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?

[100more]

[ It's not something he mentioned but it did seem rather obvious, so Hob is not surprised Ororo picked up on it. ]

Yes, actually. I had a son, Robin.

[ Past tense, of course. ]

It is better to have our own choices in matters, but I can't say I hated the experience. Are you saying I didn't see the real you? Or was it just the part of you people don't normally get to see?

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[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?

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[100more]

[ Hob sends the number along and prepares for company. He doesn't have a lot, since he's still in the process of moving in, but there's a table with a couple of chairs and he's got some cups and a bottle of whiskey, so that should do.

Once his guest knocks on the door, Hob goes to answer it with a smile. The apartment is no different from the other one-bedroom flats with the same layout. ]

Hello, Daisy. Come on in. Sorry about the boxes. I didn't get to do a lot of unpacking before we were moved to Eos.

Perfect!

[morethan084]

[Daisy smiles gently when he answers the door, hands shoved into the pockets of her jeans.]

Hey. Thanks for the invite.

[She looks around at said boxes, surprised that he’d have anything to unpack.]

Did you show up here with all of this?

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[utinam]

I am. I miss everyone too.

Who is little Violet?

[100more]

[ Hob laughs softly. ]

No, just the clothes on my back. Some people have been here for awhile, so I thought I should get a few things. More clothes, obviously. Some toiletries. A few things for the kitchen. Some books to pass the time. Stuff like that. I didn't have the chance to get it all sorted before we were moved, though.

[ He moves to the table. ]

I hope you like whiskey.

[morethan084]

Must feel like such a downgrade compared to what we had on Moorecraft.

[Daisy was thankful to have less space now. The house felt so empty, as it had only been her and her baby living there.]

I do.

[Daisy leans against the side of the table, glancing back at some of the boxes.]

What do you like to read?

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]

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. ]

[100more]

Those houses were a lot bigger, but I had a small place back in London.

[ And he liked how cozy it was. Though his Eos house was busy enough with other people living there. A nod and he pours some of the whiskey into her glass and sets it before her, then pours his own. ]

History, mostly. Biographies. Some classic literature. Stuff like that. I had a modest collection of books back home. What about you? Like to read or do you just toss monsters around for fun?

[morethan084]

Must feel like home then. You know, aside from all of the chaos that happens.

[Picking up her glass, she waits for him to do the same before taking a sip. Smiling against the rim of her glass when he teases her about her power.]

No. When I’m not tossing around monsters, I’m more a movie and TV person.

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[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. ]

[100more]

Oh, you didn't live alone at home?

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

[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. }

[doctopoda]

I'm a recent widower.

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

[agoddessonce]

[ Hard to miss the use of past tense. She'll gently come back around to that later, perhaps in person. ]

More of the latter - not that it is something I hide. I've just not had the opportunity to be or act the way asked of us in that town.

It was very... foreign to me, I suppose? Someone I know called it "very 1950's America" - but that was not something I'd ever really experienced. Did you have a similar experience, perhaps?

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[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

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[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.]

un: gorgug, text

[tinflower]

Would you take on a new baby?