tentacletrainer | Chapter 59; Text;

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Chapter 59; Text;

I have a question for you all today.
What sorts of things do you do with your families?
Or did, in case they're not here, you no longer lived with them at home, etc.
Did you have many family outings?
Did you stay at home and watch television together?
Did you play card games or board games or something?
How did you enjoy your time together?

Or...tell me about them maybe...
Do you live with both of your parents?
Do you have any siblings?
Are you the oldest or the youngest?

...I guess I actually have a lot of questions.
Sorry about that.

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Family is an odd word.
What do you consider to be family? Your blood relations? Your friends?
What of those who do not profess to have such a thing?

Anyone who...feels like family.
My blood relatives, some of my very dear friends.
If you don't have a family...
That makes me a little sad to hear, honestly.
Because families can be really wonderful!
But friends are just as good of a subject to focus on instead.

So having these connections is essential, you would say...
To lack is to be unfortunate?
Can we truly lack such things? We are shaped by our experiences. Those who we have lived with, spent time with, or perhaps even cared about have given us the form we wear. Even if they are not physically present, one could take comfort in being who they are because of that person... that person an inexplicable part of their makeup. The shake of a hand, an embrace, or a ruthless punch all weave into the fabric of the individual.

We cannot lack when we carry such things around with us.

It's not quite that they're essential, because sometimes families aren't as good as they should be.
But...it's a very pleasant experience.
It's nice having those people around.
Just as nice as it is having friends.

And...I guess it's not really unfortunate not to have a family either.
Just, speaking from personal experience, it's nice having one.
But you could be just as well off without one.

I will tell you about the one who was my greatest friend, if you would like to hear.

I would love to hear.

We were as brothers, he and I. United under our master, we trained and lived together for many years. Perhaps one could say that I was the intellect and he was the prowess, for though both of our bodies were hale and our minds keen, we had different temperaments. I was more inclined toward the path of the mystic, while he honed his martial prowess. We complemented each other very well, one could say.

[[Being a magical user herself, as well as the sister of someone who has more prowess and the fiancee of another. So she could definitely understand how they would compliment each other.]]

I would guess that would bring you all that much closer, wouldn't it?
Being able to work so well together.

In some ways, perhaps, it did.
It wasn't meant to last, unfortunately.

It wasn't?
What happened?

I spent a great deal of time away learning and studying. When I came back, I was excited to share what I had learned with him... but he did not see it the same way as I, and in his zealous defense of what he believed he attacked me.

Oh...
That must have been difficult to handle.

It is quite sad when brothers - blood or otherwise - must battle with each other. Eventually we did make reparations, but things could never be the same again.

The spirit isn't quite what you were looking for, I assume. You wanted the trite trivialities of bonding, as a sort of distraction for your own emotional distress I would assume.

I'm sorry to hear that...

Ah, good guess.
Though I may have been looking for something specific, I'm interested in hearing everyone's stories.
Even if they are sad.
Learning more about the people that surround me is something I've always wanted to do, so I welcome everyone's tales.

Learning more about your surroundings and the people that inhabit them is an excellent desire. It's something that I wish that more individuals would engage in... there is a great deal that can be learned by observing. I commend you on your wish to do so.

Honing that skill is what allowed me to perceive the intent of your message... your phrasing and uncertain tone indicated that something greater was on your mind rather than what you were requesting.

Thank you.
I have an interest in people, and I want to get closer to them.
Make new friends.
And the best way to do that is to get to know them.

You're certainly correct in your perception.
I'm impressed!

I hope you have not lost any of your friends, to necessitate making new ones. That would be quite sad.

Thank you, young miss. It's something of a hobby. Sometimes I am correct and sometimes I am not, but each time my skill grows just a bit more.

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