Shit sucks, but it wont suck forever.

Everyone has an emergency contact for kissing right don't make it weird

And the answer is, we don't.

The unhoused people who come here seeking refuge 99% of the time understand that they will be kicked out if they misbehave.

The people you have to watch out for are Jessica, who only came because the kid she didn't want had to visit for a homework assignment and she just *needs* to yell at her child for asking to borrow two books or stay an extra five minutes, or Michael, who came in to look at porn on our computers for whatever fucking reason, or Karen who just wanted to come by to throw a fit that the particular book she wanted was checked out and harrass our staff about our collection being too limited.

And we did what we could to help. He was incredibly kind and patient despite his obvious anxiety and stress, more than most able bodied, housed patrons are to us under much less dire conditions. I liked knowing that we were the first place he came.

We have so many people like this who come in everyday. Many are quiet and keep to themselves, but sometimes they talk to us.

They tell us about how they're taking a few courses on a scholarship they applied for from our library's computer at the local community college to get their diploma. Or ask about a manga or dvd or book we might have to help them pass the time.

One woman, who comes in daily with her tattered walker always says hello to me and likes to work on the new jigsaw puzzle with me when we set one out.

So like, treat unhoused people like people. Treat disabled people like people. I don't want my library to feel like the only safe space in the world, but I'm glad it can be one of them.

The Royal Armouries let me play about in their armour!

It's just... It's the hope that gets me.

See, we know that the first thing that SecUnit ever watched was the Sanctuary Moon. In Compulsory it watches the show for the first time - why not rewatching it? Because it isn't sure if the character it likes is getting killed or not. Why is this important? Hear me out:

So you are on the corporate mining installation, where half the people get slave wages and the other half are outright slaves. People are scared/angry about your presence because they know you would be used against them. You feel like there is no choice but to stay put, because while the company can no longer fry your brain remotely, they WILL kill you if they find out you are out of control. The world is shit, you expect people to kill each other and you distract yourself by watching the show.

And you think the character you like, the character who's job is the better version of your job, is probably about to die.

And a human near you is in mortal danger. You get stand down order.

So you disregard the order (and the company immediately tries to fry your brain) and go save the human.

And suddenly you realise that if you leapt into danger for them, than the world is not 100% cruel > there is always a chance of SOMEONE being kind. Today it was you

And if you relate to that bodyguard a lot, maybe you dare to think that someday someone may come to help you too.