I remember the golden circle that brought Husband and me to Earth. He had said it looked like the one that had brought him to Eorzea, which meant, he thought, that it would take us to a new world. He was partially right: Earth is a new world for me. And Oklahoma is a sort of new world for him.

He has not told me much about his life in Earth before finding a circle...only that he was walking through some woods and saw it on the ground. That he had time for simple walking through woods may mean his life was peaceful then. Yet, even with a peaceful life, he pursued an adventure and stepped into a circle of light, not knowing what would happen.

My life was simple and peaceful before travelling to Limsa. My true parents were long gone, and my foster parents had recently passed on. I had a home. I could perhaps have stayed there and taken care of myself. But that was not what I wanted. I wanted change. I wanted adventure. I wanted to explore new places, see new things, learn new skills, have a new life.

My adventure in Eorzea was well underway when Husband's started. After we met, it took time for us to grow together, and then adventure together, and then live together. We explored together. We fought together. We overcame problems and obstacles and challenges and threats together.

And then there was a point where much of that was done. We had our final battle in the Tempest, we saw the return of our friends from Norvrandt, and the Garlean empire was not as great a menace. We had a house. We had a marriage. We could simply live, happily and in peace.

And then the circle appeared.

We do not know what makes the circles appear. Husband may have ideas about it, but he has not talked much about it with me. Mostly we try to understand how our two worlds can exist together, especially when one world thinks the other is but a computer game.

There was usually another adventure for us in Eorzea...a new thing to do, a new place to go. I wonder if the circle in Earth was Husband's new adventure, and the circle in Eorzea was our new adventure together. Perhaps we are not made to have simple, peaceful lives. Or perhaps we will be given a choice about it...we might not have stepped into the circle, after all.

I suppose, if we ever truly make a home in Earth, we will see if a new circle appears.