[right][h2][color=8882be]Sirpa's Catharsis[/color][/h2][@Tlazolteotl][@Stanifly][@JJ Doe][/right]

“Do you know why it bothers you?” Jay asked.

[color=8882be]Sirpa shrugged. [b]"I grew up having a lot of friends, so it feels weird to not have many around,"[/b] she replied. [b]"I prefer to have a 'pack' or a 'tribe.' I like having an active friend group."[/b] She thought for a moment, then continued. [b]"I'm not super close with my family. So when I was younger, my friends were my family. At least emotionally."[/b]

Sirpa looked up from her hands when Jay spoke again.[/color]

"...with these particular people..."

[color=8882be]What did that mean? [i]Who-?[/i]

And then a list of usernames appeared in front of Jay like a hologram. Sirpa was surprised at how [i]less[/i] surprised she was at the new visual. She must be getting more used to this place.[/color]

“I’ve felt lonelier being part of this online group than I’ve ever been physically away from my friends."

[color=8882be]Sirpa understood that. People online aren't really [i]here.[/i] They are, in a way, but that Internet connection cannot replace the feeling of someone sitting on the floor with you in your living room while you talked about life and laughed about stupid guys...[/color]

[color=lavender]"He tried to kill me, but..."[/color] [color=8882be]Silver Blade's words pulled Sirpa out of her own thoughts. She blinked in surprise at her statement, but otherwise showed no reaction. This seemed like a normal thing wherever Silver Blade was from, and that seemed to make sense for a person named "Silver Blade." It was like she was a super hero or something.

Sirpa eyed Silver Blade for a second with that thought in mind. Was she real? Or from another dimension? [i]Could[/i] she be from another dimension? Sirpa pushed the thought aside. That was definitely too much to think about for right now. And besides, Silver Blade had finished talking.[/color]

[color=lavender]"Communication's good."[/color][color=8882be] Sirpa smirked, then quieted herself as Jay spoke again. They asked a good question, something Sirpa hadn't thought to ask. Or think, really. She looked from Jay to Silver Blade, curious about what she had to say.[/color]