We Are Stars

[RP BLOG] Former Student at Mount Olympus High

[oliver-or-orpheus]

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[oliver-or-orpheus]

I’m Back!

[eurydesme-blog]

Oh, that’s cool. So how is Czech food?

Yeah, um, it’s pretty complicated. Hence the “eight-year-old reading level”.

[oliver-or-orpheus]

It was... different? It was really good, but just not what I was used to. It was so good though!

What can you say in Japanese?

[littleball-ofsunshine-tarabailey]

The monsters are all missing, the nightmares can’t be found And in their place there seems to be Good feeling all around Instead of screams, I swear I can hear music in the air The smell of cakes and pies Are absolutely everywhere

[oliver-or-orpheus]

The sights, the sounds They're eveywhere and all around I've never felt so good before This empty place inside of me is filling up I simply cannot get enough

I want it, oh, I want it Oh, I want it for my own I've got to know I've got to know What is this place that I have found? What is this? Christmas Town? Hmm...

[harleyphoenixfords]

Well you seem happy but that doesn’t necessarily mean you are, now does it? No, I’m happy in my own way thank you very much. [Harley rolled his eyes and shook his head, ignoring the urge to whack Oliver with his crutch.]

[oliver-or-orpheus]

That’s true. Sometimes people pretend to be happy when they’re not. Sometimes people need help.

I am happy though.

[oliver-or-orpheus]

I’m Back!

[eurydesme-blog]

Oh, what does that mean?

Yeah, but it’s also sometimes written horizontally, left to right like English. I’m not very good at reading or writing Japanese, though. I’m probably at like, an eight-year-old’s reading level.

[oliver-or-orpheus]

Oh, um, it’s... a greeting.

Don’t they have multiple alphabets too? Their education sounds really intense.

[harleyphoenixfords]

Good.

I don’t live unhappily, I just look at things from a less sugar-coated perspective.

[oliver-or-orpheus]

You sure seem unhappy.

[harleyphoenixfords]

But ignoring it will suck away other’s happiness? I suppose we shall have to agree to disagree, we’ll never be able to see eye to eye.

[oliver-or-orpheus]

I guess so.

I don’t think I could choose to live unhappily, but if you think that’s the best way...

[harleyphoenixfords]

I agree with that. If you ignore it or tolerate it, you allow it to slip through and in those moments it can hurt those around you.

[oliver-or-orpheus]

Then I think we’ve found where we disagree. I believe we have to tolerate it. Embracing it can suck away your happiness.

[harleyphoenixfords]

See I don’t agree with the whole “the evil will never go away” thing. It can go away if you embrace it without allowing it to overwhelm you. Most people simply don’t have the control for that though. 

[oliver-or-orpheus]

Learning to live with it is different than getting rid of it. Tolerating it, ignoring it, is different than embracing it.

[oliver-or-orpheus]

I’m Back!

[eurydesme-blog]

Oh wow, that sounds really cool! Did you learn any Czech?

I’ve, um, I go to Japan, every two years, to visit family. So I’ve been around there a lot, but I haven’t travelled much to other places.

[oliver-or-orpheus]

I learned a little bit... Mostly basic stuff like different greetings, but I made some friends who tried to teach me a bit more. Ummmmmm...  Jsi krásná

Japan? That’s really cool! I think it’d be really confusing there, because don’t they write top to bottom there? Or am I thinking of the wrong place? I already get lost a lot here, I’d be hopeless over there.

[harleyphoenixfords]

Aw yes. Choosing to ignore the darkness that plagues the world and the evil that humans are capable of. Sounds like a great time. Besides the whole fact that even if I look for the silver lining it won’t change the fact that I’m permanently disabled because of someone else’s carelessness. Never mind, Volta. You couldn’t possibly by expected to understand what it’s like to have everything torn from you because someone else didn’t think.

[oliver-or-orpheus]

I’m not denying that there is bad in the world. I’m just saying that you can still choose to be happy. You can choose to accept that it’s there, and choose to look at the good things in life because no matter what we do, that evil will never go away.

[harleyphoenixfords]

I never said I made smart choices. [He shrugs.] Happiness isn’t always a choice that can be made Volta. Sometimes it isn’t an option to not become bitter when you see the word for what it is.

[oliver-or-orpheus]

Well I can’t argue if your choice is stupidity.

But you can always make the choice to see the best world that you can see. Yeah there is a lot of bad, but the whole thing is to give your attention to the good. You can still see the world, but see the best version of the world.

[harleyphoenixfords]

There doesn’t need to be a reason, I choose how to be. [He scowled deeply and groaned.] Oh great, another optimist. Next I suppose that you’ll be telling me that there’s some great side to the fact that only one of my legs works?

[oliver-or-orpheus]

Well choosing to be an ass isn’t a very smart choice.

No. There is no great side to everything. But it easier to keep going if you focus on the positive, good things rather than the negative. It’s more motivating, and it will make you more happy. Bad things happen. Nothing will change that. But you can be bitter about it, or you can choose to be happy.

[littleball-ofsunshine-tarabailey]

Oh, look What’s this? They’re hanging mistletoe, they kiss Why that looks so unique, inspired They’re gathering around to hear a story Roasting chestnuts on a fire What’s this? What’s this? In here they’ve got a little tree, how queer And who would ever think And why?

[oliver-or-orpheus]

They're covering it with tiny little things They've got electric lights on strings And there's a smile on everyone So, now, correct me if I'm wrong This looks like fun This looks like fun Oh, could it be I got my wish? What's this? Oh my, what now? The children are asleep But look, there's nothing underneath No ghouls, no witches here to scream and scare them Oh ensnare them, only little cozy things Secure inside their dreamland What's this?

[harleyphoenixfords]

[Harley leaned on his right crutch, his eyes narrowing.] That’s what they all say. [He rolled his eyes and sneered.] That just happens to be none of your business. Ah yes, injuries are so very cool.

[oliver-or-orpheus]

Hey! Calm down. There’s no reason to be like that.

Scars and the like make you look interesting. It’s not a bad thing. Besides, resenting your injury won’t make it go away. I’d rather try to find some sort of good side to it. And the only one I can find, is that they look cool. 

[oliver-or-orpheus]

I’m Back!

[harleyphoenixfords]

I still haven’t managed to find a fuck to give.

[oliver-or-orpheus]

Fine, nooooooooo souvenir t-shirt for you.

Who are you again? 

[harleyphoenixfords]

[Harley was walking down mainstreet when he spotted a classmate staring at him, he glared. He had to resist the urge to bring a hand up to touch his fresh burn.] What are you looking at? I assure you before you judge my looks, you should probably take a look in the mirror.

[oliver-or-orpheus]

Sorry, I didn’t mean to stare!

Where did you get your burns? Are you ok? They look really cool!