How do you make the best out of a difficult situation like living in the Void? How do you still be kind and believe in good and all that jazz when you are in an unkind, lawless environment where one or two idiots who believe in “kill or be killed” ruin it for everyone else? We all struggle with holding onto hopes and dreams, and I’d like to hear how you two manage it. What are your advices on being optimistic and hopeful despite other factors and people?

* i’m gonna be… honest.

* a huge part of the reason i’m able to have this mindset – this…. safety net, i guess, is because of this space. because of runiel, and the deal we made.

* this place is probably the safest you can get in the void – and to an extent, probably the safest Anywhere, Period?

* it’s been a lot harder lately, to believe that everyone is good and has the capacity for it. i still…. like to try to believe that, but.

* i know that if i was a fragment that didn’t have this kind of safety i’d be a lot more paranoid and a lot more wary of people in general. the void is extremely dangerous, you know?

* we here make the best of it because we have what we do. 


* but…. even then, you know. thinking on this more- because i know i’ve been in a rough patch for a while now, my viewpoint is a tad warped right now, but i used to be pretty happy even before being safe here.

* even though, you know, i knew things were dangerous – i guess it’s just harder lately because a lot more has been going on? it’s like everywhere i turn more is happening.

* i’m. getting off track, i guess. sorry.

* i think that a big part of it is like…. to take joy in the smaller things. talking to friends, being around people you love and who genuinely love you – and looking around for more than just the bad.

* there’s been a lot of it – not just here in the void, but outside of it too. and it’s a lot to try and shoulder. but…. you just kinda have to talk yourself into it. there’s a lot of good to be seen – a lot that’s there, still there, always will be – maybe even new good things. that’s where you want to focus when things get you down.

* on a personal level, though……. we don’t have much actively keeping us going. i used to hope for getting out – and then i hoped that i could try and make the void a better place, but…. that’s not exactly attainable.

* what i Can do is be there for my friends- when i have the energy to be. being around them makes me happy, it makes them happy, and seeing them be happy with just my being around? that helps a lot.

* it helps me know that there’s not just a world of bad out there, you know? even if things look super grim and dark, there’s still always going to be good to be found somewhere. put your energy behind those things. it helps a lot.