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[awesmazings]

[Anyone who knows Jimmy at all might have noticed that he's been unusually absent from the Network lately. Ignoring new arrivals, and only talking to people sparingly- and it's always, always via text. In fact, Jimmy hasn't made a video post to the Network himself in several months, and it seems like that hasn't changed.

It's jarringly unusual behavior, but the sudden message that pops up on the Network this afternoon might be the most surprising thing of all, even moreso than the radio silence. No attempts at filtering, either.]

What do you think 'Hell' is?

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[ajustcaws]

well after i sent that i realized you already asked about it so i guess that's what you should have done anyway.

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[angerpoints]

[... welp.]

Yeah. Yeah, it does. Kind of.

[It's hard for him to imagine not even remembering what his childhood was like, but...

... well, anyway. Yusuke's not exactly what you'd call the most sensitive guy on the planet, but he's got enough experience with death and being dead that he doesn't particularly want to upset a potentially dead person. So he takes a moment or two to mull over his next response, and then eventually texts back:]

Y'know, the whole reason I asked that question was 'cause I was thinking that if you were born there, then it doesn't make sense for you or anybody else to think you might be evil just 'cause you live there. Now that I think about it, though...

I don't think it makes a difference one way or another. I don't know you, but you seem pretty all right to me. Besides, just because you live in a place that sounds bad to everybody else doesn't mean that you or any of the demons or monsters or whatever that live there are bad.

[Except for maybe that Lucy guy. He can go fuck himself, in Yusuke's humble opinion.]

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[theotherother]

Yes. Trust me.

[rarestcandy]

i would dive into lava

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[ossifragant]

Sometimes we start to question things. But you'll be fine.

Miseryville is a strange name for a place, but one day I'm certain you'll get that ruler to come around. Or find someone better than him.

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[awesmazings]

Well, my best friend is his son. One of these days, he'll take over as the ruler.
Maybe he'll end up changing things for the better. I dunno.

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[awesmazings]

[You are truly the voice of the people, Yusuke.]

...thanks. im glad you think so.
maybe we aren't so bad...now
but i just wish i could figure out what i was like before, maybe
if there even was a before
i wouldnt be so worried then if i at least had some sort of idea, you know?
not knowing is just
i dunno its driving me crazy and i havent been able to sleep ive been thinking about it so much

[awesmazings]

[WELL THAT ESCALATED QUICKLY.]

...really?

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[awesmazings]

um...yeah, i suppose so...

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[ossifragant]

The new generation deciding to forgo the rules of the old? I like that.

I'm sure your friend will listen to you when it comes time.

[me_first]

you have time! and you seem to have a lot of friends who are probably better at this sort of stuff than i am. :)

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[exeggutorhead]

I get it. it's hard not knowing. and I don't know if there's a way for you to get those memories back.

but thinking about it too much really will drive you crazy. I've seen it happen.

sometimes the only thing you CAN do is find ways to not think about it. don't fall so far into who you might have been that you lose yourself as you are now.

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[awesmazings]

[One can only hope, since it's common knowledge that Beezy running Miseryville as it stands would be far worse than even the worst Lucius can come up with, simply for the fact that Beezy would be content to do absolutely nothing at all.]

I think he will! He'll probably be able to change things if he really wanted, I think.

[Which he...doesn't...BUT OH WELL that bridge will likely never be crossed but Jimmy doesn't care right now.]

Maybe if I'm lucky, though, he'll show up here before all that. I think he'd like this place a lot.

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[red_roses]

I think that........I might have gone there once.

[awesmazings]

yeah, i guesso...
you're a pretty good friend too, Royce
i mean talking to me at all shows me that so
thanks

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[awesmazings]

[...WELP.]

...what was it like?

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[awesmazings]

yeah
yeah i guess youre right
i just need to try not to think about it so much

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thank you for talking to me though
it really means a lot even though i
prolly havent been making a whole ton of sense
i dont think i even know what your name is
im Jimmy

[me_first]

oh.

you're welcome?

[What am friend.]

[awesmazings]

[HE HELPED YOU NAME YOUR POKEMON. Clearly, we are friends.]

anyway, i think ill try to take your advice

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[red_roses]

It was very scary....there were monsters, and dangerous things......

[awesmazings]

monsters...
what else did you see?

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[lieutenantantichrist]

Now, that's if the idea really is to make people regret what they did. If it's just your good old fashioned punishment...

Some people deserve to burn.

[After a minute, he actually pays attention to what the other guy said.]

What do you mean, familiar?

[me_first]

it might be worth a try

... by the way. is 'jimmy' short for 'james'?

[rarestcandy]

maybe

[Probably not, but it was more fun being dramatic anyway.]

i mean, not right away or anything. gotta hold out hope yadda yadda.

depends on what other people i got around me.

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[exeggutorhead]

I dunno you were making more sense to me than you probably would most people.

I'm Envy.

[...and what was Envy even thinking, saying all that to somebody he didn't even know? He hadn't been thinking, really.]