heart.

[monotreme_101]

Hey, come on now. I never said anything about beatin' anyone up. I know that doesn't fix ALL problems either. I mean, sometimes you have a to crack a couple eggs to make an omlette and let's be real about it - I'm not so shabby in that department. But I'm also alright at negotiating and talking my way through stuff so it coulda gone either way. I'm not just some mindless brute, y'know.

As for easing the burdens on your heart, I'd like to. You wanna go someplace? Do something for a while? Eat, read, walk. Whatever. I could show you my new place if you wanted, or take you for a ride on my bike?

[reservedempath]

I would not dislike this at all. I could use a few distractions. In hindsight, I feel I could never get enough distractions.