Written By Keely
July 20, 2022, 11:03 p.m.(1/17/1018 AR)
I returned to Arx some time after Bastion fell, and the first thing I remember is the outpouring of warmth and support from everyone I encountered. It was appreciated, and so kind, and immediately gave me a sense of community.
As time went on, almost every person I encountered for the first time had some words of sympathy to express. Their good intentions and kindness were evident, and yet sometimes I simply wanted to pass through the day without the loss of my home being brought to the fore. They had no way of knowing that they were sometimes the third, fourth, fifth person to express their sympathies, and of course I was always grateful, but it does have a way of dampening one's mood, to be immediately greeted with such a reminder.
Hello, nice to meet you. Your home is taken. You cannot go back. Would you care for some tea?
I wish to be very clear that I never faulted those people. All of this is mostly to say that it is complicated and difficult to navigate loss, and we are surrounded by so much of it at the moment. Condolences can be such wonderful reminders of community and support, but it behooves to consider one's timing when conveying them. Perhaps a tavern or a party is a place someone has chosen to take their mind off of their loss for a while. Perhaps that is not the time, nor the place, to remind them.
As time went on, almost every person I encountered for the first time had some words of sympathy to express. Their good intentions and kindness were evident, and yet sometimes I simply wanted to pass through the day without the loss of my home being brought to the fore. They had no way of knowing that they were sometimes the third, fourth, fifth person to express their sympathies, and of course I was always grateful, but it does have a way of dampening one's mood, to be immediately greeted with such a reminder.
Hello, nice to meet you. Your home is taken. You cannot go back. Would you care for some tea?
I wish to be very clear that I never faulted those people. All of this is mostly to say that it is complicated and difficult to navigate loss, and we are surrounded by so much of it at the moment. Condolences can be such wonderful reminders of community and support, but it behooves to consider one's timing when conveying them. Perhaps a tavern or a party is a place someone has chosen to take their mind off of their loss for a while. Perhaps that is not the time, nor the place, to remind them.
Written By Keely
Feb. 13, 2022, 9:07 p.m.(2/11/1017 AR)
Relationship Note on Ripley
I never thought I'd hear of my name in the Whites in such a context. What... what?
Written By Keely
Feb. 28, 2021, 8:13 p.m.(1/11/1015 AR)
Relationship Note on Liara
Sister, you never cease to amaze me. Your party was everything I could have dreamed of, and more! How do you do it? So many people, and you never for a moment looked flustered. I hope one day to live up to the example you set.
Written By Keely
Feb. 28, 2021, 8:12 p.m.(1/11/1015 AR)
Oh my goodness, it has been so very busy since I returned to Arx! I feel like I have attended an event almost every day. And some of the events were downright huge! It was rather intimidating, scholar, I can't lie, but I stuck it out and refused to run off. And in every single instance, I ended up having a wonderful time and meeting so many marvellous people. Thank you to everyone who hosted me! Some day I hope to throw an event even half as excellent!
Written By Keely
Feb. 18, 2021, 7:11 p.m.(12/17/1014 AR)
I'm back in Arx after an absence, and already I've had a busy time! I forgot how bustling the city can be. It's hard not to feel like I'm in over my head at times, but I swear, Scholar, I am going to learn all that I need to, so that I can be a proper Princess of Renown.
Written By Keely
July 5, 2020, 10:40 p.m.(8/8/1013 AR)
There are so many shops here in the city! It is amazing! Sadly, I was not able to find any new clothes for myself. I'm hopeful that perhaps I will get a response to my classified, looking for a tailor that would be willing to work with me, and create some new clothing. Which I would be happy to show off at any gatherings, or parties.
Written By Keely
July 5, 2020, 10:37 p.m.(8/8/1013 AR)
I am so excited to finally be here in Arx, after all the letters my sisters have sent me about it, over the past years. And of course the stories that we have heard here in Bastion about Arx and all that happens here. I look forward to meeting more of my family, my various cousins, I have not gotten to meet yet. As well as the chance to make so many new friends.
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