(open) and i had a dream about my old school

[anciently]

Who: Aerith Gainsborough and YOU
What: A general catchall log for the month!
Where: Various locations within.
When: Throughout the month.
Content Warnings: n/a, will update if needed




( top levels with locations below )

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[bridge_princess]

A couple of you folks definitely put in an effort to try and get there. I gotta say. But you're not wrong. Unless you're literally a spirit of happiness, it's not possible to always be happy.

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You have no idea how annoying a spirit of happiness would be until you meet one.

[anciently]

I bet. [ She laughs a little at the idea, clearly amused. ] I'm sure it'd get a little grating to have somebody, or something, who was happy all the time, even when you weren't feeling so cheery.

[ Maybe it's how Aerith herself can annoy people, though she likes to think that she can rein it in when need be. ]

[bridge_princess]

Even Osomatsu isn't always happy. Cheerful most of the time, but not always. It's... kind of a lot to handle I'd bet. [Even Aerith could rein it in compared to what she was thinking.]

A spirit's usually defined by their emotion. So it's hard to imagine if you aren't one. I haven't ever heard of a spirit of happiness. [She did snicker a little.] You... just see happy most of the time. How do you do it because it seems easy for you.

[anciently]

Oh, it's not so bad. [ Yes. Yes, it is difficult to be cheerful all the time, in the face of the world's true terrors. ] We're all just...doing what we can do. That's all.

[ She nods at the discussion of spirits, head tilted somewhat with interest. ]

I guess this is just how I learned to deal with everything. [ Aerith says finally, with a light shrug. ] I hope it helps other people, too, and not just me.

[bridge_princess]

It's going to help most of them, I think. People who are able to see the silver lining in the middle of this keep them positive. And positive thinking seems to help overall.

So, yeah... I think it will help.

[anciently]

Well, good. We all have to do what we can to hold it together, am I right?

[ Otherwise, it could be easy to succumb to feeling helpless in a place like this. Aerith...is trying as hard as she can to keep others from feeling that way, even if they truly are helpless here. ]

[bridge_princess]

The alternative really isn't something even a depressing soul like me is all that interested in, so yeah. I think we do. Just a bit. And we'll figure it out one way or another.