One man that left a few months ago was my rival of sorts; we never agreed on fundamental issues and have had problems with one another for years, but he provided a challenge for me, intellectually. We had just decided to put aside our differences long enough to solve some matters that were important to both of us when he was returned to our own world.
One was my rival's best friend; he knew me back in our world, and he was aware of everything that I've done there, good and bad. Despite this, he treated me with kindness and dignity, and he was the first person to attempt genuine friendship with me with no ulterior motives at all; I respected him very much, have done so for years - his leaving was more than a bit of a shock.
Another was the first person I trusted in Johto with sensitive information. Yet another was a young lady I was mentoring, who considered me a surrogate for her teacher back home. One was a young man I spent a good amount of time with, doing reasonably normal things; he was good company when it was needed. Someone else was the second person I met here, whom I didn't always agree with but just always seemed like a constant because he'd been here so long. There was another who didn't know me well at all, but she showed me large amounts of hospitality when I was a complete stranger to her, simply because she didn't want to see anything negative happen to me.
My best friend is still here. So is my significant other. So I haven't lost anyone that most would consider truly close to me. However, I've lost several that I was fond of, several that I trusted, and several that I just came in contact with every day and may never see again, and that's not exactly something that can be shrugged off easily.
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One man that left a few months ago was my rival of sorts; we never agreed on fundamental issues and have had problems with one another for years, but he provided a challenge for me, intellectually. We had just decided to put aside our differences long enough to solve some matters that were important to both of us when he was returned to our own world.
One was my rival's best friend; he knew me back in our world, and he was aware of everything that I've done there, good and bad. Despite this, he treated me with kindness and dignity, and he was the first person to attempt genuine friendship with me with no ulterior motives at all; I respected him very much, have done so for years - his leaving was more than a bit of a shock.
Another was the first person I trusted in Johto with sensitive information. Yet another was a young lady I was mentoring, who considered me a surrogate for her teacher back home. One was a young man I spent a good amount of time with, doing reasonably normal things; he was good company when it was needed. Someone else was the second person I met here, whom I didn't always agree with but just always seemed like a constant because he'd been here so long. There was another who didn't know me well at all, but she showed me large amounts of hospitality when I was a complete stranger to her, simply because she didn't want to see anything negative happen to me.
My best friend is still here. So is my significant other. So I haven't lost anyone that most would consider truly close to me. However, I've lost several that I was fond of, several that I trusted, and several that I just came in contact with every day and may never see again, and that's not exactly something that can be shrugged off easily.