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[iamwonder]

The past week or so has definitely been... trying.

Hopefully anyone who may have been injured, either when facing the clowns or the "insects," is now well on their way to a full recovery, if they have not entirely recovered already. That is, of course, of primary importance. Still, has anyone determined from where the insects originated? While it is good that they are no longer a problem, I would think it to be of equal import that we do not encounter them again, or anything initiated by a person or persons who would create or unleash such things.

For my own part, outside the clown and insect incidents, I have been mostly engaged in pondering. I apologize if I have been unreachable to many of those whom I regard as friends. Personal thoughts can be surprisingly time-consuming. You may think that it has been only a few minutes, when in actuality it has been several hours! Or perhaps it is only me. Has this happened to everyone?

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[shesnotgoogle.livejournal.com]

I'm getting better, almost at 100% actually.

I find that I get caught up in thinking too, for a long period of time. So, nope, it's not just you.

[iamwonder]

I am glad to hear it. The City seems to have become more dangerous in recent days, which is a bit annoying actually, as it would not have counted as a "safe haven" before.

Oh, good! It can be a very addictive behavior, thinking. Much like reading, actually - it always takes longer than the allotted time.

[shesnotgoogle.livejournal.com]

Yeah, that's true. Honestly I'm kind of surprised that the National Guard or something hasn't stepped in at this point, though I'm not sure it would do any good.

Oh, yeah! Reading almost always means I'm completely unaware of my roommates for hours at a time.

[meowminx]

Red Hood and I followed the centipede trail into the sewers, but we didn't actually find anything. And really, whoever engineered those things could have gone with something a little less disgusting.

I guess I tend to think while doing other things, myself.

[iamwonder]

That is... disturbing. I do not like it at all.

And yes, I do that as well. But some thoughts are weightier than others, and I have always had a habit of reserving time for reflection. I cannot keep busy all of the time. Wouldn't that make for a bit of a frazzled life?

[meowminx]

I think most of us feel that way about the sewers.

Frazzled is one word for it, I suppose.

[goanywhere.livejournal.com]

That happens to me all the time.

[iamwonder]

Somehow, this is not terribly surprising.

How have you been of late?

[goanywhere.livejournal.com]

Very well, actually. Besides the giant bugs and so forth. And you?

[creampuffedly.livejournal.com]

We've spoken, haven't we? You're not... hurt, are you? Is there anything I can do to make you feel better?

[iamwonder]

We have! I'm very well, actually. I heal very quickly, and am fairly difficult to injure.

And you?

[creampuffedly.livejournal.com]

Oh good! Well, if you ever do need the help, I'd be happy to provide!

I'm all right. Not hurt or anything. Been making a lot of new friends, though!

let's see how this works

[justicerestored.livejournal.com]

People who think too much are not always very trustworthy.

Are there other thoughts besides personal ones?

*BREAKS THE UNIVERSE*

[iamwonder]

People who do not think very much aren't necessarily trustworthy either. In fact, I would argue that the amount of thinking a person does is a very poor indicator of their worthiness.

Yes, of course. I cannot reflect upon myself forever. That would be quite self-obsessed, I think!

yes now make him tell the tru-ahahah i can't even finish that

[justicerestored.livejournal.com]

That is true, I suppose. Even people who do not think can have worth. I have known a few myself, in fact.

Yes, it would. I am glad to hear that you are not self-obsessed. That would make a very poor impression on everyone else. But would thinking of yourself in the context of someone else's thoughts have the same effect?

oh is this the trendy thing to do now? *BREAKS UNIVERSE WITH idk*

[goanywhere.livejournal.com]

Thinking doesn't make somebody trustworthy or not. People are trustworthy or they aren't.

/retcons this into a social experiment

[justicerestored.livejournal.com]

Would you not consider someone who thinks too much without taking action to be of questionable character?

But I suppose it is still better than taking action without thinking enough.

/threadraeps

[kiraed.livejournal.com]

Speaking for yourself, too, I assume?

[sunrisewolf.livejournal.com]

I usually do not think of myself for too long... Though contemplating how different this world is from my own takes up quite the amount of time.

[iamwonder]

Yes, I found that to be very distracting for quite a long period of time when I first arrived. Even now, the differences are sometimes quite striking, despite a number of surface similarities.

Are you from a world that is very dissimilar to this one?

[fuckaquaman.livejournal.com]

Be careful: too much thinking can lead to your skull exploding.

Or so I've been told.

[iamwonder]

...what?

[justicerestored.livejournal.com]

I certainly hope that isn't one of the rules of this city, although it would explain a few things.

[timestopping.livejournal.com]

Hmm.

Yeah, that happens to me, sometimes! Once, I was just thinking and walking, walking an' thinking, and then suddenly I realised that it had been four months, and I'd more or less been goin' in circles.

[iamwonder]

I'm not sure that's quite the same thing. Although I suppose it depends on how long you spent thinking, as opposed to how long you were "missing" from the normal timestream.