[ Posted around the safe house are signs Ian's recently hung up that read:
Memory Swap? If you're interested in sharing things about your past or finding out about the past of other people's worlds, join the group on Wednesdays at 6.
Beneath it will be the address for his apartment, and the door will be open at that time for anyone who cares to venture in.
Turn out has been variable, with a half dozen people some weeks and only one or two others. No matter the case, he clears the furniture from his living room - shoves it back against the walls, stacks it out of the way - and places cushions or pillows on the floor in rough proximity to one another.
That's where he'll be whenever anyone walks in, probably sucking down something that unfortunately isn't Starbucks, internally shedding tears about the lack of french roast these days. ]
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We used to do this thing in my classroom on the first day, where I'd ask someone a question about themselves and they'd answer. Then they'd ask the person behind them a question, and so on and so forth around the room. I know it's not exactly easy to do that through text, but I figured it might be good to do a little getting-to-know-you kind of thing. We're all in the same boat, right? Couldn't hurt to do a little community bonding.
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