[Annonymous/Audio/Untraceable]

[efinkymraenilef]

[Though it is posted as annonymous, anyone who knows his voice will recognize Jake as Jake.]

So I've been thinking lately and I want input. What is home? What makes a location a home exactly? Home tends to mean permanence and stability. But do we really have any of that? Any of us could be sent home at a moments notice and never some back. And for some of us, that means going back to simply die a second after we return home.

Can we make homes here? Is there anyone who sees this place as their home now? What is your definition of home?

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[Text. Anon.]

[drunkkareoke.livejournal.com]

[Haku knows it's you, Jake. She knows, and even though she is afraid of you and still angry at what happened, she feels compelled to answer anyway.]

I found my family here. This is home. More than that other place will ever be home. If I had to go back, I don't know what I would do.

Home is where you feel the best, where you know you're loved no matter what, regardless of where that place is.

Re: [Audio forever. Anon.]

[efinkymraenilef.livejournal.com]

So this is hope to you huh? Does your family feel the same way?

[Text and Anon forevers.]

[drunkkareoke.livejournal.com]

About being a family? Yes. About going back? I don't know. I might be the only one that feels this way, but I have my reasons.

[efinkymraenilef.livejournal.com]

I meant do they think of this as home too?

[drunkkareoke.livejournal.com]

I've never really asked them.

[efinkymraenilef.livejournal.com]

Maybe you should. Might want to make sure your family is happy here with you and sees this as home too.

[drunkkareoke.livejournal.com]

Hm. I don't want to rock the boat.

[efinkymraenilef.livejournal.com]

Then you won't know if they feel the same way.

But it isn't my place to make you feel bad. At least you found a home here. That's better than some can say I'm sure.

[drunkkareoke.livejournal.com]

I may ask, eventually.

My situation back in that place sort of lent to that. Let's just say I've been looking for "home" for a while now.

[efinkymraenilef.livejournal.com]

Home doesn't always seem easy to find.

[Voice]

[drunkkareoke.livejournal.com]

You had it. And you lost it. I would have welcomed you in to the family regardless of your feelings for me, Jake.

[User has disconnected]

[ttlytonedeaf.livejournal.com]

My home is where I go to sleep at night! And Mommy and Daddy are here to tuck me in ...

[efinkymraenilef.livejournal.com]

I see. You love your Mommy and Daddy huh?

[anonymous text]

[fasternlightbot.livejournal.com]

I've had many homes and none of them have been permanent or stable. It never bothered me though. Life in general has never been stable in my opinion.

A place where you can feel safe is what I consider home.

Re: [anonymous voice forever]

[efinkymraenilef.livejournal.com]

Makes sense. Stability isn't easy to come by. I can relate to that.

[Anonymous]

[glompwitch.livejournal.com]

Oh that one's easy.

Home's what you well make of it. Sure, I don't get a bitching wizard's tower in the Netherworld here, but I can still find things to make a life with. Thinking too much beyond that's just crazy.

[efinkymraenilef.livejournal.com]

Alright. So how do you make a place a home then?

[glompwitch.livejournal.com]

Well that's a little more complex. It starts with an environment that's comfortable to you - where you can do your work, if you don't keep a separate workplace.

[efinkymraenilef.livejournal.com]

Alright. Anything else?

[glompwitch.livejournal.com]

... When you realize you've found your place, don't sacrifice it.

It may not be perfect, but don't destroy it trying to find better things. As my old master can tell you, that way only leads to idiots getting stuck in bad conditions.

[efinkymraenilef.livejournal.com]

Huh. Interesting look at it.