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Kevin Ford's NV is offline and Mimsy is gone.

I seem to be living alone now.

At the same time, two people I know from home are in the Port. Strange how things work here.

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Everyone deserves that. It's kinda why I want some people to stay here.

I've talked to a few people who are better off here than at home. I'd still rather be home, but I don't want to leave now when people I know from home have just arrived.

You know, that's a little selfish, but I understand why. I think everyone does that. People naturally crave social contact inside their own personal monkeysphere.

I think you just missed the point. I'd rather be home. I'm staying because I'd rather not leave them to negotiate the Port without some help.

If that's selfish, I'll deal with that.

Technically, you're staying because you don't have a choice.

I didn't say being selfish was a bad thing. It's normal. It'd be weird to just be completely cool with not having people you know around.

Thank you for the reminder.

What? I'm just saying.

To what end?

About the staying?

"I'm just saying." Okay. What do you get out of saying?

Conversation?

[u weird, Hulk.]

[Glass houses, Chuck.]

I'm going to go out on a limb and say you probably shouldn't get a job working with the terminally ill. [He's picturing Chuck walking up to someone with cancer going, "You're going to die. I'm just saying."]

Actually, managing expectations is important. You don't tell someone who has a year to live that they could live for fifty.

If they already know they're dying, they only need your input if they ask for it.

Look, I'm not shooting down the optimistic thing, but realism is a virtue. Incorporating the lack of choice into my worldview is pretty much the only way I've stayed sane.

[See Bruce he cares.]

[If this is caring, Bruce'll take apathy because he is one hellaciously realistic guy at this stage of life.]

Great. I'm still thinking that psychiatry or counseling shouldn't be career avenues to explore.

You know, they say the best shrinks are all screwed up themselves.

And here I chose physics.

Nerd.

I'd make a lousy jock.

What, you don't want to be a real man and flail around pathetically like me?

I think I'll pass. I'm comfortable in the geek squad.

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