AUDIENCE FOR: Rupert

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week 6, monday

[guestservices]

[cetus shows up!]

What can I do for you?

[agleam]

[waving]

I have a very important task for you.

[guestservices]

[they sound a tad amused already, as they wave back.]

Is that right?

[agleam]

[nodding.]

Yes. It's very imperative that I know how you've been doing the past week.

[guestservices]

Hm... I've been doing as well as one can be, I'd say. Then, in return I have a task for you, if you'd listen to a request of a staff member.

[agleam]

Hopefully as good as you can be isn't too bad, in this case.

[he tilts his head.]

Yeah? What is it?

[guestservices]

Your task is to tell me how you've been doing the past week, as well.

[agleam]

[after a moment:]

I don't know. I'm a little worried, but - I'm trying not to focus on it too much. I don't think there's much of a point.

[guestservices]

... That's true. Rather than worry on what might be, it's better to focus on what can be done. Focus on what you want to achieve, and the steps you might be able to take to get there.

[agleam]

Yeah.

[he pauses for a second, and then nods.]

Yeah, I'll - I'll figure it out. It'll be fine.

[guestservices]

[a headtilt]

Do you want to talk about it?

[agleam]

...I'm not really sure what there is to say.

[guestservices]

I've heard that talking about your feelings to a nonjudgmental party is therapeutic.

[agleam]

Oh, are you nonjudgmental?

[joking]

[guestservices]

Now, have I ever judged you before?

[agleam]

I have a faint memory of something involving a gym...

[guestservices]

[innocently]

I'm afraid I don't recall.

[agleam]

[he laughs]

Very convincing.

[guestservices]

Well, you are dreaming right now, so perhaps you just dreamed that part as well...?

[agleam]

Some may take that as a judgment of my ability to judge reality!

[snorts, before he shrugs]

I'm just - worried about back home, but it'll either work out or it won't. Either way, I'll have done everything I could.

[guestservices]

[quietly]

Not wrong, I suppose.

[then:]

Are things relatively calm over there now, at least?

[agleam]

Over here? Yeah, we're all fine now.

[guestservices]

That's good. I suppose you're busy with letter-writing now.

[agleam]

It's nice to keep in touch with people, yeah.

[or it would be if rl stopped destroying me it's fine]