{SE} colorful lights

[say]"It sure was convenient."[/say] Lilliane agreed with a nod. [say]"On the other hand, it's strangely relaxing to wake up in the morning and know I won't have to sift through texts, e-mails, and the likes. So I guess I'm so-so about the matter."[/say] She shrugged. [say]"I've never been that big on memes. I remember when everything was flooded with that weird frog or muppet or... something... meme."[/say]

Lilliane wasn't sure whether to laugh or frown a the thought. [say]"Spooky indeed."[/say] What if something early in her childhood had changed drastically? Would she still be the same person? [say]"I guess it depends on how you define a person. And that's where we would take the deep dive into philosophy again."[/say] Not that Lilliane would mind.

Looking at the lantern as well, Lilliane smiled. [say]"Change and hope sound good. My flowers are supposed to mean the same. Seems like everyone has their own symbols."[/say] She turned her own lantern and looked at it from all sides. [say]"Probably because everyone puts a part of their personality into the things they make."[/say]

[say]"I really liked memes,"[/say] Cam admitted, though now that Liliane had clarified that she's not much for them, they were glad they didn't try to quote one. [say]"I mean, part of me gets what people were talking about with 'unplugging' and all that, but mostly I just miss being able to talk to people more easily. And like ... reading other people's thoughts, even if they weren't, like, fully-formatted books or whatever."[/say]

Cam nodded. [say]"Yeah, probably best not to get off into those what-if's."[/say]

Looking at their own lantern, Cam smiled. [say]"Change and hope have pretty broad appeal. Now ... let's figure out whether we can make these things float."[/say]

Cam started building a boat for their lantern, and they and Liliane continued to chat as they worked on and completed the lanterns.

- FIN