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[levampere]

Bonjour. I have a question for you all, if you'll indulge me.

How many of you here are immortal? Whether it be by natural means or otherwise. How do you feel about your immortality?

You don't need to tell me how or why you are, I'm simply curious. I myself have lived for 500 years, so I'm looking for kindred spirits, one might say.

Of course if you're not immortal and you know someone who is, I'd be glad to hear that as well. This platform was made to share opinions, correct? I'd enjoy having everyone's different perspectives.

All the best,
Comte de Saint-Germain

[ It's... It's not a letter but he's from the 19th century so. There you go. ]

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[holycurse]

That's true, not all immortals are friendly enough to attend such a thing...

May I ask if you know many others, with such long lifespans? There were quite a few where I come from, but here I only know two or three.

[levampere]

Yes, I know one in particular who is quite temperamental.

[ just casually dunking on leonardo, nbd. ]

Several of them have responded to this post, so that is how I'm meeting most of them, but in my world we keep to a rather tight-knit community.

[holycurse]

I suppose he isn't amenable to the idea of making new friends, then?

You could say that we have a community of our own, where I come from, though I'd be hard-pressed to call anyone tightly knit. Loosely acquainted perhaps. The friend who arrived here with me probably knows many of them quite well though!

[levampere]

He can't help but care about people when he meets them, so he tries to meet as few people as possible.

[ Definitely exaggerating a little bit there, bud. ]

That's good to hear. It can get exceedingly lonely without others to connect to. I'm glad to hear you aren't alone here, either.

[holycurse]

That's certainly one way to go about it! Though it might be difficult for him to manage without some form of companionship.

[Don't be a loner, guy!]

Is the one you mentioned here together with you? I'm glad as well, if that's the case! Being alone in a foreign world can be a little overwhelming, regardless of one's age.

[levampere]

I've tried telling him that, and yet every time it's all "oh I'm so alone, I'm going to be alone for eternity." Never mind that I've been his friend for hundreds of years.

[ Ah... true friendship. He's just ribbing on Leo, it's fine. ]

Yes, I agree. We're quite fortunate to have arrived together, I don't think he'd last very long without me.

[holycurse]

[What a friendly immortal you are...reminds him of his roommate.]

Perhaps he simply doesn't wish to admit that he considers you a friend? Not that I can really say much about a stranger's relationships. You seem like a nice person though, Mister Comte, and I'm glad to hear that neither you nor your friend are here alone.

[levampere]

[ He tries. ]

It's something like that, to be sure. I can only pretend to understand his genius, so I simply accept him as he is. After so long, our friendship has evolved like that. Perhaps we know each other too well.

I appreciate your kind words, Monsieur Xie Lan. You said you arrived with a friend as well, didn't you? Would you indulge me and tell me about him?

[holycurse]

You could say my friend is the opposite of yours, in that he quite enjoys socializing. He makes friends easily, enjoys good food and good wine...I've been trying to have him spend less since we arrived here, and I like to think he's improving on that front, though he does still bring home new outfits and things on occasion.

[levampere]

He sounds like quite the character. It seems they have another thing in common -- spending my money is one of Leonardo's favorite pastimes.

[ Not like St. Germain doesn't enable him... ]

[holycurse]

[That doesn't seem like a particularly commendable pastime to have...]

Does he do that here as well? It may be a somewhat difficult habit to maintain, considering the changed currency.

[levampere]

[ Every genius has to have his eccentricities, right...? ]

He certainly does. Old habits are especially hard to break for us immortals, it seems.

[ Yeah, money's tight. ]

[holycurse]

Hard, but not impossible! I've learned quite a lot of new habits over the centuries myself. You should see if you can try teaching him to be more frugal as well, at least until the two of you can afford your old lifestyle again.

[Fishing, farming, soldiering, being a god, being a prince, he's done them all! Hard to keep up consistent habits in a situation like that.]

[levampere]

[ If this were audio, Xie Lian would hear St. Germain laugh. Some things are forever. ]

It would be for the best, certainly. But I'd no sooner change Leonardo than bring the moons down from the sky. He is almost endearingly resistant to changing his ways.

[ Almost. ]

It's no trouble, besides. A stable income isn't hard to come by here.