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With a successful practice! And a family! And some kids! And... holy shit, I'll be over 40.

Mm, a doctor type. Where do you plan on settling down? Big city? Little town?

~~In twenty years I'll be 37 and that really terrifies me.~~

Yup. Umm... No idea. *laughs* But a big city for sure! Either New York or some California city, depending on where I go for Med School!

Good luck! It's a big thing to aspire to.

Thanks!... One of those weird things. Fate things...

Anyway! What about you? Where do you see yourself in 20 years?

I. Um. I don't really know.

That's sort of why I asked. *sheepish smile* Tryin' to figure things out.

*smiles* Ok! I can help!

How old are you? What are some of your hobbies?

Seventeen-nearly-eighteen. And... I love music, but know nothing about playing any instrument and can't sing. *awkward grin*

*laughs* What about producing music? Or... all of the behind-the-scenes stuff?

Mayyybe, but I don't know anything about it.

That's why you go to school! To learn about it! *smiles* Are you going to college or looking at colleges?

Mm, not yet.

I sort of took some time off from high school, so finishing that up would have to come before college.

Oooh, yeah... You'd need that.

You could try and teach yourself an instrument! Plenty of people do that.

Maybe! I'm thinking about learning how to play the guitar, but... haven't got around to it yet.

*sighs, giggling* I'm so unproductive.

*laughs* No, you're not! You're 17-going-to-be-18! I had no real direction until... Two years ago. Being unproductive and uncertain's a part of the experience!

I'd offer to help, but I'm not much better myself.

*a little smile* You've got the direction now, though.

Took me long enough to get there! *smiles* John Jordan. *sticks out a hand*

Polexia. It's nice to meet you.

Woah. That's... Pol-ex-i-a. That's cool. What kind of name is it? Origin-wise? *smiles* Cool to meet you, too.

*grins* I made it up. So I guess that's the origin.

Ooooh, cool. So did you get to like, pick your own name once you were old enough or something?

I sorta rechristened myself when I... took a break from school.

Gotcha! That's so neat... I don't know what I'd pick if I could pick my name.

It's kinda fun, took me a bit, but it beats my real name.

Why, what's your REAL name?

*raises an eyebrow*

That is a secret that will remain as such.

*giggles a bit*

Aww... But I'm good at keeping secrets.

Maybe some other time.

*sighs* Alright... fair enough.

So. Back to figuring out where you want to be in 20 years... Do you not have any idea? Or are things just kind of... fuzzy, and vague?

A little bit of both.

What stuff do you like besides music?

Mm... I don't really know. It's kind of been the biggest and only thing around me for awhile.

I think you've got a lot of options. Doesn't always have to be... you know, a musician. What about... someone who works at venues where there are concerts? Event Promotion or something?

I would probably be pretty good at that. It's... worth looking into, thanks!

Sure! *smiles* Always glad to help!

That's sweet of you.

Eh... It's just... I don't know if it's sweet. I just like to.

The fact that you're helpful is sweet, trust me.

*blushes* Well, uh, thanks!

You're welcome. *grins*

Dead.

How come?

Dead.

Really?

The chance gets higher every year. Figure, over sixty makes that really likely.

*small voice* Oh.

Mortality is for shit sometimes.