VOICE.

[barebacking]

An odd question, I am sure, but I wonder...

I thought of the ghosts and the waters, and the idea that death could be just around the corner. That is that those of us that are just about to slip into that darkness may one day wake up to be choking on our own blood.

Forgive me for such a ... unfortunate image, but my point is ... how many of you have someone who you are close to? How many can say that you have met someone who makes your life worth it all, even if death may be so close? Even if this may all just be a dream?

This need not be romantic, I suppose, but friendship as well.

After all, sometimes it is friendship that can save a life, too, right?

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voice;

[passively]

You couldn't be saved, but you still had hope?

voice;

[barebacking]

Correct.

My, you are a clever one, aren't you?

voice;

[passively]

Not very clever, sir. There's no need to flatter me.

Was the hope enough for you?

voice;

[barebacking]

It's not flattery when I believe in you, is it?

It was. I ... I was waiting for my friend to come for me. I waited for three years for him. And he did come. That is what matters in the end. You hope for something and that hope comes true. What happens after that, even if it may not be what you thought, it does not mean that your hope was misplaced.

voice;

[passively]

I've never thought about it that way.

... Three years is a long time to wait for someone.

voice;

[barebacking]

Well, now you can, dear one.

It did feel that way, but I was still happy.

voice;

[passively]

... And?

Are things going to look better for you now that this person arrived?

voice;

[barebacking]

And that means you can think on it more, or you can retain your previous thoughts.

... he isn't here. He was back home. But if he did come here... it would make things much better for me.

voice;

[passively]

Your friend will be trapped here, though. Do you really wish for that?

voice;

[barebacking]

He would not be trapped for long, and he has a marvelous eternal life awaiting him.

voice;

[passively]

Is eternity such a marvelous thing to have, though? Besides, how do you know he wont' be trapped for long?

voice;

[barebacking]

He is my dearest friend.

He shall live forever.

Even a few centuries will not be long for him.

voice;

[passively]

... Will he watch you die?

voice;

[barebacking]

He will.

voice;

[passively]

And that does not bother him?

voice;

[barebacking]

No.

I don't think it will.

voice;

[passively]

... Well, immortals do tend to do that.

Thank you for answering my questions, Yaha.

voice;

[barebacking]

Oh, you are most welcome.

And I am always happy to help.

voice;

[passively]

Thank you. You too, if you need anything, I'll at least lend an ear.

voice;

[barebacking]

You're most welcome.

And I'm so happy to know I have an ear to give my troubles to.

voice;

[passively]

I'm not a comforting sort of person. I apologize that I can't offer you more.

voice;

[barebacking]

That is all right.

Sometimes all a person is needs is someone to talk to. There need not be any grander gesture than that.

voice;

[passively]

You may be right. I get comforted by just the presence of someone, so it must work in a similar fashion.

voice;

[barebacking]

Of course, it does.

That is why I am happy now... where I am... where my body is... my love is sitting next to me. Whenever I feel alone here, I know he is there, and that knowledge makes me happy.

voice;

[passively]

...

I hope your happiness lasts as long as possible, Yaha.