After this whole mess is over, if Eight tries hard enough to make up for his mistakes, will you forgive him? Do you even want to associate with him anymore, let alone be friends?

* That’ll depend on if he actually tries.

* I told him I’d be willing to stay friends with him, and offer this as a safe place for him, but he’d damn well better prove that he’s working to make up for all this crap he’s caused before I’ll let him anywhere near this place again, let alone talking to him on friendly terms again.

* It’s all on him. I’m not one to go back on my word.

* I don’t think I’ll actually forgive him – he’s done to much to deserve that – but I would want to work with him to right the wrongs that have been done, provided that he actually Wants to try to do the work needed.

Flaps, you know who Nix is, and you know he’s Cubesy’s boyfriend, right? I’m worried what will happen to Nix if Cubesy’s dies….I’m worried he will do something drastic to his life, despite what he says….would you be willing to offer him a shoulder to cry on and a place to stay? I know it’s a lot to ask, especially because you’re so exhausted, but I think a friendly fellow like you could get Nix back on his feet.

* nix is a friend of mine, yeah – he actually got me prosthetic ribs a while back and has been here off and on a couple times.

* this being said,

* i’m not sure i can actually rightfully offer him a place to stay. it is a lot to ask considering my own energy levels, and while i do feel bad that i don’t feel like i can provide that, i’d rather outright say that than to make a promise that ends up being way more detrimental in the end.

* if he seeks me out, then yes, i’m more than willing to be a shoulder to cry on and a support for him, but i don’t have the energy to be going out of my way to do so and worrying about if he’ll even answer or not.

* i’m sorry if that sounds like…. harsh, at all. i’m just really tired, you know? i can’t be looking out for everyone like i used to, that’s what landed me in this perpetual exhausted state in the first place. x:

Flaps, with all these shenanigans with your friends going on, and your place being a safe haven for them, you remind me of Hatty from BattleBlock Theater (/watch?v=xx2lZsSpyC8). Have you ever played that game? Hatty had lots of friends too, but a huge storm blew them all away! Hatty wasn’t able to help them, and things didn’t end well for him, but he didn’t have someone like Runiel on his side. Things may look bad, but keep your chin up! Nobody likes a crybaby. Also, would you like a hat?

* that video sure… was….. something…?

* i will say yeah, i know i’m fairly fortunate with the things i have access to – and having runiel around to help me out is a damn blessing, for sure –

* but i mean. if i’m being honest. “no one likes a crybaby”? Really? that seems pretty rude. sometimes crying happens, sometimes it HAS to happen, and there isn’t a thing wrong with that. like – i get you want me to cheer up, yeah, but saying that isn’t really the right way to go about it.

* but, uh. a hat sounds nice i suppose.