Fighter: I'm boooored.
Barbarian: Want to fight a dragon?
F: No.
B: Train?
F: Naw.
B: Anything you want to do?
F: I don't want to do anything. I'm just... blech.
B: Let's go bully some goblins. You love bullying goblins.
F: I do not!
B: I think the goblins disagree.
#DnD
Barbarian: Want to fight a dragon?
F: No.
B: Train?
F: Naw.
B: Anything you want to do?
F: I don't want to do anything. I'm just... blech.
B: Let's go bully some goblins. You love bullying goblins.
F: I do not!
B: I think the goblins disagree.
#DnD
B: Alright friend, let's go do something.
F: I really don't want to.
B: I know and that's why we must.
F: What would you know about this? You're always angry or whatever.
B: I am not but I could be now.
F: Sorry.
B: Don't be. The monster you face now is powerful indeed.
F: I really don't want to.
B: I know and that's why we must.
F: What would you know about this? You're always angry or whatever.
B: I am not but I could be now.
F: Sorry.
B: Don't be. The monster you face now is powerful indeed.
F: What? I'm not fighting, I'm just sad.
B: I know sad, this is not simply sad. You think I am only rage but that is not true. To derive power like mine from an emotion, one must understand their own on an intimate level. I am not just rage. I am sad, I am happy, I am compassion
B: I know sad, this is not simply sad. You think I am only rage but that is not true. To derive power like mine from an emotion, one must understand their own on an intimate level. I am not just rage. I am sad, I am happy, I am compassion
F: So you're going to tell me how to fix this?
B: No. There is no fixing, there is only accepting and growing. I believe you are depressed.
F: Yeah, like I said. Sad.
B: No, not sad. Well, maybe also sad. These are linked but not the same. One is fleeting, the other you fight.
B: No. There is no fixing, there is only accepting and growing. I believe you are depressed.
F: Yeah, like I said. Sad.
B: No, not sad. Well, maybe also sad. These are linked but not the same. One is fleeting, the other you fight.
F: I don't want to. I'm just fine here.
B: Are you?
F: Yes.
B: Truly?
F: I will be.
B: Of that I am certain. Now, get up. We are going for a walk.
F: I don't need you to fix me.
B: And I'm not attempting to.
F: I don't want to talk about it.
B: Then don't. Just walk.
B: Are you?
F: Yes.
B: Truly?
F: I will be.
B: Of that I am certain. Now, get up. We are going for a walk.
F: I don't need you to fix me.
B: And I'm not attempting to.
F: I don't want to talk about it.
B: Then don't. Just walk.
F: What are you trying to do then?
B: Care for a friend.
F: I'm fine.
B: So you say. Let me ask you something. If we went into a fight, dragon or demon, would you let me go on an empty stomach?
F: Obviously not.
B: Would you let me go with an injury? If I was suffocating?
B: Care for a friend.
F: I'm fine.
B: So you say. Let me ask you something. If we went into a fight, dragon or demon, would you let me go on an empty stomach?
F: Obviously not.
B: Would you let me go with an injury? If I was suffocating?
F: No. What does th-
B: And I would not let you do the same. This may pass, it may not. But you cannot fight on an empty stomach, you cannot fight without air. So we are going to walk, we are going to eat, we are going to breathe. We can speak or not, that is your choice in this
B: And I would not let you do the same. This may pass, it may not. But you cannot fight on an empty stomach, you cannot fight without air. So we are going to walk, we are going to eat, we are going to breathe. We can speak or not, that is your choice in this
F: A quick fix.
B: Not by any stretch. This is a single step. Like I said before, there is no "fix" and there is no edge. All we're doing is removing the disadvantages in this fight. You've already overthought it as it is. Now, up. You can walk on your feet or we can share mine.
B: Not by any stretch. This is a single step. Like I said before, there is no "fix" and there is no edge. All we're doing is removing the disadvantages in this fight. You've already overthought it as it is. Now, up. You can walk on your feet or we can share mine.
F: What, are you going to hoist me over your shoulder?
B: I might. Don't tempt me.
F: Alright, alright. I'm getting up. You're a jerk, you know that?
B: Of that there is no doubt. But this jerk knows a great river walk that ends right near an ice cream shop.
B: I might. Don't tempt me.
F: Alright, alright. I'm getting up. You're a jerk, you know that?
B: Of that there is no doubt. But this jerk knows a great river walk that ends right near an ice cream shop.
Depression is a powerful foe, one that cannot be fought the same way by every person. I agree with the Barbarian's take, to a point. Sometimes a little push can be helpful, other times it is simply sitting with them. Either way, fresh air, water, and food rarely hurt.
I also wrote this because I am depressed as hell. I'm still getting though but this is probably the single longest bout of depression (without outside pressure) that I've ever been through. They say to write what you know. We will return to our regularly schedule joviality soon.
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