AUDIENCE FOR: Rupert

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[guestservices]

For some, being kind is very difficult. We have not done much in the way of deserving it, certainly.

[agleam]

[he shrugs.]

I don't know. It helps me, too, you know? There's a lot we can't control... But I can always choose how I treat other people.

[guestservices]

[ they're quiet for a second with that response. ]

...I suppose that is true. [ and their response is a little softer. that resonated with them, a bit. ] I know someone who has a similar philosophy.

[agleam]

[he smiles, a little.]

Yeah? Are you allowed to tell me anything about them?

[guestservices]

[ ... ]

... They are someone who is incredibly compassionate and kind, despite the fact that life has been incredibly cruel to them. It is something I've... I think something that many could learn to emulate.

[agleam]

...They sound pretty great. Hopefully you can see them again soon.

[guestservices]

Ah, perhaps. Truthfully, I doubt that they think much of my existence.

[ damn orion ]

[agleam]

What? Why?

[guestservices]

[ they shrug ]

[agleam]

It seems like they definitely made a mark on you... I don't get why they wouldn't think about you in return.

[guestservices]

I suppose I tend to be an afterthought.

[agleam]

...That sounds kind of lonely. Well - know that I haven't thought about you that way, and I bet it's true for other people here, too.

[guestservices]

[ haha!!! they do not acknowledge that. ]

Thank you, that's kind of you to say.

[agleam]

I would probably call it honest.

[guestservices]

Of course.

[ anyway, ]

At any rate. I'm sure the others appreciate you checking in with them as much as you have with us.

[agleam]

Well... It's nice to have more people to talk to.

[guestservices]

[ what's it like to be social ]

Mn. And, you've all at least had new avenues of communication open to you, as well.

[agleam]

The letters, you mean?

[guestservices]

[ they nod ]

It seems they've all enjoyed hearing from you.