alreadyhuman: (♪ when all my feelings reach you)
Vivi Ornitier ([personal profile] alreadyhuman) wrote in [community profile] irisnetwork2020-08-26 07:56 pm

un: likesflowers | late night thoughts about mortality with a ten year old

[ This post shows up at one of those 'no reasonable person should be awake at this time' hours, like 4 in the morning. ]

If you knew you were going to die

How would you feel? what are you meant to feel?


[ Vivi is not even remotely tech-savvy enough to know how to conceal his identity, so this is a great look into his mental state right now.

Which is to say: not good.
]
ofexperience: (The Four Zoas)

[personal profile] ofexperience 2020-08-26 10:56 am (UTC)(link)
You have my sympathies as well.

I think it is. It's okay to not be good at it, however. Emotions are... messy things at best, and something like this is... difficult.
ofexperience: (The Four Zoas)

[personal profile] ofexperience 2020-08-26 11:32 am (UTC)(link)
It's okay to not know, I think. It's not really something most people think about until they're directly confronted with it. Some handle it better than others.

It's extremely unfair. Death is unfair and emotions are unfair, so the both of them combined is perhaps not even doubly so, but more.

... To tell you the truth, I wish I could be more helpful. My apologies.
ofexperience: (Nurse's Song)

[personal profile] ofexperience 2020-08-26 12:01 pm (UTC)(link)
Nobody can begrudge you for that. Having something concrete would be far easier... unfortunately, being in our position is by no means an easy one.

I think the important thing is to make sure you have as few regrets as possible.


[There's not a lot of hope for him on that front, but...]