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Apr. 28th, 2016 05:51 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
ratherbelockyYou know, I never thought I'd be that guy, but I guess I'm that guy.
[He is the Jewish guy. It's him.]
Back home, the past week or so would've been a holiday for some people. I'm not gonna get into the whole story--well, unless you want me to and you've got some time--but the short of it's that it's a celebration of freedom, and of the end of generations of oppression, death, and slavery.
[That is, hag pesach sameach, Route. Happy Passover.]
Now, there are a lot of traditions that go along with the holiday, most of 'em about food, but the important one's the retelling of that story. Figured I'd open it up to everyone, though, especially now that the big sit-down dinner parts of the celebration are over.
What I mean is, you guys got any stories you want to share about...deliverance, I guess? Of getting free from something that was bringing you down, or worse. I know turning up here in Johto's been a huge breath of fresh air for me, personally, and I want to know about you all, too.
[Later, another text comes from that 'Nathaniel' character.]
Hey, all. After a few weeks of testing out how it works, I'm happy to say EXCH△NGE is completely up and open to anyone who needs to talk.
EXCH△NGE is an anonymous, text-based peer-to-peer support network created as a space for those seeking help, but who are unwilling to reveal their identities, to have safe, understanding conversations from likewise anonymous volunteers. The idea is to provide a listening ear and coping tips from other transplants to Kanto and Johto who may have gone through similar experiences, come from similar worlds, or share other common ground, so that no one feels that they have to deal with their burdens alone.
For more information, you can read the introduction here. If you'd like to volunteer or you want to be paired with one of our volunteers, please contact me here.
Have a good one, guys. Nathaniel out.
[He is the Jewish guy. It's him.]
Back home, the past week or so would've been a holiday for some people. I'm not gonna get into the whole story--well, unless you want me to and you've got some time--but the short of it's that it's a celebration of freedom, and of the end of generations of oppression, death, and slavery.
[That is, hag pesach sameach, Route. Happy Passover.]
Now, there are a lot of traditions that go along with the holiday, most of 'em about food, but the important one's the retelling of that story. Figured I'd open it up to everyone, though, especially now that the big sit-down dinner parts of the celebration are over.
What I mean is, you guys got any stories you want to share about...deliverance, I guess? Of getting free from something that was bringing you down, or worse. I know turning up here in Johto's been a huge breath of fresh air for me, personally, and I want to know about you all, too.
[Later, another text comes from that 'Nathaniel' character.]
Hey, all. After a few weeks of testing out how it works, I'm happy to say EXCH△NGE is completely up and open to anyone who needs to talk.
EXCH△NGE is an anonymous, text-based peer-to-peer support network created as a space for those seeking help, but who are unwilling to reveal their identities, to have safe, understanding conversations from likewise anonymous volunteers. The idea is to provide a listening ear and coping tips from other transplants to Kanto and Johto who may have gone through similar experiences, come from similar worlds, or share other common ground, so that no one feels that they have to deal with their burdens alone.
For more information, you can read the introduction here. If you'd like to volunteer or you want to be paired with one of our volunteers, please contact me here.
Have a good one, guys. Nathaniel out.
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Date: 2016-05-11 11:30 am (UTC)It's a lot, but it's all so weirdly resonant that it takes longer for York to process it all than he'd normally give himself credit for. He recognizes everything she's saying deep in his bones, in the center of his chest, in the prickling at the back of his neck where his last friend used to live.]
Hey, don't apologize. I actually know what you mean, on all of those counts. Minus the monsters, I guess. Maybe. The monsters I'm used to fighting looked a lot more human, I guess, and sometimes it was hard to tell if the monsters were the folks on the other side or us.
You don't have to feel bad for reaching out to people. That's what people are made for. To help one another, to connect. It's what makes us human.
I was in an exile of sorts myself, for a while. Just me and a friend of mine. You can talk about it if you want, I know what it's like.
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Date: 2016-05-12 04:03 am (UTC)Thank you. It's Mai here. I thought it would be nice to let you know. Since your reply was so nice back to me. It's sad to hear that you were exiled too. Even though we did it out of choice, it still got lonely sometimes.
But it does make you really close to the person you went with at least.
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Date: 2016-05-14 02:14 pm (UTC)So how're you doing, Mai? Settling in okay?
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Date: 2016-05-15 02:30 am (UTC)[It was definitely much easier to sound positive and happy through text.]
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Date: 2016-05-22 01:58 pm (UTC)It's the nice ones you have to be worried about.[Would be a very apt response given her history with a certain very nice guy.]
That's very true! They're the nicest people. And they're always so welcoming when you wander into the pokemon centre really tired after travelling.
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Date: 2016-05-23 01:30 pm (UTC)