forum I have no notifs and it makes me uncomfy, rp anyone?

Started February 12, 2021 by @ElderGodSwimwithGamers group

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Kit nodded slowly. "I guess that makes sense… it's always really sad when a fairy dies, and it… doesn't happen super often."

"I can understand why," Marin said softly. They held Kit close, gently rubbing their back. "Death is something humans have almost gotten used to."

"That's sad, though… why do they die so much?" Kit pouted a bit as he looked up at Marin.

"Well, there are a lot of reasons," Marin started. "People fight a lot, and sometimes they get sick. Then sometimes, they just get too old, and their bodies don't work right anymore."

Kit grew more confused at that. "Why wouldn't their bodies work right when they're older?" He asked, clearly bewildered. After all, fairies didn't exactly appear to be particularly old as they grew older.

"Well, human bodies don't last forever. When we grow old, it gets harder for our bodies to get what we need from what we eat." Marin let out a small breath.

Kit still didn't seem to understand. "But my parents are over a hundred, and their bodies are the same as they were when they were like… thirty or something."

"Well, human bodies don't work like fairy's bodies," Marin said, keeping gentle with their words. "Our bodies aren't made to last for forever."

Kit was still pretty bewildered, not grasping the concept. "What do you mean?" He asked softly.

"Well, humans aren't supposed to live for as long as fairies do," Marin said softly. "I don't know why, but that's how it is."

"That's weird… it makes me sad." Kit pouted a bit, toying with his hands. "I guess there's no way to fix it, though…"

"There isn't," Marin agreed. "It's okay, though. We live the lives we have, for as long as we have them."

Kit nodded and huddled closer. "You shouldn't have to be used to death, though… death is sad." He said softly.

"It is," Marin agreed. "Still, it encourages us to do the things we want to do in our life right now, before we run out of time to do them. It's how humans have survived as a species."

Kit looked up at Marin, fidgeting a bit. "I feel like I'd be so stressed… constantly worried about when it's going to end, worried about rushing to get things done before I die…"

"Most humans still live to a healthy eighty years," Marin assured. "We can get a lot done in that time."

"That doesn't sound like very long…" Kit sighed softly, fidgeting a bit more. "I know humans can be killed sooner too… what are you supposed to do if you don't even live to the eighty?"

"We learn to deal with it," Marin admitted. "I… one of my close friends died when she was young. I miss her every day, but that's just how it is."

"But that's sad…" Kit insisted, his voice muffled from burying his face in Marin's shoulder again. "I'd be missing people all the time…"

"It is sad," Marin agreed. "Still, it's a human's life. We get along well enough."

"Mm…" Kit huddled a bit closer to Marin. "I-I mean, I clearly don't handle it all that well since I'm still so upset about my brother disappearing…"

"You're a fairy," Marin pointed out, holding Kit a bit closer. "You're not used to lose like a human would be."

"I-I guess so, but still… I dunno. It feels stupid." Kit sighed shakily. "It's… it's hard, especially since we usually have big ceremonies when there's a death, you know? And since he just disappeared, we… couldn't do that."

Marin nodded just slightly, hugging Kit a bit closer. They ran their hand through the boy's hair, tucking him close.
"I get that… Humans have ceremonies when someone dies, too, but my friend couldn't have one…"

Kit nodded a bit and buried his face further into Marin's shoulder. "Yeah… it's always a really big thing when someone dies since it doesn't happen all that often, you know? It's… you know…"