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[relinquishing]

[Once the journal opens, this entry starts out pretty casual. The animals have been walked and fed and cleaned up, and this particular blond is now plopping down onto his bed, pulling off his gloves as he starts up his first question.]

Good morning, everyone. If anyone out there has got an itch for some hard work, let me know. I'm looking for a helper or two for a construction project. Nothing too big, don't worry.

Just ask for Guy over at House One if you're interested.

[One would think the entry would end there, but it doesn't. He grunts a little as he kicks off his boots, letting the pause sit for a moment.]

So, I'm still seeing a little bit of talk about what happened last month. Valentine's Day, right? I'm sure some people would rather forget. Or maybe it was actually a nice change of pace - who knows. Whatever the case, it's still always a big surprise to get caught in a change like that.

It got me thinking. Whether it went well or not, a lot of people have just moved on. Some have accepted it, some just choose to ignore. It's a Shift. Shifts happen in Luceti.

Like rain. Or New Feathers. Being manipulated for a day or two is a constant.

Right?

[He lets that hang for a long moment, his tone not quite so casual anymore. He's questioning, a quiet undercurrent of disbelief.]

So, Luceti. Is it alright to just accept Shifts as a part of life?

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[Voice]

[distressedude]

[Because talking in person is for squares, Ion is totally responding from his own room on the first floor.]

I don't think it's a matter of it being right or not. It would be difficult to go on living here without learning to accept the shifts for what they are. And dwelling on them too much might make you miss out on the life you have here.

[Voice]

[relinquishing]

[Because Auldrant strives for excellent communication skills, we practice appropriate behaviors like lazy journal conversations here in House One.]

So it's more of a matter of ease of existence, then. Am I understanding that right?

In that case, would either extreme really be an undesirable thing?

[Voice]

[distressedude]

That's one way of putting it, yes.

[He stops to think for a moment.]

I suppose that would depend on what you believe those extremes are. Accepting shifts as a part of life doesn't mean you're surrendering to them. It just means accepting the fact that sometimes things may happen here that are outside of your control. To try and deny that would only let them get to you, and make living a normal life here more difficult.

[He can't help but think of a few prominent examples in his own life that would follow that logic -- even a few involving Valentine's Day.]