JustPrompts: Ten Thank You Notes (10/9 -- 10/23)

[clockwork_doc]

Ten Thank You Notes


Farley –
Thank you for being there for me. Thanks for always being willing to listen to my problems, no matter how strange they may seem. I know you’ve had a rather checkered past, but you’ve always been a loyal friend to me, and I really appreciate that. Thanks.

Gladys –
Thank you for helping me through the tough times. It means a lot to me, having someone there who’s willing to come and comfort me when I need it. I’m here for you too, if you ever need it. Thanks.

Aubrey –
Thank you for being someone I can pal around with. It’s nice having someone to talk science with, even if we’re technically in different fields. And it’s nice having someone else around who enjoys building and inventing. Thanks.

Revan –
Thank you for being there when I first fell through the Rift. I have no idea what I would have done if I’d had to orient myself to this strange new world alone. Thank you for being my guide and teaching me new things, Jeedi pateesa. Thanks.

JD –
Thank you for treating me like someone important. Granted, discovering I’m technically fictional was a bit of a shock, but it was nice to see how enthusiastic you were to meet me. I’ve never really had a fan before, and – it felt good. Thanks.

Dmitri –
Thank you for making me laugh at a time when very little in my life seemed funny. I was really hurting that day, and you helped a lot by stopping and talking. I hope we can meet up again one day, and maybe I can repay the favor. Thanks.

Damion –
Thank you for sharing a cup of tea and some other pleasant conversations with me. The Nexus can be a rather scary place at times, and it’s good to know I have someone I can count on for some pleasant conversation and maybe even a little building and tinkering time. Thanks.

Metody –
Thank you for showing me there’s a definite good side to my weather powers. A lot of the time, all I can think of is the annoyances they cause me, like getting me wet at night. I really enjoyed seeing your face light up when I created the snow, or laughing with me about my cloud creations. Thanks.

Holly –
Thank you for being my friend. When we first met, I was a very lonely young boy who didn’t get a lot of respect from his peers. Having someone who was willing to stand up for me (and my sister), who liked me just for who I was – it meant a lot. I really hope you’re doing well these days. Thanks.

Marty –
Thank you.
For everything.


Happy Thanksgiving, everyone.

Comments

[metody-green.livejournal.com]

Oh, being stepped on would be a constant danger. As would being attacked by cats, rogue grasshoppers, cockroaches, and perhaps even bees. And the vaccume cleaner....shudder. I won't even speak of its terrors.

[clockwork-doc.livejournal.com]

This doesn't sound as fun as I thought it might be. Hmmm.

[metody-green.livejournal.com]

But we'd overcome obstacles and bond despite initial arguing, learning that any problem can be surmounted so long as we stick together.

Though we seem to have skipped the arguing part, so I guess we ought to do that first.

[clockwork-doc.livejournal.com]

Heh. I'm not good at arguing with friends, though.

Besides, what could we argue about?

[metody-green.livejournal.com]

I...don't know. Obscure points that neither of us fully understands? Meaningless things? My carefully nursed grudge that other people don't think flavors should be named after colors?

[clockwork-doc.livejournal.com]

I don't know either. I don't feel particularly argumentative at the moment. Maybe it's a side effect of being miniaturized?

[metody-green.livejournal.com]

It might be! Or maybe movies lie.

To tell the truth, I make an effort to not be argumentative. Life is hard enough without fighting.

[clockwork-doc.livejournal.com]

Either one would be acceptable.

Yeah, me either. You make an excellent point there. Chicago has enough annoyance without me adding to things.

[metody-green.livejournal.com]

Likely, its the movies thing. I've noticed a lot of things that don't hold that you see in movies. Alas.

I wonder if my Chicago is like your Chicago.

[clockwork-doc.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I know. They may be entertaining, but movies make a poor substitute for reality.

Probably not. Unless yours is home to a number of rifts in the space-time continuum too.

[metody-green.livejournal.com]

A pity. It seems like they could be much more realistic and interesting with a minimum of effort. Nuanced characters gain a kind of immortality.

And they show up here, now that I think of it. Maybe the box office suck is a conspiracy to keep the Nexus population down.

I doubt it. Someone would have said. Or, more likely, the city would be in the middle of a vast sterilization zone. That's what they did to the other areas of uncontrollable weird.

[clockwork-doc.livejournal.com]

Well, some movies make the effort. Most, though, don't want to put in that kind of work.

