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Posted: Mon Feb 06, 2017 8:52 am
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"It's a place called The 4th Wall. I'd only been there, I dunno, a few times in the last world." Not that it mattered. Jamie had only been to the college a handful of times, too, and he was enrolled in classes. The state of their previous existence seemed to have no bearing on this one.
"By the time I got to where everyone else was, they'd started work on the sigil already. I heard we were trying to fix the tear in the world, but I guess I didn't take the time to really think about what that meant. All I thought was, 'if we don't do this, we won't be able to go back home.'" With a small sigh, he shrugged noncommittally.
"I wish I'd completely understood what we were doing from the beginning. Everyone who was there is the same, but my parents, my gram, even my fish... sometimes I feel this guilt like I'm not the person they knew. Like I stole this life from someone who isn't me. I only wanted to save the world we knew and make it better, but I should've realized that changing one thing is bound to change another and another and-"
He trailed off of his long ramble, having never meant to delve into worries this deep while he was trying to get his academic life together.
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Posted: Thu Feb 09, 2017 12:06 pm
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There was clarity offered in the professor's touch, as well as a sympathetic mirror of Jamie's own discomfort that instead of disconcerting, was encouraging and comforting.
"You aren't dumb," Alg squeezed the young man's hand, "Never think that. Never doubt your own mind either, because when the world changes around us.. all we have is ourselves."
After the comfort was given, the hand withdrew though the lingering sensation would remain in it's wake, "We'll always keep going and you're not alone, alright?"
Alg smiled and turned back to poking the keyboard again until he was printing out a form which printed somewhere under his desk and he extracted, "Aannnd here's a slip for the transfer."
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Posted: Sun Feb 12, 2017 4:16 pm
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It was true, Jamie knew he wasn't alone, but sometimes having that reminder was necessary. Most of the people he was close to were willing to give it and for that he was eternally grateful. The calmed, smoothed over look his wore remained once Alg withdrew his hand.
"Thanks, I needed that." As he took the slip, he laughed a little. "This, too. It's just one class, but I kinda think it'll help with the anxiety. Not that I'm gonna slack just because it's you, don't worry..." The slip disappeared safely into his pocket.
"I'm gonna... keep trying to believe in myself," he said matter-of-factly. "In fact, um, I should probably get going. I have some errands I need to run, but... thanks for talking with me, it really helped."
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