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[hasitsthorns]

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[redfeathers]

We can work with a little flutter.

Do you remember if you started on the ground or did you jump off something?

[hasitsthorns]

I just tried
to take off running?
since that's what some birds do, I think

I'm awful at being a bird though

[redfeathers]

( Don't mind him, just. Trying not to laugh. )

Maybe I should call you Baby Penguin instead.

( He means that in a friendly way, he promises. )

Nah. As a guy born with wings, I can tell you it's not always the most intuitive thing.

[hasitsthorns]

well
that's not entirely inaccurate
I do kind of have a bit of a waddle to me still

oh?
then what's the best way to go about this?

[redfeathers]

Could be worse

It's a lot of trial and error. Jumping off of things, being pushed, flapping your wings a lot and hoping for the best. Sometimes you have to get a little creative.

[hasitsthorns]

well, I haven't broken anything
yet
but creative is usually what works for me

[redfeathers]

Let's try to keep it that way.

I have to ask - do you really want to fly or is it something you think you have to do because you have feathers?

[hasitsthorns]

I want to

Back home, I
I died from falling off a highrise
so that's why I'm having such a hard time, I think
but if I can manage to fly
I think it'll help me

[redfeathers]

Yeah, that's definitely a pretty big mental block.

But you're already taking a step in the right direction by saying you think that might be the problem. It sounds pretty cheesy, but the whole confronting or acknowledging your trauma or worries can do wonders for you.

And I promise - I'll be there to catch you every step of the way.

( He's not the number two hero in Japan for nothing! )

[hasitsthorns]

tell me about it

thanks though
I know it's not a lot yet but
I do want to be able to kind of
get over this eventually

and knowing I have someone there just in case
definitely helps

[redfeathers]

I get it.
Things like that really weigh you down. It makes a big difference not to let it rule part of your life anymore.

It sounds lame and you probably here it all the time, but I'm always here to help.
I know what it's like not to have someone there when you need it.

[hasitsthorns]

you said it
I don't want to keep feeling like
I can't move on from it, you know?
whatever it means to me anymore

thanks, dude
I know what it feels like too so
knowing I don't have to go through it again
helps a lot

[redfeathers]

Yeah. You have a whole life to live and a world to explore, you shouldn't let anything hold you back.

Whatever it is, let's hope you don't have to go through it again.