homophonic: jonas

[camena]

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[westedge]

[ alex has been saying when and jonas always thinks if, and that kind of says everything he needs to know about how optimism works for the two of them. but he had been thinking before, during that first night in camena, that it was going to be a place he would like. it would be a good place to start building life again.

so...it's a nice thought, sometimes, even if it might be someone else's dream every now and again. ]

Yeah. No, I know. It's...nice to have something to look forward to again.

[ which is kind of said more for her than him, but there's still a truth to it. ]

[camena]

[ and here alex had been maybe kind of trying to run away from camena.

but since winding up here, she thinks more and more that she might like to stay. so—it's too bad that she won't get to. or maybe if you really stretch the definition of "stay," she will?

well. anyway. ]

Mmhmm. Then we'll switch places, and I'll complain about how optimistic you are.

[westedge]

No you wouldn't. [ he says, unaware of what she's actually thinking about. ] You'd be too happy about it.

[camena]

You mean "won't." Get your tenses right. This is happening.

[westedge]

And we're back to where we started. [ he means "normal" and alex being the optimist instead. it's a role he's comfortable with, at least. ]

[camena]

[ she decides against making a joke about loops. so instead, just another: ]

Yep.

[westedge]

[ she's doing it. she's learning.

checks date on this thread.

ok yes he just shakes his head and nudges her. ]

Come on.

[ where are they going? who knows. they will simply walk for a while and we can gently send this thread to sea too. ]