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[jivitadana]

[Winter was now over and spring had just started. Minato kind of missed the snow, but at least the weather was cool and comfortable instead of being too cold. For a change of pace as he wandered outside, now that the space event was over, he decided to head to the Checkerboard Hills. He hadn't been there often. It was time to check it out again.

That is, if checking it out meant doing a once-over on the checkered patterns from dark to light, then ending up laying in one of the darker square patches, his comm device off to the side as he looked up at the sky.

It's spring here and spring at home. School would be starting again, if he were there and time progressed.

Were these questions even fair? Did he have too much time on his hands, playing around with or thinking about 'what if' in a place that may make him forget his existence here at all?]

..... Would you rather be dead at home or alive here?

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[thesamurai]

Thank you. Me, too.

[ She does manage a small smile, though. ]

Michonne. Nice to meet you.

[jivitadana]

[He liked that name. He hadn't ever heard it before but somehow thought it fit her.]

Despite everything though, Wonderland has been treating you okay?

[It could be crazy here, really. Minato appreciated the downtime, at least. He'd still worry about her though, knowing what she was going to go back to and he hoped she didn't have to experience anything like that here. She was going to get enough of it at home.]

[thesamurai]

Can't say it hasn't. Other than the time I died, and the other times this place has tried to take me out.

[ She pauses, raising an eyebrow. ]

Not that much different from home in that regard, I guess. And I don't have to fight every day. That's a plus.

You? This place okay to you?

[jivitadana]

[This place really has something against some people. But events could be dangerous and whatever happened during them were unexpected too. She could take a break here some times, which was good for recharging batteries and preparing for anything that was going to come next.]

It's been okay. Meeting people from different places is fun.

[Which then implied that he didn't really get to meet people from different places? Or implied too that he didn't have the chance at home to do so.]

I don't mind having somewhere to sleep and having food available.

[Sometimes. Those events messed stuff up.]

[thesamurai]

I hear you on that, Minato.

[ She has Alexandria now, and hopefully that holds, but she's slept in the worst conditions imaginable, usually either with walkers close by on chains or covered in rot herself to keep herself from smelling like fresh meat. Not the easiest time falling asleep when death and decay are all around you, but you get used to it. ]

I do like meeting people here, and not every single event totally sucks. There's some I was glad for. Pretty sure, anyway.

[jivitadana]

What events did you like?

[Most of the events Minato had been through since being here hadn't been all that great. Some were worse than others. He wondered if he should be thinking about people the same way, that he should see that most of them were good, but he had to be careful too. She experienced something similar, unfortunately.]

[thesamurai]

[ Well, now she has to really think. In over two years, what has she liked? ]

There was one, we all thought we were in magic school. I was a professor. Liked that one a lot.

[ She actually smiles about it, thinking back. ]

Huh. I guess that's about it, honestly.

[jivitadana]

[Minato had heard about that one. That one seemed pretty popular with everyone who was here for it. He wished he could've seen what it was like.]

At least there's one?

[It was better than having all events that were horrible. That gave him a little bit of hope that there would be ones that were a little more light-hearted, if Wonderland could be so and if they could afford it to be too.]

[thesamurai]

[ Michonne laughs softly. ]

Yeah. I'll always have that. Here's hoping for more good experiences.

[jivitadana]

I hope so too. But if any aren't so great, I'll help you however I can.

[He'd totally be there if he could! Events have a way of happening when he's busy making other plans though, but he'd do his best.]

[thesamurai]

I appreciate that. We'll talk again soon, I hope.

[jivitadana]

Mn, same here. Please take care. Call me anytime you need anything too.

[She had been so kind to answer his inquiry on the network and all and to help him sort through his thoughts about life and death and living here.]