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Ninth Flake [text]

[This is new: a post from Elsa not in video. Normally she tries to use it as often as she can, since it helps her with talking to people without the intimidation of being face-to-face in person. But she's feeling kind of... not quite upset, but not like herself today. She'd rather not let that bleed into the video and audio, so for now, text it is.]

I just noticed the anniversary of a very important event in my life is almost here. The thing itself wasn't so bad - it was certainly something to celebrate at least - but the events that happened during and after it... they were more than a bit terrible.

[Yeah she's being kind of vague here. But only because she hasn't really told anyone about the whole "Eternal Winter" thing. And she's.... still somewhat afraid to. People know about what happened with Anna, yes, but if they knew she'd almost sentenced her entire kingdom to an eternal winter of suffering... would they act different towards her then?]

Even so, I... look back somewhat fondly on those days, despite the bad things that happened. Because even though bad things happened, a lot of good came out of it in the end.

Still... is that odd?

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[First time responder, but she totally gets what this person is talking about. Very different circumstances, though, and she doubts this person had to deal with a serial killer or being kidnapped into another world.]

Not really. I think everyone has something like that. A really bad time that then turned into something really good.

You gotta take the bad with the good, or what's the point of enjoying the good?
That sounds like something my grandma would tell me.
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[To be fair, in the wake of everything being so busy, Anna had almost forgotten that it was creeping ever-closer to the anniversary of Elsa's coronation; it isn't until she wakes up as she always does (that'd be "with her hair looking like she had just been through a tornado and drool running down the side of her face," for those of you keeping score at home) and she checks the Gear next to her, looking at Elsa's text, when she remembers it, and though she can understand Elsa's slight apprehension towards remembering what happened, Anna, as usual, figures she should weigh in herself. After all, she was the only person here who was there in person, and though it was certainly a weird day, she looks back on it very fondly as well...

So with a spring in her step, the first thing she'll do when she sees her sister this morning...is tickle her sides in a surprise ambush! Sorry, Elsa!]

Gotcha!

But shouldn't there be a limit to "taking the bad with the good"?

If it was something really bad, that... that would be something that you should hesitate to look back fondly on.

[Elsa, of course, has been a bit distracted; not just by her cloudy thoughts on today, but also with tidying up their camp, so that they can get a move on as soon as they eat. So it's no surprise that she doesn't hear Anna getting up and she doesn't notice her sister sneaking up on her until it's too late.

Let it be known that Elsa isn't a very dignified young lady when she's surprised like this, and the shriek she lets out is shrill enough to scare a few pidgeys from the nearby tree.]

A-Anna!! Hey, stop, what-?!

There's a Chinese proverb that states, "The gem cannot be polished without friction, nor man perfected without trials."

Bad things aren't just a part of life; all too often, they play a significant role in shaping who we are once we're on the other side of them. I don't think it's odd to acknowledge that.

[Anna will never, ever get tired of that.]

Stop what? What am I doing?

[Looks like this might turn into a full-on tickle war if something doesn't happen soon, because Anna doesn't seem to have any intention of not playing dumb here...]

In this case, I'm not sure if the gem was polished, so to speak. Cracked might be a better word there.

It wasn't just some unfortunate accident. It was... very bad. Catastrophically bad. It's not something one should look back on with a feeling other than horror or shame, and yet....

That!

[Elsa shriek-laughs again, and manages to collect herself just enough to push Anna away a little, at least just enough so that she can breathe.]

W-Where did that come from?

And yet...?

...If you'd feel better making this conversation private, go ahead. I don't mind, and I'm happy to listen.

Well, I have to keep you on your toes every now and again, don't I?

[She can't help but laugh, hearing her formal sister make such a shrill squeak, but for now it looks like she's retreating...]

But I figured you could use the laugh!

[Good!! It's not like Elsa is against Anna's spontaneous playfulness, but seriously, she needs a chance to breathe!]

... What makes you say that?

[Anna's usually kind of a zombie when she first wakes up, so it didn't occur to Elsa that her sister might have checked her gear already...]

Well, yeah. If someone dies, then that's a bad that you can't really look fondly back on. Even if something good happens after that. I mean, it's another life that's gone that can't enjoy the good with you.

Hurting a lot of people is a bad thing you shouldn't take good from either.

Edited 2015-07-16 04:41 (UTC)

[WOW RUDE??]

Don't you know? I'm your little sister, I know everything!

...Or, at least, everything you put up publicly on the Gear.

[You get this cute little "ding" when one of your favorite contacts puts something up and everything..]

There's a bunch of platitudes I could trot out now, about how bad things happen in everyone's life and accepting them is part of learning to appreciate the good, but frankly none of them would help you, partly because you seem to have already learned what they're trying to say.

The simple fact of the matter is that you just have a very good ability to count your blessings, and that's pretty much the opposite of a flaw.

I don't think it's odd at all.

[ Naminé knows very well this feeling--Castle Oblivion had been mostly bad, but in the end, it had all worked out, hadn't it? She'd made the closest thing she'd ever had to a friend, she'd escaped, she'd set things right... and now she's here.

Thinking about it like that, it's pretty incredible, in spite of all the bad. ]

[It's taken him over six months, but Rossiu's finally learned how to properly text, so here we go.]

I'm sure you've gotten a good number of responses reassuring you that your reaction is perfectly normal. There can't be good times without the bad and things like that. I do agree with all of that.

But I'm also curious what happened. "Bad things that happened" could refer to almost anything. There are people here from worlds where "bad things" could refer to war and countless deaths while others are from worlds where "bad things" could simply refer to falling ill or breaking a bone.

You don't need to tell me about your situation if you don't want to, but I do think you should try looking at it from an outsider's perspective. Is what happened really as bad as you think it is?

[You're not helping at all, Rossiu.]

Naah, I don't think so. The bad times help you appreciate the good times, yeah? And everybody has bad times every once and a while. I think the important thing is to remember that the bad times aren't gonna last forever. You'll be able to look back on them later and see how the bad times ended up becoming good, like you're doing now!

I don't think that's odd at all.

They weren't just terrible things for me, though. They were bad for other people, as well.

But do other people have "bad times" that wind up hurting other people?

I put my entire kingdom in danger, all because I selfishly ran away from my problems.

[Yeah, Elsa isn't being too kind to herself right now.]

It's just... I should feel guilty, and I do, but at the same time...

It shouldn't be good, feeling thankful for an even that caused many people distress.

... Is it really that simple, though? Just.... focusing on the good instead of the bad, even if what happened hurt other people?

[Elsa... isn't sure she wants to talk about it. She knows by now that talking is a Good Thing, and it's helped her a lot in the past year. But still... this is something she's pretty ashamed of.

Because of that, it... takes a while for her to respond.]

I... put my subjects in danger, for a very selfish reason. It was a personal matter that, had I been reasonable, could have been solved quickly and privately.

But I missed up, ad my subjects felt the effects of it.

[Yeah, sorry, she's.... still being a bit vague...]

[Elsa opens her mouth to retort, because wow Anna way to use her words against her...!

... But then Anna mentions her post on the gear, and her shoulders slump.]

... Oh.

[Busted.]

Why did you have to go ahead and do that to me, just for a little text?

[SURE, JUST TRY TO PLAY IT OFF AS NO BIG DEAL...]

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