un: hob (text)

[100more]

We're all back from Eos. I don't know how it was for everyone else, but I got to live in a house with two beautiful women and a charming young man. There was a baby, too, but we had to leave her behind.

Now I'm in this flat that I moved into not long before we left for Eos, and it's fine, really, but it seems a bit empty. I know it won't be that way for long, since I'm very much used to living alone, but I wonder if anyone else feels a bit off after sharing a house with other people for a month.

And is it weird if I miss her? I know she wasn't a real baby, but she was so cute and sweet. Wherever you are, I hope you're doing well, little Violet.

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un: Storm;

[agoddessonce]

Empty nest syndrome?

I hope you are adjusting well to life here on Etraya, Hob.

[100more]

Maybe a little. It was sort of fun, wasn't it? You picked up on how to care for her quite quickly.

I still feel like I just got here. I stayed with someone I knew for a bit and then moved into this flat, and not long after, we weren't in Etraya anymore. Now we're back, and it's like I just moved in again. I'm not quite sure what to do with myself.

[agoddessonce]

You were much quicker at it. A natural - or perhaps previous experience?

I don't know if this last few months are indicative of anything. It was a lot of sudden upheaval. I hope we'll get a chance to catch our breath long enough for you and others to settle down. It will be nice to be our real selves, don't you think?

UN: d.johnson

[morethan084]

it’s not weird

[She’s been mourning loss for one reason or another for a few months now. Despite knowing the baby wasn’t real, it still hurt. Not just because she had been her sole care taker, but also because of her own trauma of being abandoned as a baby, and the guilt that comes along with that.]

no matter what anyone might say to the contrary

deep down, we never want to be alone

[100more]

[ Hob can't help but smile a little at that sentiment. ]

That's what I think, too. And just because we live alone doesn't mean we have to feel lonely.

For instance, we can have a friendly drink with a neighbor, right?

[ Yes, that was an invitation. ]

[morethan084]

[Daisy smiles too, even if he can’t see it.]

I’d like that

What’s your apartment number?

text // un: goldenapples

[utinam]

I am. I miss everyone too.

Who is little Violet?

[100more]

Perhaps you can spend time with them again. They came back to this world too, right?

Violet is the baby they gave us to take care of. I named her.

[ ooc: fyi I won't have internet access this weekend. Please forgive the delay. ]

[utinam]

(ooc: You're fine! Don't worry. I lost your tag until I found it again. Sorry for my late reply.)

They did, but...I don't know if they'll be okay with me visiting. Half of them are the grumpy types while one may be open to it if I asked.

Awww. That's sweet. I didn't know they gave other babies to have. What was it like having her?

un: octavius | text

[doctopoda]

It does feel strange to live alone, when you aren't used to it.

[His is an entirely different circumstance, and not one he especially cares to get into here, but...well, he's trying to sympathize.]

Living with a bunch of strangers felt weird too, but at least there was some life in the house.

[100more]

Oh, you didn't live alone at home?

[ Hob hasn't gotten a sense of those circumstances just yet. ]

[doctopoda]

I'm a recent widower.

[So - yes, but only recently, and also him getting used to this is a Whole Other Thing Actually]

un: bluelion | text

[hauntedsnowfall]

i do not think it strange to miss the child you cared for
.
i feel unmoored now that i dont have sasha to care for
.

[100more]

Thank you for saying so. Who is Sasha?

[ ooc: fyi I won't have internet access this weekend. Please forgive the delay. ]

[hauntedsnowfall]

sasha is the baby i was charged with caring for in our time at moorecroft
.
i too hope they are doing well there and that they are well looked after
.

{ ooc: No worries! I hope you are off doing something fun. }

text; un: MAXIMUMLEGEND

[maximumlegend]

[ .. oh.

Oh.

Fabian didn't quite expect to encounter this many weirdly relatable videos out of the blue on the network, but there it is. Reading those words stuns him enough with surprise that it takes a few moments before he can even write up a response..

Especially one that sounds relatively casual enough to not give too much away. ]

yeah it feels weird doesn't it
we were supposed to take care of those babies for ages
and now it's all just gone

[100more]

You had one, too?

It is strange, yes. All those days spent worrying about it, protecting it, and now that's over.

@vdova ; text

[waytodie]

Was one of the women you were housed with named Natasha?

[She wouldn't even be able to hazard a guess if not for the mention of the baby's name, but... in the wake of her sister's disappearance, it is a beacon to her now.]

[100more]

Yes, it was. You know her? I haven't heard from her and began to wonder...

un: gorgug, text

[tinflower]

Would you take on a new baby?

[100more]

If there was one alone who needed caring for, I couldn't ignore it.

UN: Loki

[abit_ofboth]

There was a child at my abode there as well. I’m afraid I did not spend enough time with it though as I apparently failed the mission? I am uncertain what else I might have done wrong as I attended my job and took care of a few things around the house. Of course, someone told me they thought part of the test was also to be married and though I liked both of the people I was with, marriage really didn’t seem in the cards?

I am sorry you miss your young one. Loss can be hard even if, as you say, they are not real. It seems she was real to you, and that is all that matters, truly.

[100more]

Oh no. I hope you weren't punished.

[ There may be no voice, but if Loki could hear it, Hob would sound genuinely concerned. ]

Your housemates were not your type? What were they like?

[ His last words are sweet. ]

And thank you. I appreciate that. Real or not, though, it's over now.

@wild.flower

[hasitsthorns]

I kind of get what you mean
I traveled a lot, like I mentioned, for a while
So I got kind of used to it being just me

[ And even at her previous job, well- She was settled, sure, but the feeling of being 'alone' was still present more than it wasn't. Unfortunately. ]

It is a little strange to go back to being on my own though
after having a 'family'

[100more]

Was it nice, though? Did you like your temporary family?