It’s no secret that the lives of the various citizens living on this island could be considered somewhat erratic. As often as the Stars above would dump in people from various worlds, universes, and so on, you were just as likely to see someone you had spent the last several months with disappear without any real warning, leaving nothing more than a lingering memory of their time spent here.
Things like that make you wonder just why in the hell did anyone even bother forming relationships.
But there’s a catch to that; while disappearances and the like were a common occurrence, there was still the very real likelihood that someone could return at a later point in time. Yet that comes with another issue all on it’s own. Are they the same person you had known for months prior to their disappearance, or are they an entirely new version of themselves all together?
Maybe new really isn’t the right word to use. It’s a rather subjective thing, isn’t it? This person might not be the same one you’ve spent a great deal of time with, forming all sorts of memories together and creating a bond you once not thought possible. But at the very core they’re still that same person you met in the first place.
It’s a messy subject, one that you have to wonder how the many denizens of Spirale feel about. But at the very least we can learn of one man’s personal feelings on the matter. He’s confused right now. Shocked. The last few weeks or so had been spent in an absolutely horrible and miserable funk given recent issues. Yet all of that had to be put on hold for the time being. A face he had not seen for god knows how long had decided to come back into his life. Or to be more specific his current perspective.
There’s no telling if this is the same Jacob the Boss had come to hang around with what seems like forever ago. He wants it to be. Is kind of desperate for it. But he’s going to try his hardest keep expectations at a minimum and see what comes of this so-called reunion.
“ You’re kidding me. Is that really you? ” Scratch that, guess he just had to ask.
“ Jesus Christ, Jacob. Has it really been that long? ”
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