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[politicians]

How do you honor those who have left this place?

Is there a custom you follow? And are willing to share?

Or perhaps a story of those you miss. For remembrance.

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[ordinar]

Exactly.

It can be low key. Like, I made my brother's car in the Horizon as a way to remember him. You wouldn't know it unless I said something.

[politicians]

She is not gone. Merely . . . absent.

[ordinar]

Someone doesn't have to be gone for you to want to remember them.

[politicians]

I fear if my thoughts go in that direction, they may turn dire.

[ordinar]

[He isn't sure what to say, so for a little while he doesn't say anything. Then finally, tentatively:]

Do you want to go back home so you can see her again?

[politicians]

[ hm. ]

I do miss home dearly. Not simply Galadriel but Durin and Disa. My king, Gil-Galad. Celebrimbor.

But they would understand why I am here.

[ordinar]

Why do you think you're here?

[politicians]

To help, of course. Why else?

[ordinar]

But what do you owe Thorne?

[politicians]

Why must I owe anything?

It is a place that requires help.

[ordinar]

And that's enough for you to want to stay?

[Not that they have any say in the matter.]

[politicians]

It is enough to try.

[ordinar]

You're a selfless person, Elrond.

[politicians]

You flatter me. I'm not so sure I am so kind.

[ordinar]

I just meant, like

You want to stay here and help, even though you have things waiting for you back home and people you miss.

[politicians]

There are people I would miss here as well. Don't they matter just as much?

[ordinar]

I guess so.

The struggles of caring about people in two different universes.

[politicians]

[ it is less of a struggle. elrond has no home. he hasn't had one for a long time now. ]

Is it so hard to bear?

[ordinar]

I don't know.

I don't really...miss anyone from home that much. Is that bad?

[Simon is a distant ache by now. Sometimes he wonders how Felice and his other friends at Hillerska are doing. Sometimes he wonders about his parents and starts to miss a version of them that he only wishes he had.

He misses Erik every day, but he missed him back home too.]

[politicians]

[ ah. ]

I do not see why it would be. Home is what you make of it.

[ordinar]

I don't know if I'd call this place my home exactly, but

There are some pretty cool people here.

[politicians]

It is not an easy answer. I myself do not have one.