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[mylegacy]

"Leave a message, per favore; I'll be back before you know it."

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[ino]

[ WOW ... RUDE ... ]

I can be very patient! I just didn't think it was for something so serious.

No, you were doing the opposite of that, which is why I was telling you to cut it out.

[mylegacy]

That doesn't make any sense. You could tell because of what I wasn't doing?

[ino]

Well, yeah. The first step is usually, "I shouldn't bother doing anything, there's no point because I'm a goner and I probably won't be here very long, so I'm just going to hold back and pretend like I have no feelings."

Then, we move on to step two, which is "Maybe I should take this chance while I have it and admit that I actually have a lot of feelings, and do everything I possibly can before time runs out."

[mylegacy]

So you think I'm at step two?

[ino]

I think Jojo is, and you go along with it.

[mylegacy]

Oh.

[Uh.]

Then where am I?

[ino]

Shouldn't you know that yourself?

[mylegacy]

I know where I think I am, but you always have an opinion about everything.

[ino]

Well, my opinion is that you're trying to be at step two, but you're naturally inclined to stay at step one.

[mylegacy]

[...........]

[Well. When she's right . . .]

Maybe.

[ino]

I've been there lots of times, for a couple of different reasons. I don't think it's so obvious to everyone else.

[mylegacy]

So if I wanted to go to the next step, how would I do that?

[If.]

[ino]

It can be pretty tough to get out of the habit of holding back. That's what Jojo was telling me I was being dumb about, actually.

I think you just have to think about it like, if I left tomorrow, is there anything I would regret not doing? And then make sure to do those things as best you can.

[mylegacy]

So you're saying I should punch all the people I want to punch when I feel like it.

[ino]

[ Oh my god. ]

I'm talking about telling people you care about them. And like, relationship stuff.

Are there really that many people you want to punch?

[mylegacy]

I'm already doing those things!

Just a couple of people. Mostly just one. But I want to punch him a lot.

[ino]

Would you actually seriously regret it if you didn't punch him a lot?

[mylegacy]

Yes. He deserves it.

[ino]

For what?????

[mylegacy]

Hurting my friend.

[ino]

What? Who?

[mylegacy]

No, see, I can't tell you that, because it's her business. It's going to be handled, anyway.

[ino]

[ SIGHS HEAVILY ... ]

But you still want to hit him.

[mylegacy]

Of course I want to hit him.

But it would upset her.

. . .

I think your logic is flawed. If I want to do something, but something bad would happen as a result, then it doesn't matter how little time I have; I still shouldn't do it.

[ino]

That's why I said I wasn't talking about hitting people when I said that!

Anyways, bad things are going to happen eventually no matter what. I'm sure there are exceptions, but I'm talking about things like making good memories while you have the chance to. Even if it might hurt later.