End-of-Summer Therapy

[bitten_notshy]

Classes start in a week, so, Fandom, how was your summer? Did you get a tan? Fall in love? Are you still hoping to do one or both of those things before Labor Day?

Any lingering summer trauma, including the omg-island-of-vampires kind? Share. We love it when you share.

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[vanillajello]

The first half of my summer was pretty much traumafree. And then I came here.

I think it's summed up best if I just state that until I came here, I had never even considered the possibility that I could crack and get DID like my mom. Now I'm terrified that it will. (And for about a week I was sure it was going to, so I guess I've made some progress.)

And now I'm back home with Leto and one of my mom's alters hit on him. I guess I should be grateful that Buck hasn't shown up to beat him up.

As for the other stuff? I don't tan, and I didn't fall in love. I didn't even date, because I'm not counting the speed dating thing. I'm probably going to do something about that in the near future. We'll see.

[tyler_gone]

If nothing here's given you DID yet, I don't think anything will. Besides, at least it's an interesting way to go crazy, right?

How's Leto coping with Kansas?

[kestrelswolf.livejournal.com]

Am not even knowing what is this 'tan'. And fall in love? No.

No trauma from this place. Which make sense, because this is safest place I have lived in a very long time.

[bitten_notshy]

Tan. Darker skin from being in the sun? It's seen as lower-class at home, but apparently it's desirable here.

It says something about where else you've lived, if this place is safest.

[thismaskiwear.livejournal.com]

I frikkin' swear, I've gone through more does-she-or-doesn't-she cycles with Francine just this summer than I do in a given ten-issue span of canon. I'm just gonna be over here in the corner with a bottle of tequila, 'kay?

[bitten_notshy]

What would happen if you put down the bottle and went and slept with someone else? It might be fun, and I've found it a perfect way to get attention.

[not-jaded-yet.livejournal.com]

I found out my dad lied about my mom's death and he's vowed to hunt me down and arrest me without knowing it was me he was vowing to arrest.

I was having a good summer.

[bitten_notshy]

... yes, that would be a moodkiller.

Why does your father want you arrrested?

[death-and-pies.livejournal.com]

It was not a hugely great summer. I killed someone without meaning to, spent some time in a vampire's body, and have to leave soon.

On the good side, I had a good job and I had my girlfriend. I guess things could be worse but I'd prefer to stay here in this nice little cocoon of an island. Bad things don't happen nearly as much.

[bitten_notshy]

You didn't kill the person while you were in the vampire's body? I hear that's what most of them do.

Maybe you'll find a cocoon like this somewhere in the larger world?

[ancientbschamp.livejournal.com]

My summer's been just fine! Sure, there have been a few odd incidents, but nothing I don't bounce back from.

Why is someone cackling?

[bitten_notshy]

Wild guess here, but does someone know you have an evil player?

[stocksgrrl.livejournal.com]

The first start of the summer was haaaaaaaaaard, but you've got to expect that sort of thing at the end of a difficult break-up. However, my senior year is coming up. It's go time. A girl can't feel sorry for herself all the time, especially not if she wants to be successful, and so I've picked up my feet and I'm going to hit the ground running! I've been looking to this year since my freshman year, and I am so, so ready for it.

...

[bitten_notshy]

You're right that feeling sorry for yourself rarely does anyone any good, and I wish you every success.

As for me, it'll be my only year of formal schooling; I'm curious to see how different from the summer it will be.

[likethegun]

I'm losing my big brother and my boyfriend in less than a week, I learned that all the other Sams in the universe tend to end up evil, and I had to kill someone in the other Fandom. It hasn't really been a good summer.

[rocksthescarf.livejournal.com]

Well at least you still have me.

...that's probably not doing anything to make anybody feel better.

[bitten_notshy]

No, that doesn't sound like one at all.

You still have Chuck?

[weetuskenraider]

Oh, that evil thing, you have that problem too, huh?

[lovemykilt]

I've had an awesome summer. Didn't even have the trauma of the vampire island -- I was too busy with the trauma of having to visit my parents.

Yeah, vampire islands totally put overbearing mothers into perspective.

Other than that, used the L word without things exploding, went into business with a princess, learned how to tame savage directors with cold cuts. . . . Good times, man, good times.

[bitten_notshy]

I'm glad to hear from someone else with a good summer!

How did you end up going into business with a princess? (And thank you for the cold cuts. They make rehearsals much more tolerable.)

[scruffnfeathers]

It was summer? All your seasons kind of blended together for me after the first century or so.

[bitten_notshy]

It was summer.

The heat doesn't bother your kind?

[glacial_queen]

I came here. Enough said.

Seriously though. I came, I've made friends, I had (totally past tense, I SWEAR), I've learned stuff. I've learned to fly and I'm teaching others. I don't tan (but my sunburn balm is amazing) and I'm not in love with anyone.

I'm better about the vampire island--I no longer feel so bad about killing Max and Eleanor. I'm still pretty shaken up by killing Leto.

...I do not wish to discuss any dreams, thanks much.

[bitten_notshy]

I won't make you talk about dreams, then.

How did you learn how to fly? I'm jealous.

[canadianpopstar.livejournal.com]

Oh, right. I got engaged.

That's noteworthy, right? 'Cause it's not a big deal. Nooooot a big deal.

...

Please don't make it a big deal.

[bitten_notshy]

If you think it isn't, I think it isn't.

Is it for money?

[berserkerminsc.livejournal.com]

I AM STILL ALIVE! I find that is always an achievement more often than not. I had a very good class this summer and hoped they all enjoyed it as I did! And now, back to creatures!

I did not get a tan, because this sun is much weaker than the one I am used to, but I think Boo could have stood to have a bit more sunscreen than he did!

[bitten_notshy]

Boo does look a bit red about the nose.

[findingelena.livejournal.com]

I'm ... here. Growing, learning, changing, all of that cliche garbage.

This island has an amazing sky. And boys that like no-strings-attached sex. And decent liquor. And people that I think might be friends, so long as I don't let them see everything.

I still miss the job. And the other Turks.

[bitten_notshy]

I can't complain about the sky. Or the sex. Or the friends.

Do you think you'll go back to the job someday?

[a-demosthenes.livejournal.com]

Meh. It doesn't suck?

Although I do like being around Ender, but even here, it's hard. It's good for him, but, at the same time, there's nothing for him here, and I'd rather see him becoming what I know he can be.

And don't tell him (or Ben, for that matter), but sometimes, I kind of miss the slumbitch Peter. He's a complete bastard, but he's my brother, and my entire pubescent life up to this point.

[bitten_notshy]

I'm surprised you aren't trying to use your powers of persuasion to shape Ender into what you know he can be.

I suppose I understand missing home, even if it isn't the ideal.