ASHEPHERD: 002

[archiees]

So much discussion of the kissing booth. I wanted to know who actually signed up to participate. Also, maybe I am overthinking this, but if you did, perhaps you should list your preferences for who kisses you? For example, if you don't like men, it might be nice to know. We don't want to make anyone uncomfortable. Or I am being weird. Both valid viewpoints.

But I am mainly curious who said yes to being at the kissing booth.

Comments

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[iyla]

for me. he’s programmed not to feel bad about anything, caledon.

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[witlessbay]

he'd still remember. after

ic.

[iyla]

remember what? it’s not as though there would be anything for him to remember if i did check that he’s still alive and “well”.

ic.

[witlessbay]

that you checked on him? ren knows i didnt

ic.

[iyla]

i’d be informed if something happened to him. i don’t even know how much of a responsibility i even have there. it’s n

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[witlessbay]

i think thats up to you and how you feel about it

ic.

[iyla]

i don’t even know him. not really.

ic.

[witlessbay]

how long were you together?

ic.

[iyla]

seven years. we were married for six of them.

ic.

[witlessbay]

a long time to not know someone

ic.

[iyla]

i’ve had an entire life of not knowing anyone, caledon.

ic.

[witlessbay]

just because you dont know part of them doesnt mean you dont know them

ic.

[iyla]

it’s a pretty major part, caledon.

ic.

[witlessbay]

yeah, i know. the stuff that was left was important too. we weren't in a coma for 20 years

ic.

[iyla]

no, but […] sometimes i feel like we might as well have been.

ic.

[witlessbay]

i dont think that

ic.

[iyla]

i was there, but i wasn’t really there.

ic.

[witlessbay]

i get what you're saying, i just dont agree

ic.

[iyla]

elaborate.

ic.

[witlessbay]

there's a part of me that wasn't there, sure. but there was a lot of me that was there. maybe i don't know all of ren but i know a lot of her. we have a lot of shared history i'm not discounting because the architects took some of it away

ic.

[iyla]

i guess i can understand that.

ic.

[witlessbay]

[...] that's just for me though

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[iyla]

it's harder to think of it that way.

ic.

[witlessbay]

really?

ic.

[iyla]

[...] i don't think i want to have been that person.