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[shalamayne]

Greetings,

I would first and foremost like to extend my gratitude to those who reside here. Most I have spoken to have been informative, accommodating and I know I am not alone in feeling a sense of reassurance in such things. There seems to be a sense of camaraderie and it is good to know that no matter how many new people arrive here there will be those to help pick them up.

So I shall take advantage of such generosity once again and ask two more questions, ones that could be considered personal so please do not feel obligated to answer.

How long have you been here and if the opportunity arose, would you go home?

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un; nocturne

[synchroswim]

i've been here for... jeez, a little over a year now? i didn't think it was actually THAT long wow

i dunno if i wanna go home or not though. i miss a few things and people, but its... kinda messy and complicated i guess?

[shalamayne]

A year? That certainly is a lengthy span of time. I wonder if time passes differently here?

And I understand complicated. This place appears to be very nice and a little peaceful. I can see why some would wish to stay.

text; username: inaban

[dereban]

I feel like this question has been asked recently...

But I've been here for a little over a year, and yeah, I would go home. I have school to graduate, classes to go to and family.

text | un:havefaith

[peacewithouttyranny]

Over a year, I believe.

I have no desire to return home, so no. Even if I do have such a desire, it's impossible for me.

text; un: sizhui

[sizhui]

Good day.

I have been here a little over a year, now. And as to going home - I would like to, but not yet. Not yet.

There are people who are important to me who are still here, and I do not want to abandon them.

And yourself?

un: cendre

[holocast]

I've only been here for a month. However, I have nothing to return to, and as such I have no desire to leave.

text | j.valentine

[torsion]

Hm.

A year at the end of next month.
Don't know. It's a complicated question. I have reasons to go home, but there's a lot I'd miss here.
Mostly people.
But there are people back home, too. Someone I need.

[shalamayne]

My most sincere apologies. I am still getting used to figuring out how this device works; we have nothing like it back home. If this has been asked prior then I did not look correctly.

A year is an awfully long time. It does sound like you have enough to be going back to when you return. If I had the same option I would most likely take it too.

[shalamayne]

A long time to be in such a place.

Impossible? Would it be too intrusive of me to ask why?

[shalamayne]

There seem to be many who have been here in the long term, rather than the short.

I have not thought of it that way; most of my thinking has been towards home rather than those that are here.

There are people back home who rely on me, staying here too long would likely do more harm than good.

[shalamayne]

An honest answer and much appreciated. I am sorry that there is nothing for you to return to. Are you finding that this place is good enough to be considered a new home?

[shalamayne]

A long time.

And complicated seems to be a common theme. I too now have reasons to stay but I am needed back home. Perhaps the person you need could arrive here?

[dereban]

That's fine, just as long as you're aware.

It is a really long time, honestly, though. But I'm not going to fight someone for saying that they want to say because everyone's situation is different.

[torsion]

Didn't think I'd be here that long.

Nice of you to say, but it's unlikely.

[sizhui]

In this time, several people I know have been here, then gone, then come again. From different times, sometimes earlier, sometimes later.

They have no memories of this place either way, nor have I been missing for any of them. So it seems probable that when we are returned, we are returned to the time we were taken from. So however long we spend here, those who need us will not miss us overlong.

Of course, there could be different explanations, too, but - your absence might not be harmful.

[shalamayne]

I'm aware now, thank you.

I wouldn't fight them either, everyone has their own opinion and rest assured there is no judgement here. I merely wanted to understand how others felt in regards to this place and home.

[shalamayne]

It truly doesn't move then? That is fascinating and I would very much like to understand how that works. I have a feeling those secrets are kept under lock and key and quite rightly too.

People we know arriving from different times is....unexpected. Is it possible for people from earlier in the timeline to show up, even if they would be unable to if there was a later point?

I hope it is not harmful, the timing was not the best in arriving here.

[shalamayne]

I have the feeling a lot of us will be thinking similar when time passes.

Stranger things have happened in my world, but it never hurts to have hope in some things.

[torsion]

It becomes easier. You'll be fine. :)

Easier to be more realistic. If things go my way, then it'll be a pleasant surprise. If not? I won't be disappointed.

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[allegedprisoner]

[ Hm... Should he reply? His reasons are personal and rather incriminating... But then again, there were other "survivors" here too... He could probably just cite the Manor if he's asked why. ]

I've only been here for about a month, and I've no reason to go back. This place is a lot better than my situation back home.

text; UN: Persephone

[ragingnature]

I've been here for a little over half a year. Next month will make it eight months, in fact.

As for returning home...

I miss it and everyone there and for those reasons, I'd like to return. But I have a great deal more freedom here.

[sizhui]

I do not know if it doesn't move, or, for example, it is not like wandering off the path to seek out something unexpected, and then you return to the same place and resume the path, only with time, not with an actual road. If that makes sense? But again, this is only a guess. We do not even know who knows the secrets, at this time.

As to people from a later time... from my world, there have been people showing up who have been... gone almost as long as I have been alive. But they have been here.

It is... harder, when they leave.

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[scarredhorns]

I've been here for over a year, but I was actually in yet another different world beforehand. I was in that place for about a year as well.

As for going home, I'm finding it harder and harder to convince myself to go back when the time comes. I have a lot of things here that I didn't back home.

[shalamayne]

I see, I think that is a very good way of putting things and makes it easy to get a grasp of. I would suppose worrying about time is not something I can change whilst I am here, I should focus on what I can change.

Understandable. Saying goodbye is never easy at the best of times.

[shalamayne]

:) ?

That is one way of looking at things. I always would prefer to hope since it gives me something to strive for, but I will always appreciate seeing things from another point of view. Here's to hoping you have a pleasant surprise in future.