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Then you were never really invincible.

Sure I am. I never said I'm immortal, just really good at what I do.

That's why you always gotta try again! Practice makes perfect after all.

Yep! I treat every situation like I'm invincible until proven otherwise.

That's the spirit! I wish other people thought like this instead of the usual humdrum of oh nooo we're gonna fail and doom the world oh nooo.

It isn't really cheerful to be around, you know?

Invincibility means you're incapable of being hurt and are pretty much untouchable, though. If you slip up and get hurt or touched, you never really were invincible in the first place.

[And once again, the day is saved, thanks to Professor Downer Logic!]

The world's pretty well doomed on it's own. Might as well enjoy it and try to shake things up a bit.

Besides, no one wants to spend the end days with miserable company.

Well there you go. I'm untouchable and incapable of being hurt unless I let it happen.

[Logic, meet a Nuwisha.]

That doesn't make you invincible, though!

I am until someone proves me otherwise.

You want I could disprove that right now.

Only if you really like disappointment.

--Doomed on its own? That's a pretty... strong way to look at it.

Not like it can't be fixed, but it won't be by just sitting around and worrying about it you know?

Got to go out, get things done and have some fun just in case.

Oh! That makes a lot more sense now. Haha-- Sorry about that.

I definitely think having fun along the way is important. What's the words to that book again? All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. I think that's it.

Oh, I think I saw that movie! Basically, if you don't enjoy yourself then it doesn't really matter how long this world sticks around does it?

You did? The movie? { She perks up at that because man. Ariel has never met anyone else who admitted into seeing that movie.

Mostly because it wasn't allowed in their school but anyways stop derailing your own train of thoughts, Ariel. You're having a conversation with someone here! } I mean-- That's sooo true. There's always going to be bad stuff but that doesn't have to be your life. It can have sunshine despite there being thunderclouds.

[Not that Aaron's ever all that focused to begin with either, so he's enjoying the conversation.]

Exactly. Glad to see someone not always down in the dumps about things.

There's always going to be bad out there. It doesn't stop us from living though.

If there's anything Adam taught me it was that you should never let anyone turn your smile upside down! Its yours and you should decide what to do with it.

{ Kind of weird advice buuut this is Adam she was talking about. Happy all the same she met someone so nice, she fidgeted she were stood and tried to be 'delicate' now. Wanting so badly to ask that one question she had been thinking since the start of the conversation. } So-- What were you doing that caused you to be so philosophical about this sort of stuff?

That's a good saying.

As for me? You want the short story? I hit an emotional rock bottom and was then given the chance to have a real purpose. Something to make it all worth it.

I had nothing else going at the time so I sorta ran with it.

[The long story involves a lot of darker themes that he choose this life to escape from.]

Oh!

{ It's rare for her to meet other people, let alone get an understanding of their history from before. Just the phrase 'emotional rock bottom' is enough to make her realise that his story is a serious now. Ariel looks a little shocked and then embarrassed by her poor behaviour for asking so tactlessly now.

She didn't mean to and it shows with how her face burns red. }

I'm sory to hear that but I'm… I'm also happy to hear you were, um, able to bounce back from it! { Was that the right thing to say? She hoped it was the right thing to say. } What doesn't kill us makes us stronger is another goldie if an oldie.

[For all the bad, he seems to not reflect on it too much. Or maybe he's just faking it really well.]

Goldie oldie? I like the sound of that too.

I'm pretty good at bouncing and the past can't be changed so you only really have two choices at that point.

Two choices?

What are they? { She has a pretty good feeling what they maybe but she doesn't want to be presumptuous or anything. Considering what had just happened seconds earlier and all. }

How I wanted to die.

[Well, she was probably right about one of those.]

Both had the same end, it's just what comes next that mattered.

Oh. { She can't help but wince at the mention of... you know.

Death. It was a concept she knew. Of course she knew but the idea of mortality is something that doesn't come across her young mind often. It unnerves her and she stills tries to keep a smile on her face, her attitude upbeat while tempered with caution. }

So you're planning to go down swinging then, huh?

Swinging, on fire, possibly with explosions in the background if I get real lucky.

[He's been depressed about death for far too long for a teenager. It's about time he takes a lighter hearted perspective.]

But until then, I'm going to live like I am invincible. No regrets, no worries, and no fear.

That's-- That's a really positive way to look at that. Especially after what you've been through.

{ She smiles, trying to keep her cheerfulness and upbeat nature genuine and sincere. } I'm glad you did! The sun will always come back sooner or later.

If not well we can just make our own light and start a bonfire.

That's the idea.

[Instead of the end of days, maybe this will all end with things righting themselves and the world continuing on.]

So, have you ever sky dived?

Sky dive?

Umm... No. I never did that before. { She's a student from a private school after all. There was never enough time to do anything outside of the school and she never was allowed out of the school until recently.

Ariel has a feeling this question is going to take them somewhere. For some reason. }