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[audio] notwhatiwas July 7 2010, 14:11:17 UTC
I think you're confusing "lost" with "hiding."

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[audio] gonnabeamighty July 7 2010, 14:57:14 UTC
Am I?

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[audio] notwhatiwas July 7 2010, 23:31:42 UTC
[You know that really fast, eerily level tone Vincent uses when he's explaining something? Yeah, here you go. Hope you can understand him.]

Being lost denotes a lack of knowledge regarding one's location. You can go wherever you want in the hopes of being found, but there's no one place you can go for someone to find you. It's up to luck.

Hiding is significantly easier, on a technical front, to be found from; when hiding, there are generally people looking for you, and all you have to do is step out where they can see you, do something to make yourself known, and so on. Whether the reason for your hiding is easy enough to overcome is the major issue in being found from that situation, but it's generally easier than being lost.

[Generally. Vincent himself thinks he'd rather be lost.]

They converge periodically, where you hide so well that you become lost, but generally tracing your steps--or backtracking through the situation, in metaphor--to the place things stopped being familiar works in that case.

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[audio] gonnabeamighty July 8 2010, 01:17:51 UTC
...

[Simba gets the general idea of what Vincent's trying to say. It doesn't make him feel any better.]

Thanks.

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jewelofthesands July 7 2010, 15:12:54 UTC
That's quite a question with no succinct answer.

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gonnabeamighty July 7 2010, 19:35:17 UTC
I'm starting to realize that.

[Sigh.]

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jewelofthesands July 7 2010, 19:53:43 UTC
No, I mean literally. I'm not sure what you mean by it. [Chuckles.] Although I understand the emotion and what you probably meant.

What do you mean, "lost"? And "found". Are you wanting someone to find you?

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gonnabeamighty July 7 2010, 19:59:27 UTC
Oh.

[He pauses a minute to word his response carefully. It's hard to ask clear questions when you're not even sure of what you're asking.]

I know what I have to do. But it means I have to face something terrible that I've done. How am I supposed to do that?

[There, he thinks that's right.]

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teethofneedles July 7 2010, 15:43:42 UTC
Step 1: Find someone that knows the area. Preferably a local farmer.

Step 2: Beat the fuck out of him and threaten to turn his family into dogmeat until he talks.

Step 3: ???

Step 4: Profit!

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gonnabeamighty July 7 2010, 19:35:56 UTC
I don't think that's going to help my problem. But...uh...thanks. I think.

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afathertorn July 7 2010, 17:52:07 UTC
You retrace your steps and determine what it is you've done that led you where you are now.

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gonnabeamighty July 7 2010, 19:37:21 UTC
...I was afraid of that.

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afathertorn July 7 2010, 19:44:11 UTC
Sometimes you're led astray by things outside your control. You shouldn't fear going back.

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gonnabeamighty July 7 2010, 19:47:25 UTC
But I...

[His voice trails off.]

No. You're right. It's just so hard.

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[audio] arrowd July 8 2010, 00:46:47 UTC
... In my experience, you turn to those you care about.

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[audio] gonnabeamighty July 8 2010, 01:18:54 UTC
I should do that. Thanks.

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[audio] arrowd July 8 2010, 01:25:28 UTC
I hope it helps.

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[audio] gonnabeamighty July 8 2010, 19:50:17 UTC
I'm sure it will. I've got great friends.

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