Heh, perhaps. Who knows?

I see. Wonder if they'll ever attempt something like that here? (I hope not. Chicago may be crazy, but it's the only home I have right now.)

[metody-green.livejournal.com]

There's this great movie called A Beautiful Mind that I love, which made the effort. It's a classic.

I doubt you have to worry about sterilization zones; my world seems much more desperate and panicky-violent about supernatural things than others. I never really considered how brutal we are until I talked with people here.

[clockwork-doc.livejournal.com]

A Beautiful Mind? Hmm, have to see if I can rent that. What's it about?

Yikes. I suppose not -- the native supernatural population would probably never allow it. Probably more likely all the mundane people will end up moving out of Chicago first.

[metody-green.livejournal.com]

Its a fictionalization about a Nobel laureate in Economics - and a compelling look into madness, because he was insane. Clinically insane. I wouldn't call it a feel-good movie, but there was some kind of solace in it.

It sounds like you've got a sizeable supernatural population. That right there is a major difference. I'm the only person I know who has significant powers. Others are exceedingly rare, and put down as soon as they make themselves obvious.

[clockwork-doc.livejournal.com]

Ahhhh. Sounds like an interesting movie, at any rate. Worse ways to spend an afternoon.

Oh yes. Angels, demons, people with more mundane supernatural powers, the Wanderers. . . . It's incredible, really.

Put down?!

[metody-green.livejournal.com]

And very thought-provoking. Good for conversation afterwards! If you can't find a copy of it, I've got one we could watch.

That sounds wonderful. Are the supernaturals integrated with plain humans, or is it kept secret?

Yes, with great thoroughness and finality. Madness accompanies power, and that never turns out well for those without the power. Its generally felt to be better to be safe than horrifically sorry.

[clockwork-doc.livejournal.com]

I can imagine. And thanks -- if I can't find one here, I might take you up on that.

Kept secret, from what I can see. Though sometimes I think the regular people are being deliberately obtuse. (I emit steam on occasion. No one notices?) Anyway, I suppose it wouldn't be good for anyone's sanity if they knew angels and demons kept trying to wage war around them, and people from other universes kept falling through Rifts into their world.

I -- see. I -- I'm sorry.

[metody-green.livejournal.com]

I admit I noticed the steam. I assumed it was from some kind of mechanical device - possibly some system of steam-powered braces, as for a handicap - or maybe some natural process. Though we were in the Nexus, so people who are different from what I'm used to are practically the norm.

No, I imagine I'd feel pretty freaked out if I thought there was a silent war around me.

Its fine. I've got plenty of years ahead of me, and I've had a good life. Really, is it any different from facing Alzheimer's? Treatment is just a little more final.

[clockwork-doc.livejournal.com]

Yeah, it has to do with my internal processes. It's a long story, but in the end I kind of run off steam power. I figured the Nexusians wouldn't make much of it. I was talking about the average person on the street in Chicago. I think they just figure "people don't emit steam" and ignore it. Humans have a great capacity for that, from what I can see.

Exactly. It's crazy.

I That's As long as you're all right right now.

[metody-green.livejournal.com]

Doc, you're so neat.

Ha, yeah, I guess I should have been thinking about average every day people. Like you said, they're good at seeing what ought to be there.

I am! Look at all the great people I know and the cool stuff I get to see. Sometimes I get a bit upset at things, but even at its worst, my life is pretty good.

[clockwork-doc.livejournal.com]

Heh, glad you think so.

Precisely. Though I suppose that's a good thing for us, in the long run. And them -- they don't have to deal with the craziness until it comes to them.

Well, then, that's great. :) I'm glad you're happy.

[metody-green.livejournal.com]

In general, biology is neat. It's amazing, all these things that are put together to make a body. And it's downright incredible when you think of all the myriad things that can go wrong, but the whole thing continues on. And it repairs itself!

:D People should be happy!

[clockwork-doc.livejournal.com]

That's very true. I've just always been more mechanically minded myself. When I was younger, I got squeamish around blood. And then Andrew But I will admit to being astounded at how the human body works. Incredible animals, humans.

They should! It's just tough sometimes.

[metody-green.livejournal.com]

...I'm a little squeamish when I encounter the inside of the body close up. Flesh and blood are just - they're foul and they constantly exude dirt. How is it fair that something can get dirty just by sitting there for long enough? So gross.