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so, its my birthday next wednesday

& dont get me wrong? not a big deal, i guess, its just a day, i forgot it even happened last year, but

thats the whole thing. ive gone from 19 to 21 here, that's longer than i ever imagined staying, which has left me thinking about how long ive been here

what was your favorite mission? what do you think youve learned, from being here? who have you met that youre going to miss when you go home? what moment sticks with you the most? or, idk, anything you wanna talk about. we always get stuck on the negative stuff,
& i get it, its easy to get stuck there

but there is more than that. & i think that its important for us to remember that.

so, i will go first, i guess. i think my favorite mission was zeta-12. definitely. the squidges are great and i still think about it there sometimes. it was nice feeling like we made a difference there and helped that species continue. if youre curious, here is beaker and scooter now.

( there's a picture attached of two full-grown squidges, apparently holding hands and puzzling over a plant native to Zeta-12. be glad it's text mode, or Peter might be getting misty about his alien baby. )

ive learned that there is no such thing as protecting someone from the truth. im going to miss my friends. i already miss some of them that have transferred. im going to miss my boyfriend, though he may or may not kill me for using that word and then i wont have to miss anybody. and... i think woodhurst is always going to stick with me the most.

so, thats me. im sure we all have our own stories. id like to hear them, if you wanna share.

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[ that is

a loaded question. ]

It depends on the day.
I suppose it's how old do I want to feel?

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if youre going to amend my question into a new question, the least you could do is answer it

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If you'd rather a statement:
I suppose it's how old I want to feel.

[ sorry Peter, you asked for that one. ]

You mortals always looking for numbers.

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theyre relateable? i guess

& i know you meant not to, but thats not really an answer

a ballpark would be fine. 20s? 80s? something i can't even fathom

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20s-ish for one not of the folk, I would suppose.
Asgardians have a different way of aging.

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id bet... i bet perspective changes when you exist for so long

( his perspective has changed a lot just over 21 years. how would it warp in hundreds? thousands? hard to even fathom, he hit the nail on the head before. )

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When I say that sometimes it doesn't feel like that, I'm not lying.
Me memories aren't really concrete.

Sometimes I can see the whole picture of my past clearly, carved in myth.
Sometimes........ well
It feels as though it's hardly been two decades.

Time doesn't mean more or less to a god, circumstances dictate that.

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only sometimes, huh?

i def cant speak on what time would mean to a god. i barely know how to articulate what it means to someone thats gonna be 21 in a few days.

do you think there is any truth to older and wiser?

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There's always some level of wisdom that comes with experience.
It all depends on how you retain it.

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sounds like something my uncle would say

which is a compliment, btw

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Are you saying I give Uncle advice?

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not unilaterally but cmon that had wise uncle written all over it

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I suppose I'll have to suffer through the association.

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somehow i think you will make it